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DWDU, Rajkot
6.1. 3: Crops
Due to additional availability of water in new structures, farmers will be able to grow vegetable crops during non rainy
seasons. Even after taking rainy season and post rainy season crops into consideration, they will get a good price for vegetables
in summer also. Mostly farmers with large families will prefer to grow vegetables, as the crops need timely availability of
human labor to harvest and encash the market potential. The planned earthen bunds and salinity reducing trenches would
partially prevent the saline water from the sea to mix with the sweet rain water and also help to percolate water underground,
and preserve some moisture in the soil. Also the proposed soil and water conservation activities will bring more areas under
cultivation. New agricultural practices, new technology, organic farming etc will be demonstrated in the villages. This will help
in additional area coming under cultivation and increasing productivity too. The farmers can take more than one season of
crops. Different varieties of crops can be taken.
Table no. 54: Details of crop area and yield in the project areas
Name of village
Kanpar
Juna Pipaliya
Jivapar
Dolatpar
Name of crops
Pre-project
Expected Post-project
Khariff Area (ha) Average Yield (Qtl) per ha. Area (ha) Average Yield per
ha
Cotton 4846.08 14.22 5330.688 15.87
Groundnut 1838 11.89 2003.42 12.96
Pulses 572.14 9.30 600.747 11.50
Kanpar
Juna Pipaliya
Jivapar
Dolatpar
Santhali
Rabi
Wheat 3594.7 21.08 4493.375 24.80
Jiru 884.8 9.44 973.28 11.35
Garlic/Fodder 353 34.18 370.65 36.25
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