AGRICULTURE

Department aims at transferring the new technology evolved at laboratory/Agriculture research stations to the farming community. An agriculture asistant a basic level extension worker is placed in each of the gram panchayats to drive home the new technology to the farmers and ensure the adaption to the masimum extent possible. Shimoga district falls under agriculture zone 7 & 9. Zone 7 consists of Shimoga, Bhadravati & Shikaripura taluka while zone 9 has Sagar, Thirthahally, Hosanagar and Sorab talukas. Annual normal rainfall of the district is 1805.5mm. South west monsoon starts normally from 2nd week of june and peak precipitation will occur during july and augusts months.

Kharif is the main cropping season in the district and paddy is major food crop, which occupies about 70% of the cultivable area, followed by cotton and maize. Total cultivable area under agriculture crops is 1.85 lakh hectare. Around 0.30 lakh hectare is covered during summer , out of which 0.26 lakh hectare is irrigated by Bhadra, Gondi & Tunga and remaining area by tanks.The production is over and above the requirements of the district with regards to cereals(3.80 lakh tons). But shimoga falls behind in meeting the requirement of the shimoga population with regards to pulses and oil seeds (i.e0.07 & 0.056 lakh tons respectively).

The department implements 11 district sector schemes and 19 state sector schemes. Through these schemes, the farming community of the district will be given seeds, P.P.Equipments , agricultural implements, tillers, tractors, hitech implemets biofertilizers, gypsum etc at subsidised rates. Demonstrations of new technology in farmers fields are also being conducted. The department is also takes up soil and water conservation programe such as EAS, WGDP, NWDPRA, RVP etc.,

Schemes of the Department

For Details Contact :

Joint Director Of Agriculture,
Joint Director of Agriculture Office
O.T. Road
Shimoga