District Profile

Major Farming Systems/Enterprises (Based on the analysis made by the KVK)

S.N.	Farming system/enterprise
1	Farming System/Enterprise
2	Agri.+Animal Husbandary+Pastureculture
3	Agri+Animal Husbandary

Description of Agro-climatic Zone & major agro ecological situations (based on soil and topography)

S.N.	Agro-climatic Zone	Characteristics
1	Zone II B	Arid Region

Soil Type/s

S.N.	Soil Type	Characteristics	Area in ha m
1	Alkaline soils and sandy loamy fine to Loamy sand	Medium textured from sandy loam to loam Flat older alluvial plain with coarse textured shallow to moderate to deep sandy soil with scattered hummocks and gravelly pediments. Sand dunes with inter dunal plains, soil associated with dune complex. Flat older alluvial plain with coarse textured deep soils followed by medium to fine textured deep soil.

Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated in the district

S.N.	Crop	Area (ha)	Production (Qtl)	Productivity (Qtl /ha)
1	Bajara	320602	2080706.98	6.49
2	Shorghum	4340	13714.4	3.16
3	Clusterbean	61714	271541.6	4.4
4	Cotton	193	1229.41	6.37
5	Graudnut	2576	34647.2	13.45
6	Moong	74661	170973.69	2.29
7	Moth	26266	95870.9	3.65
8	Til	18796	41163.24	6.49
9	Wheat	44190	793210.5	17.95
10	Barley	753	12725.7	16.9
11	Gram	5874	35009.04	5.96
12	Mustard	86604	1036649.88	11.97
13	Cumin	64169	304161.06	4.74
14	Isabgoal	34067	113783.78	3.34
15	Taramera	647	2969.73	4.59
16	Ber	220	51000	231.818
17	Aonla	80	2700	33.75
18	Lime	50	2500	50
19	Tomato	2198	535000	243.403
20	Brinjal	305	53300	174.754
21	Carrot	288	56000	194.444
22	Radish	336	34100	101.488
23	Cole group	422	50400	119.431

Production and productivity of livestock, Poultry, Fisheries etc. in the district

Category	Population	Production	Productivity
Cattle
Indigenous	293509	733772.5	2.5
Buffalo	411694	1235082.0	3.0
Sheep
Crossbred
Indigenous	630531
Goats	547858
Pigs
Crossbred
Indigenous	2910
Rabbits
Poultry
Hens
Desi	15182
Improved
Ducks
Turkey and others

Agro-Climatic/Ecological Zone

Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathiawar Peninsula, Hot Arid Eco-Region (2.3)

Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Western Dry Region (XIV)

Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Transitional Plain of Luni Basin Zone (RJ-4)

List all the districts or part thereof falling under the NARP

Zone

Jalore, Pali, Rajsmand, and Sirohi

Geographic coordinates of district headquarters Latitude Longitude Altitude

25o 20’ 36.42” N 72o 36’ 56.86”E 222 m

Name and address of the concerned ZRS Zonal Director Research, Agricultural Research Station, Keshwana, Jalore;

02973-265915, 265844; E-mail-nksharmaars@yahoo.co.in

Mention the KVK located in the district Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Keshwana, Distt. Jalore-343 001.

Rainfall

Normal RF(mm) Normal Rainy days (number)

Normal Onset Normal Cessation

SW monsoon (June-Sep): 339.8 - 4th week of

June

3rd week of

September.

NE Monsoon(Oct-Dec): 11.6 -

Winter (Jan- Feb) 10.1 - - -

Summer (Mar-May) 8.5 - - -

Annual 370.0 - - -

Land Use Pattern of The District

(latest statistics)

Geographical

Area 1056.60ha.

Cultivable

Area 739.9 ha.

Forest

Area 20.8 ha.

Land under nonagricultural use

Permanent

Pastures 47.4 ha.

Cultivable

Waste land 27.5 ha.

Land under Misc. tree crops and groves Barren and Uncultivable NA land NA

Current Fallows 87.6 ha.

Other

Fallows NA Area (‘000 ha) 1056.60 739.9 20.8 - 47.4 27.5 - - 87.6 -

Major Soils Area (‘000 ha) & Percent (%) of total

Deep Yellowish brown Sandy soils 501.8 & 47.5

Deep light yellowish brown loamy soils 256.7 & 24.3

Deep pale brown sandy soils 212.3 & 20.1

Red gravelly loam hilly soils 36.9 & 3.5

Other soils 45.4 & 4.3