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Main Problems in Cluster
PIA: DWDU, Amreli
(I)
Uneven rainfall
Most part of cluster is dependent on monsoon. Water is essential for agriculture. Due to uneven rainfall and lack of irrigation facility
crop cultivation affects. Therefore, the success or failure of the monsoon determines the success or failure of crop production.
(II)
Pasture and Wasteland area
Pasture and wasteland in this area is about 10-12% in Project and which is generally not used for agriculture.
(III)
Traditional farming practices
This leads to low productivity. There is a lot of ignorance about the use of new farming methods and technologies such as multiple
cropping. They don’t use farm yield management and other input in proper way, so they don’t get 100% output.
(IV)
Lack of irrigation facilities
People in this village follow the traditional method for irrigation and they have lack knowledge of new techniques of irrigation
facilities.
(V)
Lack of good quality seeds and fertilizers:
Good quality seed, fertilizer and pesticide are important factor in agriculture productivity. The use of good quality leads to higher
land productivity. In project, however, there are two limitations in the use of fertilizer. First these fertilizers are most useful in
irrigated condition. But in project 100 per cent of land depend on rainfall. In Jaswantgadh mostly farmers use nitrogenous fertilizers
especially urea. This has resulted in disproportionate use of fertilizer depleting the quality of land.
District Watershed Development Unit, Amreli 30