Rural agricultural

work experience
presentation

Submitted by :
Kaushik Mukherjee
4th year, VIIth sem, B.Sc. (hons.) Agriculture
Enrollment no : 1600103116
Academic year : 2019-2020
Integral Institute of Agricultural Science & Technology (IIAST)
Integral University, Lucknow

Supervised by :
Dr. Meenakshi Bisht
 Introduction
The Rural Agriculture Work Experience (RAWE) is a
compulsory course offered in vital semester to B. Sc.
(Hons.) Agriculture students primarily to understand
the rural situation, status of agricultural technologies
adopted by farmers, prioritize the problems of the
farmers and to develop skills & attitude of working
with farm families for all-round development in rural
areas. In 1992 Randhawa committee recommended
the RAWE programme for agriculture degree
programme
Objectives of RAWE programme
 To provide an opportunity to the students to understand the rural
setting in relation to agriculture and allied activities.
 To get the students familiar with the socio-economic situations of
the farmers and their problems in reference to agricultural
development.
 To impart diagnostic and remedial knowledge to the students
relevant to real field situations through practical training.
 To develop communication skills in students using extension
teaching methods in transfer of technology.
 To develop confidence and competence to solve agricultural
problems
 To help students get acquainted with on-going extension and rural
development programmes
Components of RAWE
Agronomy
Soil Science
Plant Physiology
Horticulture
Plant Breeding, Genetics and Seed Technology
Entomology
Plant Pathology
Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural Physics
Agricultural Extension
Agricultural Economics
 About the Village : Ghuripur
The village allotted to us is namedGhuripur. It is a
village Panchayat located in the Sitapur district in the
state of Uttar Pradesh. The majority of the residents
mainly Speak Hindi and Awadhi. It is 29km away from
the district head quarter. This village was established around
200 years ago. It was named Ghuripur because the village
was covered with waste matter as known as ‘Ghur’. It is
under the jurisdiction of KVK-Sitapur(II). The villagers
were mostly illiterate. Very few people completed their high
school and people who are graduates can be counted by the
fingers of a hand.
About Ghuripur :

Ghuripur
General Information of the village
S.N. Particulars Name of the place Distance
from the
village(k
m)
1. District Head quarter Sitapur 29
2. Tehsil Head quarter Biswan 15
3. Block Head quarter Biswan 15
4. Head quarter (V.L.W.) Katiya ---
5. Nearest Bus Stop/Station Manpur 4
6. Nearest Railway Station Ramalpur 8
7. Nearest Post Office Manpur 4
10. Nearest Hospital Sarvahnpur 20
11. Nearest Veterinary Manpur 4
Hospital
S.N. Particulars Name of the Distance
place from the
village
(km)
12. Primary School Ghuripur ---
13. Junior High and High Manpur 4
School
14. Degree College Sariyan 12
15. Technical Institution Biswan 15

16. Grain Market Manpur 4

17. Nearest artificial Manpur 4
insemination centre
18. Animal Market Biswan 15
19. Nearest Input Stores Manpur 4
20. Power House Biswan 15
Topographical and Meteorological
conditions of the Village
1. Soil Type Sandy Soil and Loamy soil
2. Soil pH 5.8-7.2
3. Topography Plane
4. Irrigation Sources Well(5), Tube well(pvt-20, Govt-
1), Pond(4)

5. Major Crops Paddy, Wheat, Sugarcane

6. Normal Annual Rainfall 1122mm

Source : KVK database

Total area of the village
Total geographical area of the village 32 ha

Area under forest 0.40 ha

Area under garden 16 ha

Barren and un-cultivable land 2 ha

Net area used for cultivation 29 ha

Total irrigated land 29 ha

Total un-irrigated land 3 ha

Area under pond 1.61 ha

Source : Gram Panchayat database

Living standards of the villagers
The houses in the village are mostly Pucca with tin
roof rather than concrete roof. Also there are also some
Kuccha houses mixed in

Kuccha houses 16
Pucca houses 85
Mixed 11
Total houses 112
Population of Ghuripur
Caste Total Scales

General Caste 390 Sched

uled
Caste
30% General
Backward Caste 235 Caste
44%

Scheduled Caste 270

Back
ward
Total Caste 895 Caste
26%

Source : Voter id list

Social situation of the village
The village is a Hindu village and the distribution of
different caste is below :
1) General caste mainly consists of brahmins such as
Mishra, Pandey etc.
2) Backward caste people were mostly people with like
Kuhar, Kumbh etc.
3) Scheduled caste were few in no. and they are mostly
passi.
They live together harmoniously.
Religious view of the villagers
As Ghuripur is a Hindu based community. The people
mostly worship Hindu gods and goddesses. There are 5
temples. Two of them are Hanuman mandir, one is
Shiv mandir and two others are Durga mandir. The
villagers would offer tribute and go to the Hanuman
mandir every Tuesday for better production in the field
and for the happiness and fulfillment of their family.
Male and Female Ratio
Population
Male Female Total
500

485 410 895 480

460
440 Population

420
400
380
360
Male Female
Source : Voter id list
Satellite view of the village Ghuripur

Source : Google map

About our designated KVK
Our designated KVK is named KVK Sitapur-II. It is
overseeing the Sitapur II district and situated at
Katiya. During the 40 days staying at the KVK we
wrote what we did everyday in the diary provided to
us. The specialists of the KVK were very helpful to us
and provided adequate accommodation.
These are photos of various activities in the KVK
Farmers assigned to us
Mr. Punya Dutt Mishra
Mr. Ram Naresh
Mr. Rajesh Mishra
Mr. Satish Kumar
Mr. Ram Gopal
1 Farmer
st

Name – Mr. Puniya Dutt Mishra (Patriarch of the family)

Age – 53
Education - Illiterate
Members – 1 male, 1 female, 8 children
Occupation – Labour and Farmer
Income – 72,000-75,000 rupees (Annually)
Crops – Rice and Sugarcane
Land holding – 5 Bigha (0.83 Hectare)
Mode of communication – Mobile
No livestock
Source : Self survey
2 Farmer
nd

Name – Mr. Ram Naresh (Patriarch of the family)

Age – 45
Education – B. A. pass
Members – 2 male, 1 female, 4 children
Occupation – Labour and Farmer
Income – 60,000-65,000 rupees (Annually)
Crops – Rice
Land holding – 3 Bigha (0.5 Hectare)
Mode of communication – none
Livestock – Goat (1)
Source : Self survey
3rd Farmer
Name – Mr. Rajesh Mishra (Breadearner of the family)
Age – 70
Education – B. A. pass
Members – 2 male, 2 female, 6 children
Occupation – Tuition Teacher and Farmer
Income – 1,44,000-1,50,000 rupees (Annually)
Crops – Rice, Sugarcane, Wheat
Land holding – 12 Bigha (2 Hectare)
Mode of communication – Radio, T.V., Mobile
Livestock – cows(2)
Source : Self survey
4 Farmer
th

Name – Mr. Satish Kumar (Breadwinner of the family)

Age – 29
Education – Class 8 pass out
Members – 1 male, 1 female, 2 children
Occupation – Farmer
Income – 50,000-55,000 rupees (Annually)
Crops – Sugarcane, Wheat
Land holding – 6 Bigha (1 Hectare)
Mode of communication – Radio, Mobile
No livestock
Source : Self survey
5 Farmer
th

Name – Mr. Ram Gopal (Part of a joint family)

Age – 34
Education – Graduation complete.
Members – 1 male, 1 female, 3 children
Occupation – Constable
Income – 4,00,000-4,20,000 rupees (Annually)
Mode of communication – Radio, Mobile, T.V.,
Newspaper
No livestock

Source : Self survey

Machineries and Equipments
Tractors – 9
Sprayer Machines – 15
Power Threshers – 4
Cultivators – 4
Winnowers – 4
Harrow – 4
Plough – 6
Tube-well – 20(pvt.), 1(Govt.)
Pump set – 1 (Given from KVK)
Boring – 1 (Borrowed) Source : Self survey
Meeting with the brother-in-law(substitute
Gram Pradhan) of the Gram Pradhan
At the primary school conducting survey
Process of name inclusion in the voter id list
Some major problems of the village observed
Diseases and pests occurring in the crops
1)Rice blast
2)Brown spot of rice
3)Appearance of Gundhi bug
4)Termites in wheat
5)Mosaic virus in sugarcane
6)Loose Smut in sugarcane
7)Ratoon stunting disease
 Lack of Micronutrients.
 Lack of proper knowledge of fertilizer application.
 There are no public toilet in the village.
 Proper awareness of Governmental schemes and facilities.
 Scarce communication between KVK experts and farmers.
 Gram Pradhan is mostly absent and she does not interact with her fellow
villagers.
 Burning of crop residues.
 Wandering cattle.
Burnt crop residues left in the field
Plausible solutions of the problems
For keeping diseases at bay, farmers need to be taught the
importance of clean cultivation.
To eradicate diseases, farmers need to be made aware of the proper
usage of chemical pesticides and fungicides.
The villagers need to be made aware of various application of
micronutrients and their usage through awareness program.
Proper usage of the chemical fertilizer, not excessive usage.
The farmers need to be made aware of the negative sides of
burning their crop residues and encouraged to stop the process. For
this a system of reward and punishment should be applied by the
KVK specialists.
Creating cow shelters, for keeping the cows away from the fields.
Suggestions to uplift the overall socio-
economic condition of the village
The specialists of the KVK should be more outgoing and be more amicable,
understanding towards the villagers. As the villagers still do not trust the
solutions given by the KVK experts.
There is also a lack of communication between the KVK specialists and
farmers due to a language barrier.
The advice given by the KVK, should be more profit oriented as over all
villagers tend to look at only the earning aspect.
The Gram Pradhan is clearly neglecting her duty as an administrative officer
that should be reviewed by the Govt.
Availability of public toilet in the village should be investigated by the
government.
A branch of gramin bank should be opened in the village.
Also there should be more advertisements for wide spread knowledge of
available schemes of the government.
Also more recruitment in the KVK should be done to reduce the lack of
manpower in the KVK.
Experience gained
RAWE as an addition in the B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture
course is very much beneficial for my own personal
development. To talk to unknown farmers and getting to
know their socio-economic situation is a very good hands
on experience to see the application of theory knowledge
of agricultural subjects. Also the various ways we gained
the knowledge about their family, farming, economic
conditions, their grievances are used to formulate
schemes to uplift their situation. It makes me feel proud
to contribute a little to the development of rural
condition.
Also as part of the survey my communication skills
progressively developed by being part of this program
Conclusion
Following :
1) There is less participation of females compared to
males.
2) We got to know the farming patterns adopted by the
villagers. Their advantages and disadvantages.
3) Knowing the importance of line sowing.
4) Participated in various activities in the KVK such as
Fertilizer awareness program, Importance of lac
and its merit, awareness to stop the burning of
crop residues etc.
THANK YOU