TAMIL NADU

CONTINGENCY CROP PLAN & KHARIF 2015 PREPAREDNESS

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Geographical area - 130.33 L.ha. {328.7 M ha.}

Gross area sown - 51.40 L.ha.(39%) {192.2 M.ha.- 58.5%}

Net area sown - 45.44 L.ha.(35%) {140.02 M.ha.- 42.6%}

Gross Area Irrigated - 29.91 L.ha (58%) {86.42 M.ha.- 45%}

Net Area Irrigated - 26.43 L.ha (58%) {63.26 M.ha.- 45%}

Rainfed - 21.49 L. ha (42%) {76.76 M.ha.-55%}

Average Rainfall - 921 mm – {National -1200 mm}

No. of land holdings - 81.18 Lakh {National -13.77 Crores}

Average size of holding - 0.80 Ha. {National -1.16 ha.}

SF/MF - 92% (operating 61% area) {85% operating 44.3%}

Other Farmers - 8% (operating 39% area) {15% operating 55.7%}

Food Grain Prodn. (2013-14) – 11.02 M.MT {257.44 M.MT}

The State with 4% Land Area and 3% Water Resources supports 6% Population of the Nation contributing 4% of Food Grain Production.

AGRICULTURE SCENARIO

RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION TAMIL NADU Vs ALL INDIA

SEASONSTAMIL NADU ALL INDIA

AVERAGE % AVERAGE %

Winter (Jan - Feb) 31.3 3 40.9 3

Summer (Mar - May) 127.9 14 131.3 11

South West Monsoon (June - Sep) 321.3 35 887.5 75

North East Monsoon (Oct - Dec) 440.4 48 127.2 11

TOTAL 920.9 100 1186.9 100

(in mm)

SOURCES OF IRRIGATION

Source Net Area irrigated in L.Ha Area in %

Canal 7.46 25.2

Tanks 5.28 17.8

Borewells 4.06 13.7

Openwells 12.77 43.1

Others 0.07 0.2

Total 29.64 100.0

STATE RAINFALL IN 2014 & 2015 (in mm)

Season2014 2015

Normal Actual Dev (%) Normal Actual Dev (%)

Winter (Jan– Feb) 31.3 13.8 (-)56 31.30 10.90 (-) 65%

Summer (Mar-May) 128.0 157.20 +23 128.0 241.3 (+) 88

S.W.Monsoon (June-Sep) 321.20 305.50 (-)5

N.E.Monsoon (Oct– Dec) 440.40 430.30 (-)2

Total 920.90 906.80 (+)2–

RESERVOIR POSITION as on 02.06.2015

Sl. No Name Capacity

(T.M.C ft)

Last yr live storage

(T.M.C ft)

Current year live Storage

(T.M.C ft)

1 Mettur 93.470 12.064 34.378

2 Bhavanisagar 32.800 3.903 1.504

3 Vaigai 6.091 0.450 1.496

4 Periyar 10.570 1.526 2.087

5 Sathanur 7.321 1.233 0.8916 Aliyar 3.864 1.194 3.2017 Parambikulam 13.408 1.877 2.205

GROUND WATER POSITION

• Due to satisfactory rain in summer season, ground water level increased significantly in the State– Water Level raised in 22 districts

• More than 4 meters - 1 district (Theni)

• 2 – 4 meters - 4 districts– Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Dindigul, Tirunelveli

• Less than 2 meters - 17 districts

– Water level decreased in 10 districts• Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Dharmapuri,

Krishnagiri, Villupuram, Trichy, Thanjavur and The Nilgiris

KHARIF COVERAGE COMPARISON (L.Ha)

CROP NORMAL

AREA (4YR AVG)

BEST YEAR (2011-12)

WORST YEAR (2012-

13)Expected Coverage

Rice 4.96 5.96 3.64 4.00

Coarse cereals 4.99 4.70 4.29 4.30

Pulses 2.06 2.10 1.86 2.10

Total Food grains 12.01 12.76 9.79 10.40

Oil seeds 2.43 2.81 2.48 2.50

Cotton 1.13 1.06 1.05 1.05

RABI COVERAGE COMPARISON(L.HA)

CROP NORMAL

AREA (4YR AVG)

BEST YEAR (2011-12)

WORST YEAR

(2012-13)Expected Covergae

Rice 12.35 13.08 11.29 10.00Coarse cereals 3.39 1.98 2.39 6.00

Total Pulses 3.77 4.58 3.25 3.25

Total Food grains 19.51 19.64 16.93 19.25

Total Oil seeds 1.73 1.68 1.41 1.41

Cotton 0.38 0.29 0.28 0.25

Crop

Kharif Supply Plan 2015

Seeds distributed 25.5.2014

Stock available REMARKS

Dept Pvt. Total Dept Pvt. Total Dept Pvt. Total

Paddy 9750 13000 22750 626 3526 4152 12579 42191 54770 sufficient

Millets 170 3626 3796 9 299 308 134 345 479shortfall will be met from out-sourcing - TNAU / NSC / Co-Operative / Private concerns

Pulses 1212 387 1599 167 28 195 1833 71 1904

Oilseeds 3544 15023 18567 172 2 174 882 260 1164

Cotton 15 437 452 18 64 82

SEED POSITION (MT)

FERTILIZER POSITION (MT)

FertilizerKharif

2015 GOI allotment

Distribution from

01.04.2015 to

31.05.2015

Stock as on 01.06.2015 Expected

Total availability (Expected + Stock)

Urea 4,50,000 1,12,690 77,828 3,37,310 4,15,138

DAP 1,50,000 36,816 45,343 1,13,184 1,58,527

MOP 1,50,000 23,833 34,153 1,26,167 1,60,320

Complex 3,00,000 56,825 61,154 2,38,846 3,00,000

Strategy for Contingency Plan in the event of Aberrant Monsoon

Contingency plan prepared for all the districts in consultation with TNAU

Plans were developed for ….Delay in onset of rains during the seasonSlow progression during the seasonMid Season droughtEnd season drought

Action Plan for drought Management

• Promotion & use of –Extra Early Maturity (<100 days) varieties

Anna-4,ADT 48 , MDU 5, Anjali & Prasanna for paddy,Seed plan prepared–Using higher seed rate–Potash spray(2%) for drought tolerance

to tide over the short dry spell.

Action Plan

Management practices

–Promotion of community nursery and mass machanised planting

–Direct sowing using Gorru under dry condition

–Use of drum seeder under puddled condition to skip nursery preparation, early maturation & to reduce water usage

– Encouraging less water requiring short duration pulses / millets.

OTHER STATE’S INITIATIVES

• A Separate agency for ensuring availability of quality seeds constituted

• Interest free loan of Rs.150 Crores to TANFED for facilitating the availability of chemical fertilizers

• Rainfed Area Development Programmed with more focus to minor millets and livestock

• Village level awareness programme for summer ploughing, rat control, IPM measures.

THANK YOU

CROP COVERAGE IN KHARIF 2015 (L Ha.)

Sl. No. Crop

Kharif 2015 Coverage till date Last Year

Full coverage

Current Year

ExpectedTarget Kharif 2015

Kharif 2014

1 Paddy 6.500 0.348 0.260 4.860 4.00

2 Millets 5.000 0.194 0.138 3.990 4.30

3 Pulses 3.000 0.354 0.204 1.760 2.10

4 Cotton 1.300 0.021 0.033 1.250 1.05

5 Sugarcane 2.100 0.142 0.076 1.710

6 Oilseeds 3.230 0.178 0.120 2.010 2.50

TARGET FOR AREA & PRODUCTION 2015-16

Crops

Area (L.Ha) Prodn (L.MT) Pdvty (Kg/Ha)Kharif Rabi Total Kharif Rabi Total

Rice 6.50 14.50 21.00 30.28 62.72 93.00 4429

Millets 5.00 7.00 12.00 22.65 22.35 45.00 3750

Pulses 3.00 8.00 11.00 2.47 6.53 9.00 815

Total food grains 14.50 29.50 44.00 55.40 91.60 147.00

Oilseeds 3.23 2.49 5.62 6.62 7.24 13.85 2464

Cotton (L.Bales) 1.30 0.50 1.80 4.71 2.79 7.50 700

Sugarcane (MT) 2.10 1.50 3.60 233.16 166.84 400.00 111