District Profile – Cooch Behar Krishi Vigyan Kendra

Major farming systems/enterprises (based on the analysis made by the KVK)

Sl. No	Farming system/enterprise – Paddy based farming system/Vermicompost, Mushroom, Piggery, Poultry, Fishery etc.
1.	Mixed farming system – Paddy-cum-Fish and poultry, Paddy-cum-Fish and cattle
2.	Rice based farming system – Paddy-Jute-Paddy, Potato-Jute-Paddy, Potato-Vegetables-Paddy.
3.	Livestock based farming system –
4.	Pond based farming system

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

S. No	Agro-climatic Zone	Characteristics
1	Terai Region	The district is located in the Sub-Himalayan plains and belonging to the Terai-Agro climatic zone of West Bengal. Out of 3345 sq. km geographical area of the district, 2353 sq km (70.3% of geographical area) is under cultivation. The district experiences a typical sub-tropical prehumid climate with high annual rainfall (higher than 3000 mm), high relative humidity (avg. max. & min. of 95 & 65%, respectively) and moderate temp. (avg. max. & min. of 31 and 11 ⁰C, respectively). High ground water table vis-à-vis high residual soil moisture and the prolonged winter (extending from Nov to March) are found to be favourable factors contributing to successful raising of a good number of Rabi crops even under late sown condition during winter months with or without irrigation. Despite the district is favourably exposed to rainfall the occasional short dry spell in salient growth stages (PI, Flowering, etc.) significantly affects the yields of rainfed crops in Kharif season, while occurrence of pre-monsoon showers with high intensity causing heavy yield loss of Pre-Kharif crops is also recorded. About 28% of net sown area of the district has been brought under irrigation while vast ground water resource is yet untapped.

S. No	Agro ecological situation	Characteristics
1	Based on major river basin, soil characteristic and meteorological parameters three major agro-ecological situation prevails in the district 1. Torsa-Kaljani Basin (AES-I) – Consists of basin of river Torsa, Ghargharia, Gadhadhar, Raidak and Kaljani etc. The basin comprises of six Blocks – Cooch Behar-I & II, Tufanganj I & II and Dinhata- I & II. 2. Mansai Basin (AES-II) – All blocks (Mathabhanga I & II, Sitalkuchi and Sitai) of this AES fall under the basin of river Mansai. 3. Teesta Basin (AES-III) – Blocks viz. Mekhliganj and Haldibari fall under the basin of river Teesta.	Topographically the district is a level plain with gentle slope towards the South-East. Soils of the district are formed by alluvial deposition of different river system eg. Torsa, Kaljani, Mansai, Teesta, Raidak, Gadadhar and Sankosh. Through out the district the soil is mainly sandy loam in texture. Some heavy soil is found in between Mora Torsa and Ghargharia rivers in small pocket only. Depth of soil ranges from 0.15 to 1 m.

Source: SREP, Cooch Behar district, ATMA, Cooch Behar
Soil type/s

Sl. No	Soil type	Characteristics	Area (ha)
1.	Sandy	Very poor in fertility status (NPK status very low, medium in Organic C status, acidic in reaction and deficient in Ca, Mg, Zn, B and Mo), water holding capacity is very poor.	51138
2.	Sandy loam	Usually poor in fertility status (NK status usually low, P status low to medium whereas Organic C status is usually at higher side, acidic in reaction and deficient in Ca, Mg, Zn, B and Mo), water holding capacity is poor.	149249
3.	Loamy	Poor to medium in fertility status (N status usually low, medium in P status whereas K status usually medium to low and deficient in Ca, Mg, Zn, B and Mo), water holding capacity is medium.	34441
4.	Sandy clay loam		12537

Source: PAO office, Cooch Behar
2.4. Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated in the district (2013-14)

Sl. No.	Crop	Area (ha)	Production (q)	Productivity (q/ha)
1.	Aus Paddy	50000	1362500	27.25
2.	Aman Paddy	217000	5316500	24.50
3.	Jute	80000	1440000	18.00
4.	Boro Paddy	35000	999600	28.56
5.	Wheat	10500	346500	33.00
6.	Winter Potato	60000	16500000	275.00
7.	Tobacco a) Rustica b) Viginia	10000 1000	11100015500	11.10 15.50
8.	Rabi Maize	7000	560000	80.00
9.	Oilseed a) Mustard b) Linseed c) Niger d) Groundnut	40000 1450 1900 200	400000 9425 14440 2000	10.00 6.50 7.60 10.0
10.	Pulses a) Arhar (Tur) b) Rabi Mung c) Summer Mung d) Rabi Mash e) Musur (Lentil) f) Khesari g) Motor (Pea) h) Kulthi	100 200 160 3500 2300 2700 600 60	900 1500 720 26250 13800 22950 3600 390	9.00 7.50 4.50 7.50 6.00 8.50 6.00 6.50
11.	Sugarcane	155	99200	640.00
12.	Winter Vegetables	25000	275000	110.00
13.	Chili	8000	1200000	150.00
14.	Ginger	550	14850	27.00

Month	Rainfall (mm)	Temperature ⁰C		Relative Humidity (%)
Month	Rainfall (mm)	Maximum	Minimum	Maximum	Minimum
April, 2014	–	–	–	–	–
May, 2014	–	–	–	–	–
June, 2014	–	–	–	–	–
July, 2014 (21st-31st)	17.25	33.25	26.38	89.00	90.00
Aug., 2014	185.9	31.00	25.70	95.29	72.93
Sept., 2014	327.0	31.17	24.50	96.00	68.56
Oct., 2014	18.75	31.27	21.00	96.00	54.03
Nov., 2014	0.0	28.67	16.50	96.60	49.23
Dec., 2014	0.75	24.42	11.6	98.20	51.68
Jan., 2015	26.5	22.67	10.71	99.23	55.39
Feb., 2015	8.0	25.47	12.23	100.0	47.57
March, 2015	51.5	29.12	16.40	99.87	45.19
Total	635.65

2.5. Weather data

Source: KVK, Cooch Behar

Production and productivity of livestock, poultry, fisheries etc. in the district (2013-14)

Category	Population		Production		Productivity
Livestock :
a. Cattle
Crossbred	80523		–		–
Indigenous	877692		–		–
b. Buffalo	4924		–		–
c. Sheep
Crossbred	881		–		–
Indigenous	61234		–		–
d. Goats	531123		–		–
e. Pigs
Crossbred	3786		–		–
Indigenous	16203		–		–
f. Rabbits	766		–		–
Poultry :
Hen
Desi	996483		–		–
Improved	352761		–		–
Duck	341254		–		–
Turkey and others	–		–		–
Fishery :
Category		Area		Production		Productivity
Fish		–		–		–
Marine		–		–		–
Inland		–		–		–
Prawn		–		–		–
Scampi		–		–		–
Shrimp		–		–		–

Sl. No	Taluk	Name of the block	Name of the village	Major crops & enterprises	Major problem identified	Identified Thrust Areas
1.	Dhangdhin-guri	Cooch Behar-II	West Dhangdhin-guri	• Aman paddy • Boro paddy • Maize • Jute • Potato • Wheat • Cauliflower • Cabbage • Tomato • Brinjal • Chilli • Cattle • Goat • Poultry birds & • Duck	• Poor soil quality and productivity • Low productivity of medium and low land kharif rice • Low profitability of jute in medium and upland situations • Instability in production of potato, tomato, chilli. • Poor profitability of vegetables like tomato, brinjal, cabbage etc. • Low productivity of wheat, mustard and pulses • Low productivity of dairy cattle • Low profitability in fresh water fish culture • Low productivity of egg in backyard poultry • Lack of agro-based industry	· Management of soil against poor quality and productivity · Quality seed production of rice, wheat, mustard, potato and turmeric · Management of kharif rice in medium and low land situation · Production and quality management of jute in medium and upland situation · Management of potato, tomato & chilli against diseases · Promotion and management of off-season, early and late vegetable cultivation · Management of wheat, mustard and pulses in medium and upland situation · Extension of area under oilseeds (mustard) and pulses (blackgram and lentil) · Feed enrichment; reproductive, disease and hygiene management in dairy cattle · Promotion and popularization of fodder crops · Management of small and medium size pond · Breed replacement, disease and hygiene management in backyard poultry · Socio-economic empowerment of rural women through, mushroom production, backyard poultry, duckery, goatery and nutritional garden · Entrepreneurship development of rural youth through floriculture, protective cultivation, small scale piggery, nursery management, value addition and organic manure production.
2.	Baneswar	Cooch Behar-II	Dhaloguri, Gopalpur
3.	Patlakhawa	Cooch Behar-II	Khagribari
4.	Rajarhat	Cooch Behar-II	Tangonmari, Jatrapur, Rasher kuthi
5.	Chilkirhat	Cooch Behar-I	Dhumpur Moynaguri, Kankanguri,
6.	Kachakhawa	Matha bhanga-I	Moranga- bazar

Major farming systems/enterprises (based on the analysis made by the KVK)

Sl. No

Farming system/enterprise – Paddy based farming system/Vermicompost, Mushroom, Piggery, Poultry, Fishery etc.

1.

Mixed farming system – Paddy-cum-Fish and poultry, Paddy-cum-Fish and cattle

2.

Rice based farming system – Paddy-Jute-Paddy, Potato-Jute-Paddy, Potato-Vegetables-Paddy.

3.

Livestock based farming system –

4.

Pond based farming system

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

S.No

Agro-climatic Zone

Characteristics

1

Terai Region

S.No

Agro ecological situation

Characteristics

1

Source: SREP, Cooch Behar district, ATMA, Cooch BeharSoil type/s

Sl. No

Soil type

Characteristics

Area (ha)

1.

Sandy

Very poor in fertility status (NPK status very low, medium in Organic C status, acidic in reaction and deficient in Ca, Mg, Zn, B and Mo), water holding capacity is very poor.

51138

2.

Sandy loam

Usually poor in fertility status (NK status usually low, P status low to medium whereas Organic C status is usually at higher side, acidic in reaction and deficient in Ca, Mg, Zn, B and Mo), water holding capacity is poor.

149249

3.

Loamy

Poor to medium in fertility status (N status usually low, medium in P status whereas K status usually medium to low and deficient in Ca, Mg, Zn, B and Mo), water holding capacity is medium.

34441

4.

Sandy clay loam

12537

Source: PAO office, Cooch Behar2.4. Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated in the district (2013-14)

Sl. No.

Crop

Area (ha)

Production (q)

Productivity (q/ha)

1.

Aus Paddy

50000

1362500

27.25

2.

Aman Paddy

217000

5316500

24.50

3.

Jute

80000

1440000

18.00

4.

Boro Paddy

35000

999600

28.56

5.

Wheat

10500

346500

33.00

6.

Winter Potato

60000

16500000

275.00

7.

Tobaccoa) Rusticab) Viginia

100001000

S.
No

S.
No

Source: SREP, Cooch Behar district, ATMA, Cooch Behar
Soil type/s

Source: PAO office, Cooch Behar
2.4. Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated in the district (2013-14)

Tobacco
a) Rustica
b) Viginia

10000
1000

11.10
15.50

Oilseed
a) Mustard
b) Linseed
c) Niger
d) Groundnut

40000
1450
1900
200

400000
9425
14440
2000

10.00
6.50
7.60
10.0

Pulses
a) Arhar (Tur)
b) Rabi Mung
c) Summer Mung
d) Rabi Mash
e) Musur (Lentil)
f) Khesari
g) Motor (Pea)
h) Kulthi

100
200
160
3500
2300
2700
600
60

900
1500
720
26250
13800
22950
3600
390

9.00
7.50
4.50
7.50
6.00
8.50
6.00
6.50

Temperature ⁰C