DR. SANDEEP SAXENA I.A.S Agriculture Production Commissioner & Principal Secretary

1. KRISHI KARMAN AWARD 2013-2014 TAMIL NADU DR. SANDEEP SAXENAI.A.S Agriculture Production Commissioner & Principal Secretary

2. 1. CHALLENGES IN TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURE • WATER • Depleting Ground water potential in 62% Blocks • Only 3% of National water resource for 6% of National Population • Per capita availability of water resources is 750 m³ / year (All India average of 2,200 m³ / year ) • 97.5 % surface irrigation already exploited • Water deficit State, no perennial rivers • Erratic Rainfall • 36% Blocks over exploited, 9% critical & 17% semi-critical • Normal Rainfall – 921.50 mm (23% less than National average (1200 mm) • Main monsoon NEM (48%) Erratic and Cyclonic • LAND • Pressure on Land • 92% SFMFoccupying 61% Land (National Level 85% SFMF(45% Land)) • Average Land Holding size - 0.82 Ha. (National level – 1.16 Ha.) • High Degree of Urbanization (48.4%) (National Level 31%) • Rapid Industrialization • Declining net cropped Area 45.442 L.Ha (2012-13); 51.72 L.Ha (2001-02) • Dwindling Soil Health • Reduction in Soil Organic Carbon 0.45% (2010-11) 1.2% (1971) • Widespread deficiency of secondary and micronutrients- • Zinc – 37.61 L. Ha.; Copper – 30.14 L.Ha., Iron – 15.4 L.Ha. Manganese – 14.2 L.Ha. • Problem soil (17% NCA)– Saline & Alkaline 2.75 L.Ha ; Acidic 4.72 L.Ha • Timely availability of Quality Seeds INPUTS • Acute labour shortage • biotic and abiotic stress resistant varieties due to climatic factors • due to urbanization and Industrialization • Higher Cost of cultivation • due to higher labour cost and more nutrient requirements

3. RAINFALL SCENARIO (in mm) UP TO 30.9.2014 • 2012 severe drought year, precarious-Dam & groundwater position • Deficient Rainfall in 2013-14 (-19%), NE Monsoon 2013 deficient by 33% • 56% shortfall in 2014 Winter affected the rice fallow pulses and other crops.

4. 2. FOOD GRAINS - AREA & PRODUCTION TREND - - - 2013-14 (AE) 2011-12

5. 3. ACHIEVEMENTS OF STATE IN FOOD GRAINS AND OILSEEDS PRODUCTION 2013-14 (4TH Advance Estimate) Inspite of deficit rains – compared to best year • 9% increased Food Grain production (101.52 L.MT in 2011-12) • 54% Increase in Millets area (6.38 L.Ha. in 2011-12) • 55% increased Millets production (23.24 L.MT in 2011-12) • 1% increased Millets productivity (3642 kg./ha in 2011-12) • 32% increased Pulses area (6.68 L.ha. in 2011-12) • 37% increased Pulses production (3.69 L.MT in 2011-12) • 4% increase in Pulses productivity (552 kg/ha in 2011-12) • 7% increased Groundnut Productivity (2751 Kg/ha in 2011-12)

6. 4. MEASURES TAKEN FOR ACHIEVING THE PRODUCTION • Micro level farm based planning • Integrated services at the door steps • 21 lakhs Individual farm-wise crop Plan developed. • Technology adoption and crop health being monitored for 2 L.Ha. • FIHBto 58 lakh farmers • 2.8 crore agro voice advisories • 20 crores customised and location specific text SMSPushed by Block Level Extension Functionaries –Top at All India Level • "Farmer oriented integrated agricultural extension system • Scheduled visit and Inter personal contact - Extension workers & ATMAfunctionaries • 2319 Tablet PCs to the field staff • 125 Touch Screen Kiosksat AECs/PACCS/Panchayats • 174 Pico Mini Projectors for technology dissemination • Crop Doctor – diagnose yourself to 6 crops • Paddy, Maize, Ragi, Coconut, Sugarcane, Banana • Annual Mega campaign- UzhavarPeruvizha- 42.86 lakhs Farmers Benefitted • Detailed Soil Analysis • Strengthening of Soil testing Infrastructure • Macro and micro nutrients analyzed for 84% of the Farm Holdings and hosted on AGRISNET • Pattern of Nutrient status being mapped to develop Village Soil Fertility map in phased manner to ascertain Crop Nutrient matrix. • “GIS based Soil mapping” is in progress to help the farmers to know the nutrient status & nutrient requirement of individual crops • Special Initiatives for Nutrient Management • Infra for soil analysis strengthened for all STL / MSTL with Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) - Rs.500 lakhs, • Encouraging use of liquid bio-fertiliser-5 units – capacity 2.50 L.liters per annum • Water • Distribution of Farmers’ Integrated Hand Bookto all farm families • Suggesting soil test based bouquet of crops • Encouraging use of Green Manure Seeds - 200 MT. for 25000 acres, • Encouraging use of non-chemicals – • BGA 525 MT. ; Azolla– 500 MT; Bio-Fertilizer 192.50 L. packets • Encouraging use of vermi compost - 1086 vermi units • Trash Mulching in Sugarcane - 5000 ha. Massive Creation of Water Harvesting Structures Increasing Water Use Efficiency through Micro Irrigation • 70,000 new farm ponds by dovetailing MGNREGS fund • critical life saving irrigation 350 units of diesel enginewith rain gun and mobile sprinklers • 67949 Ha of on farm development work viz. lining of channels • 852 NosCheck Dam and 1135 Nos of Gabbion Check Dam • Crop based Initiatives for water saving • Additional State fund of Rs.84.73 crores over and above GOI funding of Rs.86.90 crores • Area covered under Drip 38300 Ha ; Sprinkler 1500Ha ; Raingun 500 Ha • For protein security • Micro irrigation exclusively for pulses -5,000 Ha -Rs.10.48 Crores • Transplanted Redgram coupled with micro irrigation recorded highest area coverage during 2013-14 • Extension • System of Rice Intensification, • System of Pulses Intensification, • Precision Farming Invigorating Extension Farm Crop Management System • Soil

7. 5. NEW INNOVATIONS/INITIATIVES • Innovations adopted • Ensuring timely availability of adequate inputs • Crop specific technologies • Value addition and marketing support initiatives

8. 6. EXPENDITURE UNDER VARIOUS SCHEMES SUPPORTING FOODGRAIN PRODUCTION – 2013-14 (Rs.inLakhs)

9. INTER-DEPARTMENTAL CO-ORDINATION

10. 8.ONLINE UPDATION OF NFSM2013-14 • Area, Production and Productivity, updated for paddy & Pulses. • Updation of Target & Achievements details completed • Beneficiary details updation nearing completion • Input supply details entered in the online

11. 9. Future strategies & Road map for achieving higher production

12. Tamil Nadu State Seed Development Agency (TANSDA) • Estt. of Integrated Agricultural Extension Centres • Sustainable & Eco-Friendly Agricultural Practices • 5 Model Organic Villages • 150 Model "Eco-Friendly IPM Villages“ • 2 Lab Complexes at TNAU to standardise the organic Practices • Second Green Revolution • Doubling the Foodgrain Production and Tripling the Farmers’ income for sustainable growth • VISION 2023 • To achieve the best in class productivity in key agricultural produces and to be a global supplier with robust infrastructure – Rs.1,21,400 crores • To achieve 5% AAGR as envisaged in the 12thFYP and Vision 2023 • Incremental increasein foodgrain production • Bringing fallow lands • Extending IFS • Upscaling improved technologies • Farmer oriented integrated agricultural extension system- • Formation of farmer producers organizations • 1665 Recharge shafts in black soil and compartmental bundingworks in red soil • Establishment of Agro processing industries with appropriate models • Farm women empowerment programme- • Inter-linking FCMS with AMI&BPC • Development of integrated PHMSas extension of FCMS 9. Future strategies & Road map for achieving higher production

13. THANKS