NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR RABI CAMPAIGN

(24-25TH SEPTEMBER, 2013)

Kharif Revie

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Rabi Prospe

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Strategies

Dr. J. S. SandhuAgriculture Commissioner

Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture

CROP PRODUCTION TARGETS:2013-14

Kharif weather: Timely onset, good & fairly

distributed monsoon rains;

Deficient/Scanty rains in Bihar, Jharkhand, & NE States;

Incidence of flash floods in Assam, Bihar, Eastern UP, MP, Vidarbha region of Maharashtra & WB)/cloud burst (Uttarakhand & HP);

Early withdrawal of Monsoon-Terminal heat stress in Central Parts of the country.

(Million Tons/Bales)

Crop Kharif* Rabi-S Total

Rice 92.32 14.0 106.32

Wheat - 92.5 92.50

Barley - 1.5 1.50

Maize 17.78 5.5 23.28

Millets 13.21 3 16.21

Pulses 6.01 12.0 18.01

Food grains 129.32 128.5 257.82Oilseeds 23.96 10.5 34.46

Sugarcane - - 341.77

Cotton (170 Kg Bales) 35.30

Jute & Mesta (180 Kg Bales) 10.6

Source: DAC, GOI (* Ist Advance Estimate)

CUMULATIVE RAINFALL(MM): 2010-2013

South-West Monsoon Season

Actual Normal Dep (%)

1st June -30th Sept-2010 912.8 893.2 21st June- 30th Sept-2011 899.8 886.9 11st June -30th Sept-2012 819.5 886.9 -81st June – 22nd Sept-2013 890.7 848.1 5Source: IMD. SW Monsoon recorded +5% more rains on All India basis being

highest in past 5 years. Broad Four Geographical Regions: North West 8%, Central 19%,

South Peninsula 22% higher rainfall & East & North East -28% . Monsoon coverage: Out of 36 sub-divisions, 30 sub-divisions

constituting 86% of the total area have received Excess/Normal and 6 sub-divisions constituting 14% of total area received “Deficient” rains.

Region 2013 2012

Northern Region

95% 77%

Eastern Region

78% 68%

Western Region

77% 65%

Central Region 87% 86%Southern Region

82% 57%

All India 84% 77%Out of 85 , 79 reservoirs having storage more than 80%, 2 reservoir having storage 51% to 80% & 4 reservoir having storage 31% to 50%

Source: CWC, GOI.

Northern Region

Eastern Region

Western Region

Central Region

Southern Region

All India

95%

78% 77%

87%82% 84%

77%

68%65%

86%

57%

77%

2013Live storage

2012 Live storage

Region wise comparative live storage of water in major reservoirs in 2013 & 2012.

Unit: Area in Million ha

CropKharif-2013

Kharif-2012

% change

Rice 37.43 36.61 2

Maize 8.19 7.40 11

Millets 11.32 10.19 11

Coarse cereals 19.51 17.59 11TotalCereals 56.94 54.20 5

Source: SDA

Rice Maize Millets Coarse cereals

Cereals

37

.43

8.1

9 11

.32

19

.51

56

.94

36

.61

7.4

0 10

.19 1

7.5

9

54

.20

Kharif-2013 Kharif-2012

Comparative Area coverage of rice, maize, Total Millets , Total Coarse cereals & Cereals during Kharif-2013 & Kharif-2012

Unit: Area in Million ha Crop Kharif-

2013Kharif-2012

% change

Arhar 3.96 3.62 10

Black gram 2.40 2.38 1

Moong 2.29 1.97 16

Kharif pulses 10.50 9.89 6

Source: SDAs

Arhar Black gram

Moong Total Pulses

3.9

6

2.4

0

2.2

9

10

.50

3.6

2

2.3

8

1.9

7

9.8

9

Kharif-2013 Kharif-2012

Comparative Area coverage of Arhar, Black gram & Moong during Kharif-2013 & Kharif-2012.

Unit: Area in Million ha Crop Kharif-

2013Kharif-2012

%Change

Groundnut 4.30 3.87 11

Soybean 12.22 10.69 14

Kharif Oilseeds 19.32 17.40 11

Source: SDAsGroundnut Soybean Kharif

Oilseeds

4.3

0

12

.22

19

.32

3.8

7

10

.69

17

.40

Kharif-2013 Kharif-2012

Area coverage of Groundnut, Soybean & Total Kharif Oilseeds during Kharif-2013 vis-à-vis Kharif-2012.

AREA COVERAGE OF COTTON, JUTE & MESTA AND SUGARCANE DURING KHARIF-2013 & KHARIF-2012.

Unit: Area in Million ha Crop Kharif-

2013Kharif-2012

% change

Cotton 11.36 11.44 -1

Jute & Mesta 0.83 0.85 -2

Sugarcane 4.87 5.01 -3

Source: SDACotton Jute & Mesta Sugarcane

11

.36

0.8

3

4.8

7

11

.44

0.8

5

5.0

1

Kharif-2013 Kharif-2012

SCHEMES & PROGRAMSo National Food Security Mission (NFSM);

o ISOPOM;

o TMC;

o Jute Mission;

o SUBAC.

o Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY) Main;

o RKVY laterals namely;

o BGREI,

o Crop Diversification (Punjab, Haryana & Western Uttar Pradesh);

o Nutri –Farms (Nine states – 100 districts);

o INSIMP; and

o RADP; AFDP; VIIDP & OPAE.

Timely pre-positioning of agricultural Inputs; Seeds, Seed treating bio-agents/ chemicals, Soil amendments, Fertilizers, Micro-nutrients, Weedicides & Pesticides;

Timely sowing;

Focus on the districts having higher area concentration;

Moisture conservation & timely sowing in rainfed areas in view of early withdrawal of Monsoon; and

Optimum & efficient use of conserved water.

Strategies for Rabi-Summer: 2013-14

REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF SEEDS FOR RABI: 2013-14.

Crop REQUIREMENT(Lakh quintal)

AVAILABILITY(Lakh quintal)

DEFICIT/SURPLUS

(Lakh quintal)

SRR (RABI:

2012-13)

Wheat 112.51 108.33 (-) 4.18 33.82%

Rabi Jowar 1.15 1.17 (+) 0.02 26.10%

Bengal gram 17.06 20.09 (+) 3.03 21.17%

Urd & Moong 1.24 2.07 (+) 0.83 33.19%

Lentil 1.37 1.33 (-) 0.04 21.46%

Rape seed & Mustard

2.09 2.18 (+) 0.09 57.13%

Source: Seed Division, DAC, GOI.

REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF FERTILIZERS FOR RABI: 2012-13 & RABI: 2013-14.

Fertilizers

Rabi: 2012-13 Rabi: 2013-14

Assessed requirement (Lakh

tons)

Total sales(Lakh Tons)

Assessed requirement (Lakh

Tons)

Urea 164.60 165.78 171.96

DAP 54.19 51.06 47.26

MOP 25.84 10.36 19.28

NPK 55.99 37.83 52.53

SSP 26.87 20.88 42.85

Use of Bio-fertilizers-• Azosprillium, Azotobacter, Rhizobium , Phosphate Solubilizing bacteria, Potash

mobilizing bacteria reduce dose of N,P,K, fertilizer by 25%.•Use of micronutrients based on soil health maps/ soil health analysis report.•Deficiency- Sulphur 46%, Zinc 49% Boron 33%; Molybdenum 13%; magnesium 5% Copper 3 %.

Source: INM & FMS, DAC, GOI

PROMOTION OF RESOURCE CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGIES IN RABI: 2013-14

Promotion of Zero tillage/FIRB technology;

Residue management through Happy Seeder;

Promotion of land levelling through “Lazer Land Laveller”;

Integrated Nutrient & Weed management; and

Relay cropping of wheat in cotton growing areas.

STRATEGY FOR RABI-SUMMER PULSE PRODUCTION

Full utilization of additional allocation of Rs. 450 crore for pulses under NFSM;

Timely sowing: Improved varieties/planting methods;

Seed inoculation with Rhizobium culture/ PSB/Trichoderma;

Weed Management (Pre/Post-emergence);

Promotion of inter-cropping: Rapeseed & Mustard, Linseed, Sugarcane;

Integrated Nutrient Management – sulphur , Molybdenum , Zinc , Boron & soil test based major nutrients;

Pest Surveillance and Integrated Pest Management;

Procurement : NAFED-SFAC; and

Advance planning for Summer pulses.

WAY FORWARD

Linkages with SAU/ICAR Institutes/KVKs for technical backstopping;

Timely crop tracking & close monitoring of weather situation; and

Timely implementation & monitoring of crop development programs.

THANK YOU