With a population of more than 1.4 lakhs in Kargil district of UT Ladakh, more than 90% of the population lives in rural areas where the main occupation is agriculture and allied sectors. The farmers in Kargil are characterized by small farm land holdings with average farm size is less than 0.5 hectares and cultivates nearly all agricultural crops on their available farm lands during main cropping season. The favourable agro-climatic conditions allow the farmers to cultivate a variety of agricultural crops during main cropping season and can be broadly classified into cereals, vegetables, pules, millets, oilseeds and fodder crops. Agriculture operations are generally carrying out in 6-7 month period from April to Sept ember –October during which both Rabi and Kharif crops re cultivated in open field conditions while period from October to March is not suitable for cultivation of any crop in open fields due to unfavourable climate and snowfall. Single cropping is only confined in a limited area falling below the altitude of approximately 3000mtr. Agriculture production entirely depends on assured irrigation system and glaciers are the main source of it. The Soils are fertile an sandy to sandy loam in nature.
Despite facing lots of abiotic stresses and other constraints during cropping period, the farmers are successfully cultivating different crops in the limited time period by adopting appropriate farming system and other interventions on their fields. The farmers are generally practicing mixed farming system and each component is contributing for sustainable crop production. The main agricultural crops of the district are barley, wheat, alfalfa, oats, peas, buckwheat, lentil, millets, oil seeds and a number of different kinds of vegetables. Around 72 percent of the total cultivated area is under food grains and pulses crop, 22% under fodder crop and 6% under vegetable crops.
With a prime objective of agriculture department to increase both production and productivity of all the crops cultivated in the district, the department has also a vision to make the farming system more scientific, eco-friendly, profitable and sustainable in nature through different schemes &interventions. In order to achieve the targets, the department introduced and distributed improved crop seeds, High- Tech structures, farm mechanizations and other latest innovations among the farmers through different schemes and capacity building programmes and try to increase the rate of adoption and bring desirable changes among the farmers for overall improvement of the socio- economic condition of the local farmers and to boost the rural economy in a sustainable manner through agriculture sector in the district.
Agriculture Sub-Divisions, Zones & Circle of Kargil District
| S.
No |
Sub-Division | Zone | Circle | |
| 1 |
Kargil |
1. | 1.Kargil-A | 1.Kargil, 2. Poyen. |
| 2. | Kargil-B | 1.Batalik,2.Tumail,3.Yourbaltak. | ||
| 3. | Sankoo | 1.Trespone,2.Tambis,3.Saliskot,4.Lankarchey,5.Sankoo,6.Nagma kusar,7.Khandi-Barsoo,8.Sangrah,9.Tahsgam. | ||
| 4. | Chiktan | 1.Budhkharboo,2.Chiktan,3.Shakar. | ||
| 5. | Drass | 1.Hardass,2.Thasgam,3.Muradhbagh,4.Holiyal. | ||
| 6. | Shargole | 1.Shargole,2.Mulbekh,3.Lotsum,4.Pashkum. | ||
| 7. | Tai-suru | 1.Tangloe,2.Taisuru. | ||
| 2 | Zanskar | 1 | Padum | 1.Padum,2.ZAngla,3.Lungnak,4.Phey. |
AIMS AND OBJECTS.
The main aim &objective of Department of Agriculture Kargil is to increase both production and productivity of all agriculture crops grown in the district and to improve the socio-economic condition and livelihood of the farmers in a sustainable way through transfer of the latest farm innovations and techniques from lab to land under different schemes and programmes.
To accomplish this task it is imperative and vital to introduce and popularize the use of, cultivation of hybrid seeds, high yielding varieties& certified seeds for achieving more production per unit of area, High-tech structures and green houses for efficient solar energy harvest and off season crop productions, use of organic fertilizers, bio-fertilizers and OMs for maintaining the healthier soil health for all generations, better pest & disease management through bio-pesticides & different organic means, farm mechanisation & use of improved agricultural tools for easy agriculture and other latest agriculture practices at farmer level.
