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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF CAMPAIGN 2014. RABI REVIEW AND KHARIF PROSPECTS. CHANGE IN AREA AND PRODUCTION OF RABI CROPS DURING 2012-13 AND 2013-14. RABI 2013-14 Good Climatic conditions Good water storage conducive temperature regime
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF CAMPAIGN 2014 RABI REVIEW AND KHARIF PROSPECTS
CHANGE IN AREA AND PRODUCTION OF RABI CROPS DURING 2012-13 AND 2013-14 RABI 2013-14 • Good Climatic conditions • Good water storage • conducive temperature regime • Higher Area coverage wheat, rice, maize, gram, mustard Low- sorghum • Yellow rust on wheat- • sporadic spread – under control • Advisories issued • To watch for terminal heat stress • Light irrigation • Better harvest of Rabi crops
Area of Foodgrains and Kharif Oilseeds Crops over IX, X, XI plans & 2012-13 and 2013-14
Production of food grains in MT (Kharif & Rabi) over IX, X, XI Plans and 2012-13 & 2013-14
Productivity of food grains in Kg/ha (Kharif & Rabi) over IX, X,XI Plans and 2012-13 & 2013-14
PLANNING FOR KHARIF 2014 • Likely Monsoon scenarios • Forecast of India Metrological Department by March 2014 • Plan for all the possible scenarios ready Delayed onset Prolonged dry spells - Early withdrawal, Less rainfall & Excessive rainfall Less Rainfall in NE Region • Contingent plans for 23 states of 449 districts ready • Raising of community nursery of rice • Advance procurement of seed of short duration varieties – rice/other crops • Follow up advisory issued by CRIDA
EXPECTATIONS • Timely placement of inputs • Arrangement for seeds, fertilizers, nutrients, chemicals, program funds • Coordination meeting across Department of credit, power, irrigation • Weekly video conferencing for regular liaison and follow up • Mobilizing extension staff for field deployment • Pooling contractual staff under ATMA, NFSM, and other schemes • Active involvement of SAUs/KVKs • Technical backstopping • Monitoring
SUMMER MOONG • Summer moong- Bihar, Haryana, Punjab , UP and MP • Short duration varieties –SML -668, SAMRAT, IPM 02-01, PusaVishal etc. –mature in 60-65 days • Seed treatment, inoculation with Rhizobium and PSB cultures • Weed Management • Control of thrips, • Irrigation at critical stages • Additional funds -to expand area under summer pulses Intercrop with Sugarcane
Rice • Mechanical/Line Transplanting • Direct seeded Rice (DSR) • Drum seeder for wet bed • Seed drill for dry bed • Weed management • Promoting Hybrid and stress tolerant Varieties • Popular public/private hybrids • Swarna-sub-1 for flash flood • Sahbhagidhan for drought/low rainfall areas • Salt tolerant varieties • System of Rice Intensification • Nutrient and pest Management • Focus in Eastern India • CRRI led regular crop monitoring &Technical backstopping • Promotion of stress tolerant varieties in partnership with STRASA, IRRI
KHARIF PULSES • Improved varieties/Planting Methods • Ridge/furrow method • Improved varieties of Pigeonpea/Urd/Mung/Moth/Cowpea • Area expansion • Intercropping • Planting on rice bunds • NFSM-pulses extended to NE states • Integrated crop management • Seed treatment, inoculation with Rhizobium and PSB culture • Balanced application of fertilizers • Amelioration of acidic soils with lime • Gypsum or BentoniteSulphur with micro nutrients and biofertilizers • Weed management with recommended chemicals • Pest surveillance and integrated pest management
COARSE CEREALS • Maize - Single cross maize hybrids • Popularization of Quality Protein Maize (QPM • Weed Control • Pearl Millet suitable hybrids - Gujarat, Rajasthan, UP and Maharashtra • Promotion and timely seed availability of improved varieties of small millets • Creating awareness on the nutritional value of millets
Soybean • Seed treatment - Rhizobium, PSB &Fungicide • Planting of soybean on BBF and ridge-furrow system • Balanced use of nutrients - 20:60:40:20 kgN:P2 O5 :K2O:S/ha. • Weed management -Physical, cultural and chemical • Need based spray of bio- insecticides (Beauveriabassiana, B. Thruigiensis , NPV and chemical insecticides • Intercropping -pigeon pea, maize, and other kharif crops. Broad Bed Furrow Method Weeding
Groundnut • Use of improved varieties for higher productivity • Adoption of region specific IPM practices • Adoption of intercropping (pigeonpea, castor, sesame, peal millet etc.) • Use of biocontrol agents (Trichoderma and Pseudomonas) and bio-fertilizers • use of micro-irrigation systems • Promotion of mechanization of cultivation Broad Bed Ridge Method Intercropping
STRATEGIES • Timely pre-positioning of agricultural Inputs; • Seeds, • Seed treating bio-agents/ chemicals, • Soil amendments, • Fertilizers, • Micro-nutrients, • Weedicides & Pesticides; • Timely sowing; • Seed inoculation with Rhizobiumculture/ PSB/Trichoderma; • Weed Management (Pre/Post-emergence); • Integrated Nutrient Management – Sulphur , Molybdenum , Zinc , Boron & soil test based major nutrients; • Pest Surveillance and Integrated Pest Management;
REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY of SEEDS KHARIF CROPS 2013-14 Lakh Qtls *Additional Seed Production of Oilseeds expected from Rabi Season
REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF FERTILIZERS for KHARIF: 2013-14
SCHEMES & PROGRAMS • National Food Security Mission (NFSM); • National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) • National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture ( NMSA) including micro irrigation • National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology (NMAET) • Sub Mission Farm Mechanization • RashtriyaKrishiVikasYojna (RKVY) • Sub-schemes of RKVY • BGREI • Crop Diversification (Punjab, Haryana & Western Uttar Pradesh)
SUMMING UP • India is set to post its highest ever food grains production likely of 263.20 MT • Highest record production of pulses (19.77 MT) • Oil seeds production in 2013-14 likely to be 32.98 MT • Planning for kharif 2014 should be focused on • Eastern India development • Crop diversification in North western Region • Pulses and oilseeds • Adequate administrative and financial backup
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.