BALWINDER SINGH SIDHUBALWINDER SINGH SIDHUDirector of AgricultureDirector of Agriculture.

NATIONAL CONFRENCE ON AGRICULTURE NATIONAL CONFRENCE ON AGRICULTURE

KHARIF COMPAIGN – 2006KHARIF COMPAIGN – 2006(PUNJAB)(PUNJAB)

PRESENTATION PRESENTATION BYBY

RABI PROSPOECTSRABI PROSPOECTS (2005-06) (2005-06)

PRODUCTIVITY OF MAJOR CROPSPRODUCTIVITY OF MAJOR CROPS

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

5000

•1970-71 •1980-81 •1990-91 •2000-01 •2004-05 •2005-06

Wheat Rice MaizeRabi Oilseeds Cotton

2237

2730

3715

45634221 4265

17652733

3229

35063943

3858

2726

1200

731

1555

16021784

2793 2738

555 528

10141213

1032

371 309 463 430697

Kg./ha.

PUNJAB AGRICULTURE : Challenges

Punjab Agriculture

Mounting Pressure

of Globalization

(New Technology & Competition)

Decreasing quantity

and quality of water

Declining arable land

area and Soil health

Increasing

cost of cultivation and

Decreasing margins

Technology fatigue

Climate Change

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

VARIATION OF MAXIMUM VARIATION OF MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (TEMPERATURE (00 C) DURING RABI C) DURING RABI

November December January February March

25 years Av. 5 years Av. 2006

VARIATION OF MINIMUM VARIATION OF MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (TEMPERATURE (00 C) DURING RABI C) DURING RABI

-5.0

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

November December January February March

25 years Av. 5 years Av. 2006.

Productivity of WheatProductivity of Wheat(Kg./ha.)(Kg./ha.)

75-76 85-86 90-91 99-2k 01-02 04-05

2337

3531

4696

4532 4221

3715

PRODUCTION OF RABI CROPSPRODUCTION OF RABI CROPS

CROP 2004-05

(ACHIEVEMENT)

2005-06

(ESTIMATED)

AREA

(000 ha.)

PROD.

(000 MT)

AREA

(000 ha.)

PROD.

(000 MT)

Wheat 34.82 146.98 34.30 146.25

BARLEY 22 74 25 84

PULSES 12 10 18 15

OILSEEDS 60 62 70 84

ACTION PLAN FOR ACTION PLAN FOR KHARIF 2006KHARIF 2006

VARIATIONS IN PRODUCTIVITY VARIATIONS IN PRODUCTIVITY (MAXIMUM & MINIMUM AVERAGE YEILD OF DISTRICT IN 5 YEARS)(MAXIMUM & MINIMUM AVERAGE YEILD OF DISTRICT IN 5 YEARS)

51624633

4219

726

1630

3402

2675

1526

271700

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

WHEAT RICE MAIZE COTTON OILSEEDS

MAXIMUM MINIMUM

Kg./Ha.

STRATEGY TO IMPROVE STRATEGY TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY & GROWTH RATEPRODUCTIVITY & GROWTH RATE

• REGION SPECIFIC SELECTION OF CROPS.

• PROMOTION OF VEGITABLE AND FRUIT CROPS AND THEIR PROCESSING UNDER NATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSION.

• EMPHASIS ON ALLIED AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES VIZ. DAIRYING, POULTRY, BEE KEEPING ETC.

• CAPACITY BUILDING OF EXTENSION WORKERS AND FARMERS THROUGH TRAINING FOR DISSEMINATION OF LATEST CROP PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY.

• TIMELY SUPPLY OF QUALITY CERTIFIED SEEDS AND PLANTING MATERIAL. IMPROVEMENT IN SEED REPLACEMENT RATIO (SRR).

• ASSURED AND TIMELY SUPPLY OF FERTILIZERS AND THEIR BALANCED USE BASED ON SOIL TEST.

• INTODUCTION OF BIO-FERTILIZERS - ONE VILLAGE PER BLOCK TO BE ADOPTED AS BIO-VILLAGE FOR MASS DEMONSTRATIONS.

• ENCOURGE THE EFFICIENT USE OF AVAILABLE IRRIGATION SUPPLIES.

IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIFIC AREAS IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIFIC AREAS

CROP IDENTIFIED DISTRICTS

Paddy a) Fine

b) Basmati

Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Kapurthala, Patiala, Moga, Sangrur.

Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Patiala (Rajpura tehsil)

Cotton Bathina, Mansa, Mukatsar, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Sangrur (Tehsil Barnala, Sunam & Moonuk), Moga (Tehsil Bagapurana & Nahal Singh Wala)

Maize Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Ropar and Amritsar

Pulses a) Moong

b) Mash

c) Aarhar

Amritsar, Bahtinda, Ferozepur, Ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, Mukatsar & Sangrur

Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Ropar and Amritsar

Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Sangrur, Moga & Patiala

Oilseeds (Sesamum)

Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Mansa, Mukatsar & Ropar

RICERICE

YearYear AreaArea

(lac hac.)(lac hac.)

ProductionProduction

(lac MT)(lac MT)

2005-062005-06 26.4226.42 101.93101.93

2006-07 (Target)2006-07 (Target) 24.2524.25 90.1090.10

THRUST AREASTHRUST AREAS

TIMELY TRANSPLANTATION OF PADDYTIMELY TRANSPLANTATION OF PADDY

INTRODUCTION OF NEW CROP ESTABLISHMENT TECHNOLOGIES VIZ. INTRODUCTION OF NEW CROP ESTABLISHMENT TECHNOLOGIES VIZ. TRANSPLANTING ON RAISED BEDS, DIRECT SEEDING, UNPUDDLED TRANSPLANTING ON RAISED BEDS, DIRECT SEEDING, UNPUDDLED TRANSPLANTING AND SRI TRANSPLANTING AND SRI

ASSURED SUPPLY OF CANAL WATER AND ELECTRICITY (FOR 8 HOURS)ASSURED SUPPLY OF CANAL WATER AND ELECTRICITY (FOR 8 HOURS)

USE OF LEAF COLOR CHARTS FOR NEED BASED APPLICATION OF NITROGENUS USE OF LEAF COLOR CHARTS FOR NEED BASED APPLICATION OF NITROGENUS FERTILIZERS. FERTILIZERS.

250 FARMERS FIELD SCHOOLS TO BE ORGANIZED FOR IPM.250 FARMERS FIELD SCHOOLS TO BE ORGANIZED FOR IPM.

MAIZEMAIZE

Year Year AreaArea

(lac hac.)(lac hac.)

ProductionProduction

(lac MT)(lac MT)

2005-062005-06 1.481.48 4.034.03

2006-07 (Target)2006-07 (Target) 2.002.00 5.175.17

THRUST AREASTHRUST AREAS

INTODUCTION OF NEW HYBVRIDS AND QUILITY PROTEN MAIZE.INTODUCTION OF NEW HYBVRIDS AND QUILITY PROTEN MAIZE. EMPHASIS ON PROPER PLANT POPULATON THROUGH MACHNISED PLANTING.EMPHASIS ON PROPER PLANT POPULATON THROUGH MACHNISED PLANTING. STRESS ON INM AND IPM. STRESS ON INM AND IPM.

DEVELOPMENT OF POST HARVEST INFRASTRUCTURE. DEVELOPMENT OF POST HARVEST INFRASTRUCTURE.

COTTONCOTTON

YearYear AreaArea

(lac hac.)(lac hac.)

ProductionProduction

(lac bales)(lac bales)

2005-062005-06 5.575.57 23.9523.95

2006-07 (Target)2006-07 (Target) 6.256.25 24.0024.00

THRUST AREASTHRUST AREAS

EMPHASIS ON CULTIVATION OF Bt COTTON HYBRIDS.EMPHASIS ON CULTIVATION OF Bt COTTON HYBRIDS.

ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF CANAL WATER DURING APRIL FOR TIMELY ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF CANAL WATER DURING APRIL FOR TIMELY SOWING OF COTTON. SOWING OF COTTON.

PROMOTION OF IPM ON COTTON IN PPP MODE UNDER SRTT PROJECT OFPROMOTION OF IPM ON COTTON IN PPP MODE UNDER SRTT PROJECT OF REVIVING GREEN REVOLUTION AND VILLAGE CLUSTER ADOPTION PROJECT OFREVIVING GREEN REVOLUTION AND VILLAGE CLUSTER ADOPTION PROJECT OF VARDHMAN GROUP IN 162 VILLAGES. VARDHMAN GROUP IN 162 VILLAGES.

SUPPLY OF QUALITY PESTICIDES AND THEIR EFICIENT USE. SUPPLY OF QUALITY PESTICIDES AND THEIR EFICIENT USE.

ESTIMATED PRODUCTION OF ESTIMATED PRODUCTION OF KHARIF OILSEEDS AND PULSESKHARIF OILSEEDS AND PULSES

YEAR KHARIF OILSEEDS

KHARIF PULSES

AREA

(000 ha.)

PROD.

(000 MT)

AREA

(000 ha.)

PROD.

(000 MT)

2005-06 13 7 23 18

2006-07 (Target)(Target)

22 11 50 40

NATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSIONNATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSION

Sr.No Activities/Projects Amount(Rs. In Crores)

Remarks

1. Establishment of New Gardens, Floriculture, Modern Nurseries, Vegetable Seed Production, Protected Cultivation of Fruit, Spices and Aromatic Plants, Pollination through bee-keeping and exhibitions.

21.83 In 11 districts namely Ferozepur, Mukatsar, Bhatinda, Amritsar, Hosiharpur, Gurdaspur, Kapruthala, Patiala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Fathegarh Sahib

2. Post Harvest Management 2.40 PAU, Ludhiana

3. De- bittering Technology (Plant) 2.00 Punjab Agro Industries Corpn.

4. Back Ended Subsidy Projects 0.32 Punjab Agro Industries and Marketing Board.

5. Setting up of Cold Storage 1.50 Subsidy for 3 units in Private Sector

Agriculture, 63.77

Fisheres, 0.84

Livestock, 34.21

Forest & Others,

1.18

Share of Agriculture and Allied in GDP =38.23%

AVIALABILITY OF CERTIFIED SEEDAVIALABILITY OF CERTIFIED SEED

Sr. Sr. NoNo..

CropCrop Requirement Requirement of Seedof Seed

(2006-0 7)(2006-0 7)

AvailabilityAvailability

(2006-07)(2006-07)

Seed Replacement Rate Seed Replacement Rate (%age)(%age)

2004-052004-05 2005-062005-06

1. Paddy 48500 122011 15 20

2. Cotton 8125 8821 15 22

3. Maize 16000 22957 57 71

4. Pulses 450 940 16 38

(QTLS.)(QTLS.)

FERTILIZER REQUIREMENTFERTILIZER REQUIREMENT

Name of Fertilizer

Consumption Kharif 2005

Requirement Kharif 2006

Urea 1203.4 1250.0

DAP 204.4 240.0

SSP 6.9 10.0

NPK 18.3 25.0

MOP 52.7 55.0

CAN 2.4 2.5

(000 MT)

NEW INITIATIVESNEW INITIATIVES

• Agriculture Diversification and Development Fund with a corpus of Rs.20.00 set-up to undertake research on new crops, their processing and marketing.

• Four special purpose vehicles (SPV) i.e. Council for Citrus Juices, Council for Value Added Horticulture, Council for Viticulture and Council for Organic Farming set-up to provide impetus to diversification efforts.

• Punjab State Farmers Commission has been set-up to prepare a blue print for diversification of State Agriculture and improvement of socio-economic statues of farmers.

NEW INITIATIVESNEW INITIATIVES

• Contact Farming of basmati, maize, summer moong etc. has been undertaken during kharif and hoyla, durum wheat in rabi.

• University of Animal Sciences being set-up to ensure diversification to allied activities like dairy and fisheries.

• Super Thermal Power Plant being set-up at Coal Pit Head in Chhatissgarh by NTPC to dedicate 1500 MW of power.

• Legislation for Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) is proposed to regulate the working of water users associations for efficient O&M of surface irrigation systems.

AGRICULTURE EXTENSION REFORMSAGRICULTURE EXTENSION REFORMS

• Organization of Farmer Training Programme on Scientific Crop Production at district, block and village level. KVKs being actively involved in training and FLDs’.

• SEWP of 2005-06 prepared and approved by Govt. of India. The scheme being implemented in the State.

• SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY at State level and ATMAS’ at district level has been registered to implement the scheme. Second installment distributed to districts.

• SREP of district Amritsar and Patiala prepared and for the remaining two districts to be submitted shortly.

• Response to KCC is encouraging. Farmers demand accessibility to 1551 from mobile phones. Need to increase existing lines at level-1 from 3 to 6. The provision of cell phones with incoming facility to the experts at level II is required for escalation of calls to level II.

• Two crop seminars organized under Mass Media Support to Agriculture by DD Jalandhar.

AMENDMENT OF APMC ACTAMENDMENT OF APMC ACT

• APMC act has been amended to permit setting up private marketing infrastructure.

• The rules to regulate such markets and incentives to be provided to such investors are being finalized.

RISK MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENT

• ICICI Lombard has insured the farmers crop for weather risk in 5 districts during kharif 2005 (Paddy) as well as in 8 districts during rabi 2005-06 (Wheat).

Farmers Covered

Area Covered (acres)

Premium (Rs.)

Sum Insured

(Rs.)

Compensation paid

(Rs.)

797 3194 12,77,573 1,27,76000 2,18,000

138 381 1,42,688 15,22,000 ----

Efforts will be made to cover more farmers during 2006-07 in collaboration with AIC of India by providing assistance in premium Under Work Plan for Macro Management of Agriculture .

UTILIZATION OF FUNDS UNDER CSSUTILIZATION OF FUNDS UNDER CSS

SR. NO.

NAME OF SCHEME FUNDS RELEASED

GOI SHARE

REMARKS

1. INTENSIVE COTTON DEV. PROG. (75.25 )

637.30 477.98

FUNDS LIKELY TO BE UTILIZED BY 31ST

MARCH, 2006.2. MACRO MANAGEMENT WORK PLAN (90:10)

1035.33

981.80

3. AGRICULTURAL CENSUS (100)

21.80 22.10 16.87

4. ISOPOM (75:25) ---- 316.61 RELEASE UNDER CONSIDERATION

(Rs. IN LACS)(Rs. IN LACS)

THANKSTHANKS