About Kurwa

Kurwa is a medium sized village located in jungle kaudiya block of Gorakhpur district. It is situated near
river Rapti and is around 18-19 km away from Gorakhpur district and 9 km from jungle kaudiya. The
village is surrounded by Chargawan Tehsil towards East , Pali Tehsil towards west , Sahjanwa Tehsil
towards South , Gorakhpur Tehsil towards South .People in this village who cultivate vegetable crops are
limited to 5-6 household and others only produce vegetable crop for their own consumption. Also people
of this village are not aware of the benefits of vegetable crops and they do not want to give extra effort for
cultivation of these crops.

Population

Total Population Men Women

1,354 672 682

Connectivity

Mode Distance
Bus Yes 8 km away from village
Railway Yes 7 km away from village
Auto rickshaw Yes
Personal(bike,tractor,car) Yes
Tractor Yes

Market

Name Distance
Singhorwa 4 km
Majnu
Dohariya 3 km
Pipiganj 17 km
Gorakhpur 19km

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Findings

 Awareness
People in this village are not aware of about vegetables like broccoli and beans. They do not
know how to cultivate these crops and due to lack of awareness they haven’t tried it to grow such
vegetable they are still cultivating crops like non cash crops like wheat, rice. They also lack
knowledge about benefits that they can get from vegetable crops in terms of profit.
 Willingness
People are willing to produce these crops if they are given proper training and high quality seeds.
 Availability of seeds
People in this village are very less who are cultivating vegetables as there major crop produce
because they don’t have high quality seeds available for vegetable cultivation.
 Irrigation
Water is available in abundant quantity and soil is also very much suited for growing of these
cash crops.
 Pest attack
Pest attack is one of the major issues which have caused these farmers financial loss in crop like
tomato.
 Animal attack
Animal attack are also frequent in this village due to this people are also finding difficulties in
cultivating these crops. Most common animal who destroy the crops are nilgai and cows
 Market information
People don’t value the crops like broccoli as they found it ugly as compared to cauliflower since
they lack knowledge about this crop. Market is available for selling of these crops as the nearby
market is dahuria ,sighorwa and pipiganj
 Market Fluctuation
 There is fluctuation of price in each of the above mentioned market and for broccoli people are
not willing to pay more due to their preconceived notion
 Transportation
As the road are good therefore transportation facilities are there since people find it costly if they
have to go to market like pipiganj or Gorakhpur as market price is keep on fluctuating.

About Bantikula

Bantikula is a village located in jungle kaudiya block of Gorakhpur district. It is situated near river Rapti
and is around 18-19 km away from Gorakhpur district and 9 km from jungle kaudiya. It is one of 514
villages in gorakhpur Block along with villages like Potahra and Bhairawa. Bantikula is surrounded by
Pali Tehsil towards west, Sahjanwa Tehsil towards South, Chargawan Tehsil towards East, and
Gorakhpur Tehsil towards East. People of this village are aware of the benefits of vegetable crops but
they do not want to give extra effort for cultivation of these crops. People of this village are afraid due the
failure of this kind of crop as they are concerned mainly due to regular pest attack in these vegetable
crops.

Population

Total Population Men Women

1266 636 630

Connectivity

Mode Availability
Bus Yes 7 km away from village
Railway Yes 6 km away from village
Auto rickshaw Yes
Personal(bike,tractor,car) Yes
Tractor Yes

Market

Name Distance
Singhorwa 2 km
Majnu
Dohariya 3 km
Pipiganj 15 km
Gorakhpur 18 km

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Findings

 Awareness
People in this village are not aware of about vegetables like broccoli. They do lack knowledge
about proper cultivation procedures for cultivation of these crops they haven’t tried it to grow
such vegetable they are still cultivating crops like non cash crops like maize, rice. They also lack
knowledge about benefits that they can get from these vegetable crops in terms of profit.
 Willingness
People are willing to produce these crops if they are given proper training and high quality seeds.
 Availability of seeds
As some of the crops are new to them therefore seeds for some crops like broccoli and capsicum
are not available in the market. Also the quality of seed for cauliflower is not good which is
available in the market
 Irrigation
Water is available in abundant quantity and soil is also very much suited for growing of these
cash crops. People have their own pumps or they can rent it from market at the rate of 60rs/hr for
irrigation purpose.
 Pest attack
Pest attack is one of the major issues which have caused these farmer loss in cultivation of these
crop like tomato,cauliflower,kharif onion and also people don’t know which pesticide to use for
which pest attack.
 Animal attack
Animal attack are also frequent in this village due to this people are also finding difficulties in
cultivating these crops. Most common animal who destroy the crops are nilgai and cows,buffalo
  Market information
People don’t value the crops like broccoli as they seek it like a breed of cauliflower since they
lack knowledge about this crop. Market is available for selling of these crops as the nearby
market is Dahuria ,Sighorwa and Pipiganj
 Market Fluctuation
People are not willing to pay more for broccoli as they see it similar vegetable like cauliflower
also there is fluctuation of price in each of the above mentioned market due which people are not
getting fair price for these vegetable.
 Transportation
Due to better road condition transportation facilities are good enough. Due to market price
fluctuation and information asymmetry people are afraid to go to these markets like pipiganj and
Gorakhpur as there is risk involved in terms of cost and time they spend to go to these markets.

About

Phulwaria is a village located in jungle kaudiya block of Gorakhpur district. It is situated near river Rapti
and is around 25 km away from Gorakhpur district and 9 km from jungle kaudiya. It is one of 514
villages in gorakhpur Block along with villages like Potahra and Bhairawa. Bantikula is surrounded by
Pali Tehsil towards west, Sahjanwa Tehsil towards South, Chargawan Tehsil towards East, and
Gorakhpur Tehsil towards East.

Population

Total Population Men Women

2073 1049 1024

Connectivity

Mode Availability
Bus Yes 7 km away from village
Railway Yes 6 km away from village
Auto rickshaw Yes
Personal(bike,tractor,car) Yes
Tractor Yes

Market

Name Distance
Singhorwa 2 km
Majnu
Dohariya 4 km
Pipiganj 15 km
Gorakhpur 18 km

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Findings

 Awareness
People in this village are not aware of about vegetables like broccoli. They do lack knowledge
about proper cultivation procedures for cultivation of these crops they haven’t tried it to grow
such vegetable they are still cultivating crops like non cash crops like maize, rice. People lack
knowledge about crops like tomato and cauliflower that which time they should grow it to get
better profits according to the demand which is keep on fluctuating. For Example-people in this
village have to sell cauliflower at lower prices i.e. 2 or 3 Rs per kg due to excess supply of it in
the market but if they can grow it in the month of October or November they can get price up to
60Rs/kg when the supply for it is less
 Willingness
People in this village are willing to grow these vegetable provided proper knowledge is and
better seeds are given.
 Availability of seeds
Seeds for crops like broccoli and capsicum are not available. Also the quality of seed for
cauliflower is not good which is available in the market
 Irrigation
Water is available in good quantity and soil condition is also supportive provided they should
have knowledge about right place to grow for these vegetables like they lack knowledge about the
type of soil that is present in their village i.e matiyar and dhomad . People have their own pumps
or they can rent it from market at the rate of 60rs/hr. People in this village face problems in rainy
season due to flood.
 Pest attack
pest attack is one of the major issue which has caused these farmer loss in cultivation of these
crop like tomato,cauliflower,kharif onion and also people don’t know which pesticide to use for
which pest attack.
 Animal attack
In this village animal attacks are less frequent due to presence of fencing and also due to people’s
awareness .Most common animal who destroy the crops are nilgai and cows,buffalo.
 Market information
Market is available for selling of these crops as the nearby market is dahuria ,sighorwa and
pipiganj
 Market Fluctuation
There is fluctuation of price in each of the above mentioned market due which people are not
getting fair price for these vegetable.
 Transportation
Roads condition is good so people used to go to market by bike or mini truck to sell their
produce. Due to market price fluctuation and information asymmetry people are afraid to go to
these markets like pipiganj and Gorakhpur as there is risk involved in terms of cost and time they
spend to go to these markets.