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WELCOME TO SECRETARY (A&C) AND PARTICIPANTS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR RABI CAMPAIGN New Delhi : 17

WELCOME TO SECRETARY (A&C) AND PARTICIPANTS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR RABI CAMPAIGN New Delhi : 17 th Sept.2004. Population 19,88,636 Rural population 16,35,815 Farming household 1,49,171 Geographical Area 16,57,900 ha Cultivable area 7,22,464 ha

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WELCOME TO SECRETARY (A&C) AND PARTICIPANTS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR RABI CAMPAIGN New Delhi : 17

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  1. WELCOME TO SECRETARY (A&C) AND PARTICIPANTS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR RABI CAMPAIGN New Delhi : 17th Sept.2004

  2. Population 19,88,636 Rural population 16,35,815 Farming household 1,49,171 Geographical Area 16,57,900 ha Cultivable area 7,22,464 ha Gross cropped area 3,24,429 ha Net cropped area 2,83,135 ha Net irrigated area 63,800 ha

  3. Kharif & Rabi 2004-05 Production increased from level of 62,000 MT in 1963-64 Net cropped area only 17% Land Development & Minor Irrigation a Major concern

  4. Macro Management • 10th Plan projections and allocations inadequate. • Confusion among implementing departments • Funding of programmes remain reduced after Macro-Management • Essential schemes such as RVP, Water management, and assistance to weaker section Co-operatives affected. • Concluded programmes such as Technology Mission on Oil Seed transferred to MM without appropriate funding • Review of Fund release system

  5. Mechanization Number of educated unemployed growing : Over 40,000 educated unemployed on live roll of Employment Exchange Mechanisation and modernisation of Farming, value addition and post harvest technologies an important option Present outlay too little : Only 9 tractors and 188 Power Tillers per year for the whole State against 1.49 lac farming households. Policy for Credit linkage in Farm Mechanisation is essential

  6. Flow of Credit to Agriculture sector Credit Deposit ratio in Nagaland is barely 17%. Flow to the Agriculture sector is negligible. Banking culture, Land tenure and issues of mortgage the basic problem Community Guarantee through VDBs being suggested Promoting Banking culture in tribal context require immediate attention SLBCC ineffective. Intervention of GOI required

  7. Need for R&D in Hill Agriculture • Upgradation of facilities and furthering research • Capacity building of local resources • Intensive Survey & Investigation of bio-diversity of NE region • Promotion of Private Participation in Commercial Production of Bio-Agents and Bio-fertilisers

  8. New interventions Bamboo Policy Adopted : Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency formed under Chairmanship of Chief Minister Nagaland Policy on Organic Cultivation Adopted Nagaland Agriculture Marketing Board and APMCs the new Thrust area. Nagaland Agriculture Policy on the Anvil

  9. Jhum The major system of cultivation Every Year over 100,000 Ha of land is put to SLASH & BURN Jhum : Both destructive and having very low returns Cropping intensity only 120% Only 17% of area put under annual cultivation. Nagaland indicated as the most unsustainable State of India in terms of food security by Swaminathan Foundation Report.

  10. Innovations for sustainability through Jhum Cover crops in JI Settsu on June 02

  11. Rice Bean ready for harvest During the month of Nov. 02

  12. Nodules formation of rice bean

  13. 4rd year Jhum paddy (June 03) : JI Settsu

  14. PICO HYDRO-POWER DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH WATER POWER

  15. NATURAL RESOURCES • Topography is hilly and undulating • Monsoon rains (2000 mm to 2500 mm from May to October) • Thousands of perennial rivers and countless gushing streams Immense untapped natural hydropower potential that could be successfully harnessed for sustainable and Modernised Agriculture

  16. 3 & 5 KVA Impulse Hydro Generators • Appropriate : Crude, Simple, Portable • Affordable : As cheap as Rs 10,000 per KVA

  17. 3 and 5 KVA Reaction Turbines in operation • Low head : simple operation • Installed with locally available materials • Applicable in any remote terrain • Ideal for Tribal farmers

  18. APPLICATIONS FOR FARMERS Domestic Lighting ,Cooking,Heating Pumping water : Irrigation, Drinking water Agro-processing : Milling, Ginning, Juicing, Drying : Cardamom,Chilies etc) Carpentry, Handicrafts : Tiny and cottage industry Cutting, polishing of stones Communication and information network : radios, TVs, telephones, Computers and internet facilites Fishery

  19. OBJECTIVES • IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS OF FARMERS AND MODERNISE THINKING • ENHANCE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND INCOME • INDUCE VALUE ADDITION AT FARMING LOCATIONS • GENERATE EMPLOYMENT • ATTRACT EDUCATED UNEMPLOYED TO LAND AND AGRICULTURE. • PROTECT NATURAL WATERSHED, CATCHMENT : PRESERVE ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT • PICO TO MICRO TO SMALL TO MACRO

  20. TYPICAL WATERSHED

  21. Area = 2850 Sq. Km MOKOKCHUNG MEKOKLA CHUPI TISHI SUNGLEP DOYANG DAM ZUNHEBOTO DOYANG RIVER WOKHA TULO TAPI KHUCHO KOHIMA KIGWEMA VILLAGE MICRO WATER SHED TADUBI TYPICAL SKETCH MAP OF DOYANG CATCH MENT AREA

  22. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW BRAMHAPUTRA BASIN (66%) CHINDWIN/IRRAWADY BASIN (29%) BARAK BASIN(5%)

  23. THANK YOU

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