NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF CAMPAIGN 2014

1. NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF CAMPAIGN 2014 RABI REVIEW AND KHARIF PROSPECTS

2. 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

3. PRODUCTION TARGETS AND ACHIEVEMENT DURING 2013-14

4. Area of Foodgrains and Kharif Oilseeds Crops over IX, X, XI plans & 2012-13 and 2013-14

5. Production of food grains in MT (Kharif & Rabi) over IX, X, XI Plans and 2012-13 & 2013-14

6. Productivity of food grains in Kg/ha (Kharif & Rabi) over IX, X,XI Plans and 2012-13 & 2013-14

7. 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

8. Occurrence of droughts in different states-2000-2014

9. 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

10. SUMMER MOONG Intercrop with Sugarcane Summer moong - Bihar, Haryana, Punjab , UP and MP Short duration varieties –SML -668, SAMRAT, IPM 02-01, Pusa Vishal 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

11. 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 • Sahbhagi dhan 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

12. 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 Bentonite Sulphur with micro nutrients and biofertilizers • Weed management with recommended chemicals • Pest surveillance and integrated pest management

13. 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

14. Soybean Broad Bed Furrow Method Weeding 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 (Beauveria bassiana, B. Thruigiensis , NPV and chemical insecticides Intercropping -pigeon pea, maize, and other kharif crops.

15. Groundnut Broad Bed Ridge Method Intercropping • 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

16. 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 Rhizobium culture/ 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;

17. REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY of SEEDS KHARIF CROPS 2013-14 Lakh Qtls *Additional Seed Production of Oilseeds expected from Rabi Season

18. REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF FERTILIZERS for KHARIF: 2013-14

19. 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 • Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY) • Sub-schemes of RKVY • BGREI • Crop Diversification (Punjab, Haryana & Western Uttar Pradesh)

20. 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

21. 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.

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