Takes eri culture into the castor-growing districts of Uttar Pradesh. Like Begusarai and Ahmedabad, this is non-traditional territory — the case for ericulture here rests on castor already being grown for oilseed, so the leaf is a by-product a household is not otherwise using.
At a glance
| Unit | Regional Extension Centre, Fatehpur |
|---|---|
| Type | Regional Extension Centre |
| Location | Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh |
Work of the unit
- Eri extension in the castor belt of Uttar Pradesh
- Dual-purpose castor — oilseed and leaf from the same plantation
- Eri sericulture development under project MOE 05044
Programme allocation, 2026-27
| Programme | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Awareness programmes | 5 (250) |
| Technology demonstrations | 5 (125) |
| Farmers Skill Training | 1 programme / 25 stakeholders |
| Technology Orientation | 1 programme / 10 stakeholders |
| Sericulture Resource Centres | 5 programmes / 50 stakeholders |
Extension figures show programmes with stakeholders reached in brackets. Full plan on Extension Communication and Capacity Building.
Where castor is grown for oilseed and leaf together, harvesting must be held
to 25–30 % per plant, which cuts usable leaf from 12,000 to about
3,600 kg per hectare. DFL numbers have to be planned against the harvesting
regime, not the gross yield.
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