“Key Informant Survey” of Production, Value, Losses and ... - DfID
“Key Informant Survey” of Production, Value, Losses and ... - DfID
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CROPS He practised mixed crop <strong>of</strong> bitter gourd along with muskmelon in October.<br />
Besides these crops are raised in river bed mostly having s<strong>and</strong>y soil. Dolichos bean<br />
is also an important vegetable grown in kharif season.<br />
BITTER GOURD He said that he is growing this crop since 20 years. He adopted by<br />
seeing the neighbour crops. He felt bitter gourd is remunerative in local market. He<br />
has sown the crop in July <strong>and</strong> October. October crop is mostly grown in river beds.<br />
BITTER GOURD PESTS He experienced that the kharif crop suffers most from leaf curl,<br />
jassid <strong>and</strong> leaf folder/fruit borer (Diaphania indica). The farmer didn't have<br />
knowledge about fruitfly as a pest <strong>and</strong> its infestation.<br />
PEST CONTROL Leaf curl - Farmers locally call it as 'Gurcha'. He said that this pest<br />
is serious when the crop is in initial stage. He sprayed Curacron + Karate +<br />
Cypermethrin + growth regulator 150 ml/15 litre 3 days interval.<br />
FRUIT FLIES July sown crop suffers more from fruit fly than the October crop. For<br />
controlling fruit flies he did not use any separate insecticide but he sprays<br />
Curacron + Karate + Cypermethrin + growth regulator 150 ml/15 litre at 3 days<br />
interval. For the first time he started taking advice from a pesticide shopkeeper <strong>of</strong><br />
Varanasi town.<br />
#V006 DATE: 05/02/04 TEAM: SR, SS, SPS. Village: Ramna. He has farm area <strong>of</strong> about 7.5<br />
bigha <strong>and</strong> he has to feed 10 family members. The farm family is not doing any other<br />
job outside farm.<br />
CROPS He said that he is growing cowpea, okra, bitter gourd <strong>and</strong> Dolichos.<br />
BITTER GOURD He said that he is growing this crop since 20 years. He adopted by<br />
seeing the neighbour crops. He felt bitter gourd is remunerative in local market. He<br />
has sown the crop in July <strong>and</strong> October. October crop is mostly grown in river beds.<br />
BITTER GOURD PESTS He experienced that the kharif crop suffers most from leaf curl,<br />
jassid <strong>and</strong> leaf folder/fruit borer (Diaphania indica). The farmer didn't have<br />
knowledge about fruitfly as a pest <strong>and</strong> its infestation.<br />
PEST CONTROL Leaf curl - Farmers locally call it as 'Gurcha'. He said that this pest<br />
is serious when the crop is in initial stage. He sprayed Curacron + Karate +<br />
Cypermethrin + growth regulator 150 ml/15 litre 3 days interval.<br />
FRUIT FLIES July sown crop suffers more from fruitfly than the October crop. For<br />
controlling fruitflies he did not use any separate insecticide but he sprays Curacron<br />
+ Karate + Cypermethrin + growth regulator 150 ml/15 litre at 3 days interval. For<br />
the first time he started taking advice from a pesticide shopkeeper <strong>of</strong> Varanasi town.<br />
#V007 DATE: 06/02/04 TEAM: SR, SS, SPS. Village: Ahi. He has farm area <strong>of</strong> about 7<br />
bigha <strong>and</strong> he has to feed 20 family members. The farm family is not doing any other<br />
job outside farm.<br />
CROPS He said that he is growing bitter gourd, chilli, brinjal <strong>and</strong> tomato.<br />
BITTER GOURD He said that he is growing this crop since 10 years. He adopted by<br />
seeing the neighbour crops. He felt bitter gourd is remunerative in local market. He<br />
has sown the crop in June. He got fruit from August to December. He has sown only<br />
local variety.<br />
BITTER GOURD PESTS He experienced that the kharif crop suffers most from leaf curl,<br />
jassid <strong>and</strong> leaf folder/fruit borer (Diaphania indica). The farmer didn't have<br />
knowledge about fruitfly as a pest <strong>and</strong> its infestation.<br />
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