National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign 2006-07 Punjab

1. National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign 2006-07Punjab Presentation by B.S. SIDHUDirector of Agriculture.

2. Food Grains Production 25672 25324 25000 23489 25183 24885 24729 19223 19883 11921 7305 6292 5673 6282 6156 6133 6354 6315 6250 5726 4853 3927

3. Kharif Prospects

4. Kharif Rainfall The monsoon rainfall has been less than normal during last five years. 2001 Normal 2005 2003 2006 2004 2002

5. Station-wise Rainfall BehaviorKharif - 2006 Even during monsoon , it has been pouring not raining i.e. the rainfall distribution is uneven. The cost of Cultivation has increased due to additional cost on irrigation. Amritsar Patiala • 15 30 15 31 15 31 June July August

6. Rainfall – Distribution (in mm)

7. Rice • THRUST AREAS • TIMELY TRANSPLANTATION OF PADDY • ASSURED SUPPLY OF CANAL WATER AND ELECTRICITY (8 HOURS) • POPULARIZATION OF TRANSPLANTATION ON RAISED BEDS, • UNPUDDLED TRANSPLANTATION AND DIRECT SEEDING • USE OF LEAF COLOR CHART FOR NEED BASED APPLICATION OF NITROGENOUS • FERTILIZER • USE OF BIO-FERTILIZERS - DEMONSTARTIONS LAID IN 140 VILLAGES. 10437 10193 9656 9500 9154 8816 8880 2570 2614 2647 2642 2487 2530 2611

8. Maize • THRUST AREAS • FARMER TRAINING FOR DISSEMINATION OF CROP PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY • STRESS ON OPTIMUM PLANT POPULATION • MORE AREA UNDER HYBRIDS (22000 QTLS OF HYBRID SEED SUPPLIED ) • 1500 SEED MINI- KITS OF HIGH YIELDING VAREITIES DISTRIBUTED • EMPHASIS ON INM AND WATER MANAGEMENT 461 459 449 422 422 403 310 165 165 154 154 148 152 152

9. Cotton THRUST AREAS : • COMPAIGN FOR TIMELY SOWING AND OPTIMUM PLANT POPULATION • RELEASE OF CANAL WATER ON 15th APRIL FOR TIMELY SOWING • EMPHASIS ON THE CULTIVATION OF Bt. COTTON HYBRIDS • STREES ON IPM. 56 VILLAGES ADOPTED UNDER SRTT PROJECTAND 50 VILLAGES UNDER VARDHMAN GROUP PROJECT • 49 FARMER PARTICIPATORY TRIALS ON VARIETAL EVELUATION AND TO ARRIVE AT OPTIMUM SPACING AND FERTILIZER DOSE 2545 2395 2087 1478 1307 1199 1083 731 700 697 607 556 474 449 509 557 618 452 410 430 366

10. Kharif oilseeds and pulses OILSEEDS : 300 MINIKITS OF GROUNDNUT AND 5200 OF SOYBEAN HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED AMONGEST THE FARMERS SEED MULTIPLICATION PROGRAMME IN 440 ACRES FOR GROUNDNUT AND 400 ACRES FOR SOYABEAN PULSES : 2200 MINIKITS OF MOONG AND 1000 OF ARHAR HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED AMONGEST THE FARMERS 42 37 35 31 28 28 28 27 25 23 23 23 22 22 21 19 18 15 15 15 14 12 12 9 8 8 8 7

11. Estimates of Area and Production(Kharif 2006) Kharif Foodgrains

12. Rabi 2006-07

13. Wheat Popularization 15551 15499 14698 14489 14493 14500(E) 14175 4563 4532 4200 4207 4221 4179 4225(E) 3408 3482 3468 3420 3375 3444 3425(E) 42

14. Climate Change and Wheat Yield. 2005-06 2004-05 High yield potential zones are shirking due to climate change. 2003-04 Maximum temp. Yield ( Kg/ha.) Minmum Temp. Mean

15. Districts with average yield more than state average Group-1 Group-2

16. Districts with average yield less than state average Group- Sub Mountainous Group-Cotton Belt

17. Strategy for improving wheat production • IDENTIFICATION OF BLOCKWISE CONSTRAINS LIMITING PRODUCTIVITY AND PROPAGATION OF SUITABLE CROP PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES. • APPLICATION OF GYPSUM FOR AMELIORATION OF SOIL AND IN AREAS IRRIGATED WITH MARGINAL QUALITY GROUND WATER. • FARMERS TRAINING CAMPS : DISTRICT, BLOCK AND VILLAGE LEVEL TRAINING CAMPS ARE BEING ORGANIZED TO IMPART THE LATEST TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW TO THE FARMERS. • PROMOTION OF RESOURCE CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGIES VIZ. LASER LEVELING, RAISED BED PLANTING, STRIP TILLAGE, ZERO TILLAGE AND HAPPY SEEDER FOR TIMELY SOWING AND RESIDUE MANAGEMENT. • TIMELY AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF QUALITY INPUTS VIZ. SEEDS, FERTILZERS AND WEEDICIDES. • SEED REPLACEMENT WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON SEED GRADING AND SEED TREATMENT. • EMPHASIS ON BALANCED USE OF NUTRIENTS ON THE BASIS OF SOIL TEST AND STRENGTHING OF SOIL TESTING LABORATORIES.

18. Seed-Village Programme • ONE VILLAGE PER BLOCK HAS BEEN SLECTED UNDER SEED VILLAGE PROGRAMME. i.e. 140 VILLAGES • 50 FARMERS PER BLOCK HAS PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAMME IN ALL 7000 FARMERS TOOK PART IN THIS PROGRAMME • THE AREA COVERED WAS 1400 HECTERE • 49,000 QUINTAL OF SEED HAS BEEN RODUCE AND EXCHANED WITH OTHER FARMERS

19. Availability of Seed

20. Fertility Status of Soils in Punjab

21. Fertilizer Requirement - Rabi 2006-07

22. REQUIREMENT OF DAP AND UREA

23. Estimate of Area and Production(Rabi Crops) Rabi Foodgrains

24. Utilization of Funds Under CSS (Rs. In lakhs)

25. AGRICULTURE EXTENSION • State has a well established network for providing agricultural extension services to the farmers in the Department of Agriculture as well as through 15 KVKs. However, due to financial constraints the vacant posts (around 40%) have not been filled. An exercise for restructuring the Govt. department is being carried out and the vacant posts are likely to be filled thereafter. • The exiting staff is well trained and experienced in dissemination of agricultural technologies. However, for further capacity building regular training programmes are being organized at PAMETI. The staff is also regularly deputed for training courses organized by PAU and various ICAR institutes as well as Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation, Govt. of India. • Kissan Call centre is working successfully and 14399 calls have been received at level–I & 638 escalated at level- II since January 2006. The major topic of the calls were:-

26. AGRICULTURAL MARKETING • The State has a well established marketing infrastructure for the purchase of major crops (viz. wheat. Paddy and cotton etc.). There are 144 regulated markets in the State. In addition, 519 sub yards and about 1500 purchasing centers are opened during the main marketing seasons. • APMC act has been amended to permit setting up private marketing • infrastructure. The rules to regulate such markets are being framed. The • incentives to be provided to such investors are decided by the State • Govt. on case to case basis.

27. Thanks