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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF CAMPAIGN 2007

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF CAMPAIGN 2007. 3 rd – 4 th , APRIL, 2007. Thiru G. Santhanam, I.A.S., Commissioner of Agriculture, Government of Tamilnadu. PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE 2006-07 - Highlights.

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF CAMPAIGN 2007

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  1. NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF CAMPAIGN 2007 3rd – 4th, APRIL, 2007 Thiru G. Santhanam, I.A.S., Commissioner of Agriculture, Government of Tamilnadu

  2. PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE 2006-07 - Highlights The foodgrain production estimated to reach all time high level of 95.4 L.MT Contributors Figures in parenthesis for 2005-06

  3. FOODGRAINS PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE – 10th FYP

  4. Contributors’ Performance (Production) PADDY MAIZE PULSES

  5. MAJOR INITIATIVES – 2006-07 • Special Campaign for increase in area under Maize and Pulses • Arrangements made for adequate availability of Seeds, Fertilisers and other inputs Special Programmes • Waiver of cooperative crop loan to the tune of Rs.7,000 crores • Reduction of interest for agricultural loan from 9 – 7% in Cooperative Banks. • Crop Insurance to non loanee farmers at 50% subsidy on premium • Extension of free electricity for agricultural pumpsets (17.62 L.Nos.) • Free distribution of developed wastelands to poor agricultural landless labourers-71117 acres so far reclaimed and distributed to 71755 to poor farmers • Welfare schemes to agricultural labourers • Opening of Research Station for Maize and Cotton

  6. PROGRAMME FOR KHARIF 2007

  7. PREPAREDNESS FOR KHARIF 2007 • Village level action plan prepared • Fertilisers and Micro Nutrients recommended as per Soil Health status • Stocking of adequate quantity of Certified seeds in Govt. & Private outlets. • Credit for Rs.1360 crores through cooperatives . • Interest for the crop loans reduced from 7% to 5% for prompt payers • Provision of Rs.15 crores as 50% subsidy towards insurance premium for 10 lakh farmers for crop loss.

  8. PREPAREDNESS FOR KHARIF 2007 contd…. Technology information drive to farmers to get high income • Preseason campaign in all villages • Opening of facilitation centres at Block Level. • Cluster approach and active involvement of all Farmers Interest Groups / Farm Women Groups/ Water users Association / NGOs etc., • Contractual arrangements between farmers and end users for cash crops • Publicity through Mass media, Printing materials and Electronic media • Crop contingency plan prepared for each Agro climatic zones in the event of failure of monsoon

  9. BOTTLENECKS FOR KHARIF

  10. MEASURES PROPOSED • Bringing wasteland under cultivation and distribution to the poor landless labourers at free of cost. • Government of Tamil Nadu has distributed 77,117 ac. of Government Waste lands to 71755nos. of landless labourers in three phases. • The fallow lands owned by the farmers are reclaimed free of cost (Rs.2600/ac.) to bring them under cultivation. • Distribution of Soil Health Cards to all 10 Lakh farmers

  11. Precision farming in irrigated areas and cluster approach • Integrated farming system approach in dry lands • Suitable crop rotation by pulses / Maize –paddy- Oilseeds • Modernisation of irrigation sources to cover 3.20 L.Ha. through IAMWARM (World Bank Project). • Massive adoption of water saving technologies viz. SRI in paddy, Micro irrigation and Fertigation in other crops esp. in sugarcane • Timely distribution of quality seed through seed village concept . • Timely distribution of quality inputs like fertilizers, pesticides, etc. • Popularisation of IPM and INM concept MEASURES PROPOSED contd…

  12. MEASURES PROPOSED contd… • Bringing more area under Maize with contract farmingBringing more area under Rainfed pulses • Thrust for ELS Cotton in select areas • More area under Bt. Cotton • Thrust on Sugarcane cultivation by pit method / paired row method and drip fertigation in 15,000 ha. • Strengthening of Uzhavar Sandhai (Farmers Market) • Massive drive in drip irrigation to Horticultural crops and Agricultural Crops

  13. ROAD MAP TO ACHIEVE 4% GROWTH RATE • Agriculture contributes 14% in NSDP • Suggested growth rate in Agriculture ….. 4.2 % Sub sector growth target percentage Total Crops -- 2.88% Food grains - 2.3 % Oilseeds - 4 % Others - 3 % Horticulture - 5 % Live Stock - 6 % Fisheries - 6 % Forestry - 0 %

  14. ROAD MAP TO ACHIEVE 4% GROWTH RATE • Cropwise Growth Rate comparatively difficult, since certain years recorded negative GR. However in the past three years performance is encouraging. • For Agriculture, target can be achieved / exceeded • For Horticulture, Livestocks and fisheries, GR is achievable • If 2007-08 is not normal, still possible to increase production by appropriate intervention through Growth Drivers

  15. GROWTH DRIVERS • No Possibility for increasing the net Area under Agricultural Crops • Bringing 20 L.Ha. Fallow Lands into cultivation by Waste Land Development for bio-mass production • Focus on productivity improvement • Precision Farming in all the districts • More area under SRI in Paddy • IAMWARM project to bring additional area under irrigation • Crop diversification • Post Harvest Technology and marketing facilities

  16. FACILITATING THE GROWTH DRIVERS • Bottom up planning & Single Window Extension Delivery System • Soil Health Care – INM • Extended risk coverage for crop Insurance • IT for market intelligence, input information & speedy communication of technologies

  17. STRENGTHENING EXTENSION NETWORK - ATMA • KEY REFORMS PROMOTED • New autonomous institutional arrangements at State, District, Block & Village Levels. • Decentralised decision making encouraged • Convergence of line departments – Gap filling mode • Multi Agency Extension Strategies – Encourage Private Sector. • Restructuring of Department for strengthening Horticulture and Marketing • Strengthening the Extension at Block Level • Precision Farming through TNAU Research Station / KVK

  18. NATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSION FUNDS SANCTIONED, RELEASED DETAILS (Rs. In crores) • The programme in 13 districts during 2005-06. • During 2006-07 Government of India have sanctioned a sum of Rs.93.05 crores and released Rs.46.00 crores so far. • One more district Nilgiris is now included • Tamil Nadu Horticulture DevelopmentAgency (TANHODA) is the Implementing Agency

  19. NATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSIONACTION PLAN 2007-08

  20. REVAMPING OF NATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSION TO MAKE IT GENUINELY AREA BASED IN ITS APPROACH • Prioritisation of crops and clusters. • Construction of water harvesting structures / Community tanks / Farm Ponds around the targeted clusters. • Precision farming approach for each crop and for each cluster. • Crop based associations to take up organised cultivation and marketing of the produce. • Enhancing Acreage and Productivity in Potential belts / Clusters. • Linking production clusters of various horticultural crops with markets.

  21. QUALITY CONTROL MECHANISM - SEED Seed Processing UnitDistribution OutletsSSF (Total capacity :1,05,750 MT) Government - 71 Nos. 880 Nos 37 Nos. Private -187 Nos. 6300 Nos. Enforcement : 7 nos. Seed Testing Labs (existing ) 22 labs Proposed for XI FYP Testing capacity : 24,000 nos.

  22. QUALITY CONTROL MECHANISM - SOIL • PROBLEM SOILS (Saline and Alkaline) – 4.7 lakh Ha. • Focus on soil health Card - Distributed 7.2 Lakh cards • Soil Health Card contains macro, micro nutrients, pH, EC details and recommendations for crop / tree to be grown • Presently 19 STLs and 16 MSTLs functioning with a capacity of 6.5 L.Nos. of samples • Establishing 11 new STLs / Providing AAS for strengthening 8 MSTLs during 2007-08 proposed under MMM to test 8.68 L.Nos. of soil samples additionally. • Detailed Soil Survey for 1.1 L.Ha every year to prepare soil resource inventory for soil based planning. • Soil Atlas map available for district, block and village level • TNAU has developed DSSIFER for soil testing and recommendations • Soil reclamation done for 4000 ac. Per year

  23. QUALITY CONTROL MECHANISM – FERTILISER AND PESTICIDES • Strict enforcement of FCO to prevent spurious fertiliser sales. • 14 Fertiliser Control Labs analysing 17,500 samples • 16 new FCLs is proposed to be established during 2007-08 under MMM to increase the capacity to 36508 nos.of samples. • 5 FCLs computerised & 4 FCLs strengthened • 9 PTLs are functioning with a capacity of 14,500 samples per annum. • To intensify the Enforcement, 6 new PTLs are proposed under MMM during 2007-08 to increase the analysing capacity to 21,628 samples per annum.

  24. SOIL FERTILITY AND PROMOTING WASTELAND MANAGEMENT • Distribution of Soil Health Card by department, Private Manufacturers, KVKs and Sugar mills • Promotion of applying soil ameliorants • Crop rotation with pulses to promote nitrogen fixation • Integrated watershed approaches • 1.75 L.Ha. Have been treated under NWDPRA during X Plan and it is proposed to treat 1.38 L.Ha. during XI Plan. • Rainfed Agriculture through Mission Approach with TNAU, Department and ICRISAT • Development of dry land through IWDP, DPAP and WDF

  25. STRENGTHENING OF ISOPOM • Quality seed production and distribution/ adoption of Cluster approach concept. • 5,000 Nos. of pulses minikit , 7,000 nos.of oilseeds kits and 8000 kits of Maize of high yield potential varieties proposed to GOI for 2007-08 • Farm Women Groups encouraged for quality seed production • Major thrust on precision farming for pulses and oilseeds under irrigated condition • Steps taken to promote profitable crops like maize and sunflower • Popularisation of IPM and INM • Training to Extension Personnel and farmers • Crop rotation to boost the income of the farmers in the pump set areas by following 1 ha. – 1 lakh income concept • Application of bio-fertilizers and micro nutrients

  26. Kg/ha PRODUCTIVITY PERFORMANCE IN X FYP • Productivity performance is low from 2002-03 to 2005-06 due to severe consecutive droughts/ floods/ tsunami • The productivity in 2006-07 is expected to reach all time high level under rice, pulses and sugarcane.

  27. ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION • Release of GOI funds in two installments • Subsidy may be provided for soluble fertilisers / Organic Manures including vermi compost and bio-fertiliser • Seasonality discipline to be made uniform for both loanee and non loanee farmers • Extension of NHM Schemes to all districts

  28. THANK YOU

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