The Model Pulse Village (MPV) approach will involve the establishment of pilot villages where best practices in pulse cultivation, processing, and marketing will be demonstrated and disseminated in the village and out scaled in the surrounding areas. Multi-stakeholders from the area of research, frontline extension, seed agencies and farmers' group etc.

Salient features of CFLD pulses:

Objectives of MPV

1. To identify the farmer preferred pulses varieties across the identified districts of India.
2. Creating awareness and enhancing the capacities of pulse growers related to improved pulse production technologies for income augmentation.
3. Strengthening the informal and formal pulses seed system for ensuring in the availability of quality seed of pulse crops by establishment of Model Pulse Villages for economic empowerment of youth.
4. Analysing the outcome of technological interventions in the Model Pulse Villages.

Guidelines:

1. All Demonstrations to be conducted under the close supervision of ICAR/KVK/Partner Institute and Directorate of Pulses Development (DPD).
2. While identifying Model Pulse Villages in the district, ICAR to involve villages that have degraded land identified by the Department of Land Resources (DoLR) and suitable for pulses cultivation.
3. Using Krishi Mapper application and monitoring through Krishi Mapper is mandatory.
4. Focus may also be given on bio fortified, climate resilient and high yielding varieties of less than 10 years.
5. Under Demonstrations, full package kit like seed, lNM, IPM material, to be given to the farmer at the time of sowing.
6. Seeds Hubs may be encouraged to produce certified seed in these Model Pulse Villages.

Key points:

1. In every Village Cluster, 150 ha (375 farmers) including all three cropping seasons shall be covered under demonstrations (150 ha/village/year)
2. There shall be major focus on priority pulses crops viz., pigeon pea and black gram (kharif), and blackgram (rabi) depending upon their growing season in the selected states and districts.

State wise Achievements 2024-25

A total of area in 1567 ha and 4375 No of demonstrations have been conducted since inception in Kharif and Rabi seasons.

Varieties Demonstrated in Different Crops