Adaptive trail center

Adaptive Trial Center (A.T.C.)

Objectives:

The Main objective of Adaptive Trial Centers is Advance verification of the incoming recommendation of the Agriculture Research Stations headed by State Agriculture Universities for their wider adaptability & economic viablity as per needs of the farmers of particular zone. At these centers, existing recommendations were also modified as per feedback of extension functioneries on utility basis through trials. These modifications, if found adaptive & viable at field level, were included in Package of Practices of particular zone. Solution for specific problems of the farmers is also suggested by conducting need based observational trials.

Activities:

Imparts training to farmers and field staff to update their know-how techniques and provide solutions for their specific problems.
Dissemination of New improved agro-techniques to farmers through farmer fair & demonstrations.
Testing of adaptability of hybrid/improved varieties and other inputs of of private sector.
Model Organic farms are developed to generate technical know- how through trials & demonstration at ATC and farmers field.
Production of bio- agents for integrated pest management, earthworm rearing & vermi-compost production along with on-farm organic input production units establishment.
Conducting regular survey of insects and diseases with extension officers to record their incidence in relations to changing weather conditions.
Seed production programme is also taken-up in collaboration with Rajasthan State Seed Corporation.

Last 5 years Progress of Trials Conducted by ATCs

Year	season wise no. of Trials conducted at						Total no. of Trials conducted by ATCs in a year
	ATC			Cultivators Field			Total no. of Trials conducted by ATCs in a year
	Kharif	Rabi	Total	kharif	Rabi	Total	Kharif	Rabi	Total
2014-15	108	100	208	203	198	401	311	298	609
2015-16	97	78	175	167	190	357	175	357	532
2016-17	91	75	166	169	147	316	260	222	482
2017-18	111	98	209	124	162	286	235	260	495
2018-19	119	121	240	152	172	324	271	293	564
2019-20	106	100	206	175	163	338	281	263	544
2020-21 (upto kharif)	107			195			302

Zone No.	Zone Name	Total Area (million ha)	District Covered	Average Rainfall (mm)	Major Crops		Adaptive Trial Centres
Zone No.	Zone Name	Total Area (million ha)	District Covered	Average Rainfall (mm)	Kharif	Rabi	Adaptive Trial Centres
IA	Arid Western plain	4.74	Barmer & Jodhpur	200-370	Pearlmillet, Mothbean, Sesame	Wheat, Mustard, Cumin	Rampura (Jodhpur)
IB	Irrigated North Western plain	2.10	Sriganganagar, Hanumangarh	100-350	Cotton, Clusterbean	Wheat, Mustard, Gram	Srikaranpur (Sriganganagar) & Hanumangarh
IC	Hyper arid partial irrigated Western plain	7.70	Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Churu	100-350	Pearlmillet, Mothbean, Clusterbean	Wheat, Mustard, Gram	Loonkaransar (Bikaner)
IIA	Transitional plain of Inland drainage	3.69	Nagaur, Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Part of Churu	300-500	Pearlmillet, Clusterbean, Pulses	Mustard, Gram	Abusar (Jhunjhunu)
IIB	Transitional plain of Luni basin	3.00	Jalore, Pali, Sirohi, Part of Jodhpur	300-500	Pearlmillet, Clusterbean, sesame	Wheat, Mustard	Sumerpur (Pali)
IIIA	Semi arid Eastern plains	2.96	Jaipur, Ajmer, Dausa, Tonk	500-700	Pearlmillet, Clusterbean, Sorghum	Wheat, Mustard, Gram	Tabiji (Ajmer)
IIIB	Flood prone Eastern plain	2.77	Alwar, Dholpur, Bharatpur, Karoli, S.Madhopur	500-700	Pearlmillet, Clusterbean, Groundnut	Wheat, Barley, Mustard, Gram	Malikpur (Bharatpur)
IVA	Sub-humid Southern plains	3.36	Bhilwara, Rajasamand, Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Parts of Sirohi	500-900	Maize, Pulses, Sorghum	Wheat, Gram	Chittorgarh
IVB	Humid Southern plains	1.72	Dungarpur, Banswara, Pratapgarh, Parts of Chittorgarh & Udaipur	500-1100	Maize, Paddy Sorghum Blackgram	Wheat, Gram	No ATC
V	Humid south Eastern plain	2.70	Kota, Jhalawar, Bundi, Baran, Parts of S.Madhopur	650-1000	Sorghum Soyabean	Wheat, Mustard	Chattarpura (Bundi)