District Agricultural Office

Last Updated on: April 06, 2022

Department:-        Agriculture

Contact Details:-  Office of the District Agriculture  Officer,    
                               P.O- Garamur, Assam   

                               Mail id: daomajuli@gmail.com

The Economy of Majuli District agrarian agriculture along with its allied activities the principal occupation of the people of Majuli. As high as around 90 percent of the total population of the District depended their livelihood from agriculture and its allied activities. As per records of 2011 census. 80.63 percent of the total working population of the District are cultivators and agriculture workers.

The main activities of the department are to transfer the technologies from Agriculture university’s laboratory to farmer’s field to increase the production maintaining the health of environment and soil through training, awareness camp & field visit, conducting demonstration on improved technologies to increase production.

Setup of the District:-

SL.NO

ADO CIRCLE                              

                               AEA  ELEKA

1

GARAMUR

NATUN CHAMAGURI.GARAMUR.  BALICHAPORI, MAHARICHUK, KARATIPAR, FAKUWA, DHUDANG.

2

KAMALABARI

LAHAN, BONGAON, DAKHINPAT, RAWANAPAR, KAMALABARI, UPPERKATANI, MOHKINA.

3

               JENGRAI

NAYABAZAR, RATANPUR, KUHIYARBARI, BHAKATI DUWAR,  JENGRAI, PHULANI,  PAHUMARA.

Soil type -  Sandy  loam to silty loam ( New Alluvial soil.), average Soil PH 5.5

 

Demographic details of the  District.

 

Sl.No

Particulars

Majuli Dev.Block

Ujani Majuli Dev. Block

Total

1

Total population

100427

70223

170650

2

Female per “1000 male"

946

968

957

3

Literacy (%)

74

74

74%

4(a)

Non-Agricultural workers (%)

3

3.5

3.25

4(b)

Agricultural Labour (%)

24

21.5

22.75

4(c)

Agricultural workers (%)

73

75%

74

  5(a)

S.C Farmers

19.34%

5.6 %

4734(13.75%)

  5(b)

S.T Farmers

40.00%

63.0%

16979(49.36%)

  5 (c)

General Farmers

40.66 %

31.4%

12697(36.89%)

   6

Women Farmers

8425

11564

19989

  Total village   243 Nos (210  cadastral, and 33  non  cadastral)

  Total Mouza  3 Nos (Kamalabari, Salmara and Ahatguri.)

   No of Rural Market/ whole sale Market with name - 5 nos  

                      (1. Nayabazar  2.Jengrai  3. Garamur 4.Balichapori 5. Kamalabari)

Different categories of Farm Families in the District.

Sl.No

Categories of farmer as per size of farm

S.C

S.T

General

Total

1

Land- less

262

979

788

2029

2

Marginal

2082

8566

5774

16422

3

Small

1416

4612

3899

9927

4

Big

974

2822

2236

6032

5

Total

4734

16979

12697

34410

 

Food grain production 2018-19:-

Sl. No.

Name of food grain

Population ( 2% increased  over 2015-16)

Food grain requirement

( MT )

Food grain

Production

( MT )

Food grain

Surplus

( MT )

Food grain

Deficit

( MT )

Remarks

 

1

Cereal

( Rice )

174063

20330.5

34584 MT

14253.5

------

1. 80% of total    population 139250

2. 400 g rice/man/day

3. 65 g pulse/man/ day

4.35 g  Oil seed/ Man

/day

2

Pulses

174063

33037

7839

4535.3

-----

3

Oil Seed.

174063

1778.9

17457

--------

33.15

Production and action plan for major crops 2018-19:-

Sl. No.

Crop

      Area ( Ha )

Productivity ( Kg/ Ha )

Production ( MT )

Strategies to be adopted.

2016-17

2017-18

2016-17

2017-18

2016-17

2017-18

1

Winter Paddy

13700

15300

(+ 11.67 % )

3600

3900

( + 8.30 % )

49320

59670

1. Use of flood resistance Varieties like Swarna Sub-1, Ranjit Sub-1

2

Bao Paddy

  8500

9100

( + 7.05% )

1800

1950

15300

29835

1. Cultivation of more area under Organic red Bao with good export quality.

3

Summer paddy

  4835

5500

( + 13.75 % )

4500

4800

21758

26400

1. More area to be brought under HYV Summer Paddy

2. Timely cultivation to escape from early flood.

3. Maintaing proper plant population.

4. Timely pest and disease management and inter-culture operation.

Distribution of Agril. Machineries under diff. Scheme 2017-18, 2018-19:-

Sl No.

Name of Scheme

Items

Total quantity received

Quantity Issued

Period of Distribution

Remarks

1

NFSM 2014-15,2016-17

2 HP Electrical pump set

( STW )

        35 Nos.

35 Nos.

May & June/15

  Distribution completed

2

BGREI 2014-15,2016-17

4 HP Diesel Pump set

 ( STW )

140 Nos.

125 Nos.

June to Sept/15

Distribution completed

3

BGREI 2014-15,2016-17

2017-18

2 HP Electrical pump set

100 Nos.

14 Nos.

18 Nos.

Aug & Sept/15

August/2018.

Distribution completed

4

Under Increasing Irrigation potentiality

2 HP Electrical pump set

223 Nos.

220 Nos.

May to Sept/& Dec/15

Distribution completed

5

Under Capacity Dev.

Mini Oil Mil.

20 Nos.

20 Nos.

July & Aug/15

Distribution completed

6

Under BGRI  2015-16,2016-17

5 HP& 4 HP Diesel Pump set

 

40Nos.

40 Nos.

Dec & Jan/16

Distribution completed

7

Under BGRI  2015-16, 2016-17

2 HP Electrical pump set

80 Nos.

80 Nos.

Dec & Jan/16

Distribution completed

8

Plant protection

Hand sprayer

20Nos.

20 Nos.

Sept/16

Distribution completed

9

NFSM,2016-17

Power tiller

13 Nos.

13 Nos.

March/17

Distribution completed

10

BGREI ,2016-17

2017-18

 

Power tiller

   3 Nos.

78 Nos.

  3 Nos.

78 Nos.

Oct/2017 to August/2018.

 

Distribution completed

 

Crop coverage of Horticultural Crops:-

Sl.

No

Name of Crop

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

 

 

Area

(Ha)

Produ

ctivity

(kg/Ha)

Produ

ction (Mt)

Area

(Ha)

Productivity

(kg/Ha)

Production (Mt)

Area

(Ha)

Productivity

(kg/

Ha)

Production (Mt)

Area

(Ha)

Productivity

(kg/Ha)

Production (Mt)

1.

Assam Lemon

 

 

120

6645

7974

123

6645

817.3

125

6645

830.7

130

6645

863.9

2

Papaya

 

45

15782

710.14

47

15782

741.75

48

15782

757.5

50

15782

789.0

3

Pineappl

e

 

14

15590

218.26

15

15590

233.85

15

15590

233.84

17

15590

265.0

4

Banana

 

350

16000

5600

352

16000

5632

352

16000

5632

355

16000

5680

5

Aracanut

 

325

1000

( dry )

325

330150

1000

( dry)

330

330

1000

( dry )

330

335

1000 ( dry )

335

6

Coconut

 

150

8544  nuts

12816600

nuts

155

8544 nuts

1281600 nuts.

150

8544 nuts

1281600 nuts

155

8544  nuts

1281600 nuts

7

Turmeric

 

150

32500

4875

8

32500

5037.5

155

32500

5037.5

160

32500

5200

8

Black

Peepea

 

7

1500

10.5

130

1500

12

8

1500

12

9

1500

13.5

9

Zinger

 

125

15500

1937.5

270

15500

2015

130

15500

2015

135

15500

2092.5

10

Onion

 

270

9000

2430

270

9000

2430

270

9000

2430

275

9000

2475

 

Major Crop- coverage, production & Productivity:-

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

Sl No

Crop

Area

(Ha)

Productivity

(kg/

Ha)

Production (Mt)

Area

 ( Ha)

Productivity (kg/

Ha)

Production (Mt)

Area

 ( Ha)

Productivity (kg/Ha)

Production

(Mt)

Area

( Ha)

Productivity (kg/

Ha)

Production (Mt)

1

Sugarcane

770

3000

(gur)

2310

770

3000 (gur)

2310

779

3600

2804

780

3600

2808

2

Kharief

Vegetable

783

8649

6772

783

8545

6690

784

8560

6711

787

8694

6842

3

Sali  paddy

15300

3600

55080

13900

3600

50040

15300

3600

55080

13700

3600

49320

4

Bao Paddy

9770

2400

23280

9700

2400

32380

9100

1800

16380

8500

1800

15300

5

Black Gram

4900

820

4018

4902

825

4043

4905

825

4047

6367.5

825

6500

6

Pea

1520

1510

2295

1520

1050

1596

1521

1050

1597

1631

1050

1713

7

Lentil

170

600

102

170

600

102

170

600

102

315

600

189

8

Garlic

103

3375

348

125

3375

422

290

3375

979

290

3375

979

9

Potato

590

9000

5310

590

9000

5310

590

9000

5310

592

9000

5328

10

Green Gm.

1270

490

622

1270

490

622

1270

615

781

1471

615

905

11

Mustard

8250

670

5528

9391

675

6339

9395

850

7986

8310

850

6983

12

Rabi  Veg.

915

4250

3888

929

4362

4052

915

4500

4162

948

750

7110

13

Onion

121

9000

1085

121

9000

1089

270

9000

2430

285

2450

6983

14

Summer

Paddy.

3180

4500

14310

4500

4600

20700

4500

4600

20,700

4835

4650

22482

15

Maize

15

4800

720

12

5200

624

38

5200

1976

42

5200

2184

16

Ground Nut

12

1560

19.92

14

1800

25.2

15

1875

26.25

204

1880

38.35

17

Autumn

paddy

3010

1800

5418

3010

1800

5418

3010

1800

5418

3210

1825

5858

18

Jute

25

2100

52.5

32

2155

68.9

35

2200

77

30

2100

63

19

Summer

B.Gram

115

750

86.25

220

790

174

400

525

210

400

780

312

20

Summer G. Gram

120

720

86.4

135

715

96.5

400

625

250

400

725

290

 

Land use Statistics:-

Sl. No

                   Particulars

Majuli D.B.(Ha)

Ujani

M.D.B(Ha)

Total (Ha)

1 (a)

Geographical Area  (reported)1246Sq km, while the main land area  at present 73452 Ha

45311

28141

73,452

1  (b)

Forest Area

  1524

  762

  2286

2

Not available  for  Cultivation

  9850

4925

14775

2 (a)

 Area under non Agricultural use

  2724

1362

  4086

2 (b)

Barren and uncultivable

  7126

3563

10689

3

Other uncultivation land

  4298

2149

  6447

4

Fallow land

  5693

5391

11084

4 (a)

Current fallow (CF)

  4000

5431

  8531

4(b)

Fallow other than  CF

  1693

   860

  2553

5

Net area sown

23946

14914

38860

6

Gross cropped area

41356

25652

67008

7

Cropping  intensity

172.70%

  171.99%

172.40%