Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana

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Week 1: Analysis of the Situation and Identification of Problems

Sr No.	Activity	Date	Notes	Completed
1	Orientation of RAWE programme to the farmers and their households.
2	Socio-economic and psychological survey of the farmers.
3	Study of the existing farm situation, farmer practices, cropping pattern, subsidiary enterprises of the farmers through PRA technique.
4	Agro-ecosystem analysis of the village.
5	Status of horticultural crops and agroforestry in the village.
6	Preparation of a feasible and profitable farm layout/model for the selected farmer.
7	Documentation of the existing situation of the farmer in the form of a report.

Week 2

Sr No.	Activity	Date	Notes	Completed
1	Awareness campaigns/ extension activities for paddy straw management in the villages
2	Group Discussion with the farmers regarding PAU wheat varieties and their promotion.
3	Group discussion with the farmers regarding seasonal crop cultivation practices viz weed management, Nutrient deficiencies and their management
4	Seed treatment campaign for different crops

Week 3

Sr No.	Activity	Date	Notes	Completed
1	Group meeting on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and conducting Farmer Field Schools for IPM in different crops
2	Farmer interaction on considerations while purchase of chemicals and safe handling of pesticides
3	Lay out of a kitchen garden and integrated nutrition garden in the village through method demonstration.
4	Establish at least 5 kitchen gardens in the village

Week 4

Sr No.	Activity	Date	Notes	Completed
1	Observing and recording the farmers’ harvesting operations and yield.
2	Promotional campaign on use of PAU SMS fitted combine harvester.
3	Method Demonstration on procedure for collection of soil and water samples in the village.
4	Collection of at least 10 soil and water samples from the village by each student and submission to the PAU soil laboratory
5	Result Demonstration of the soil and water tests through individual contact method for balanced fertilizer application
6	Awareness campaign on soil health card and its utilization.

Week 5

Sr No.	Activity	Date	Notes	Completed
1	Lay out, planning, production management, post harvest management and value addition of horticultural crops/ vegetable crops in the farmers’ orchard/field (depending upon the region and its availability with the farmer.)
2	Awareness camp on nursery production practices, seed production and protected structures and cultivation of vegetables/ornamental crops.
3	Parthenium eradication campaign
4	Awareness camp on use of AI and drones in agriculture.

Week 6

Sr No.	Activity	Date	Notes	Completed
1	Lecture-cum-interaction with farmers on different subsidiary occupations (dairy, bee-keeping, mushroom, etc) and custom hiring of machinery as a source of additional income/self employment among the farmers.
2	Group meeting on entrepreneurship development among farm households.
3	Method demonstration on value addition of fruits, vegetables and foodgrains.
4	Group discussion on Integrated farming system (PAU model)
5	Farmer interaction on establishment of agro-industrial complexes by rural youth
6	Awareness camp on Farmer Producer Organisations /Farmer Interest Groups

Week 7

Sr No.	Activity	Date	Notes	Completed
1	Laying of exhibition on Resource conservation technologies for sustainable agriculture and livelihood through exhibiting models, specimens or actual machinery. Examples of successful farmers through videos.
2	Group meeting on biogas plants and solar panels.
3	Farm production plan and budgeting

Week 8

Sr No.	Activity	Date	Notes	Completed
1	Campaign on social evils through students of primary schools, secondary schools
2	A massive Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan campaign in village along with villagers.
3	Summarizing the whole village attachment programme through mass contact method and thanks giving function for the whole village

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