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Dr. B. S. Sidhu Director Agriculture, Punjab

NATIONAL CONFRENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF COMPAIGN - 2008. Dr. B. S. Sidhu Director Agriculture, Punjab. ABOUT PUNJAB:. Area (geographical) : 5.04 m ha Net sown area: 4.2 m ha Irrigated area: 4.04 m ha(96%) Tubewell irrigated: 2.92 m ha (73%) through 11.68 lakh tubewells

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Dr. B. S. Sidhu Director Agriculture, Punjab

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  1. NATIONAL CONFRENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF COMPAIGN - 2008 Dr. B. S. Sidhu Director Agriculture, Punjab

  2. ABOUT PUNJAB: • Area (geographical) : 5.04 m ha • Net sown area: 4.2 m ha • Irrigated area: 4.04 m ha(96%) • Tubewell irrigated: 2.92 m ha (73%) through 11.68 lakh tubewells • Canal irrigated : 1.10 m ha (27%) • Total cropped area: 7.9 m ha • Cropping intensity: 189%

  3. Punjab leads in: • Punjab State with only 1.53 percent of Geographical area of the Country Produces about: • 22% wheat, • 12 % rice , • 10% cotton, • 45% mushrooms, • 26% honey and • 10% milk. • It contributes 40-50% of rice and 50-70% of wheat (75% during 2006) to the central pool. • It produces 2% of Rice, 3% Wheat and @ 2% Cotton of the WORLD

  4. KEY ISSUES IN PUNJAB AGRICULTURE Decreasing quantity and quality of water Declining arable land area and Soil health Increasing cost of cultivation and Decreasing margins Punjab Agriculture Technology fatigue Climate Change Mounting Pressure of Globalization

  5. PRODUCTIVITY OF MAJOR CROPS (Kg./ha.)

  6. RABI ASSESSMENT

  7. STRATEGY FOR KHARIF 2008 • Improvement in seed replacement rate and seed treatment. • Judicious and balanced use of chemical fertilizers on the basis of soil test, leaf color chart. • Reclamation of degraded soils and soil fertility management by the application of gypsum, green manuring and crop rotation • Promotion of Integrated Pest Management to minimize the use of chemicals/pesticides. • Ground water management through rain water harvesting and artificial recharge. • Propagation of efficient on-farm water management. • Propagation of latest crop production technology through farmer training camps, front line demonstrations and use of electronic and print media

  8. KHARIF PROSPECTS * Production in Gur

  9. NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MISSION • 10 Districts for Wheat • 7 Districts for Pulses • Total Outlay for 2007-08 = Rs. 3288.33 lacs • Total Funds Received = Rs. 2239.54 Lacs • Total Expenditure = Rs 1246.48 lacs (upto 10.2.2008)

  10. ACTION PLAN NFSM – WHEAT 2007-08

  11. ACTION PLAN NFSM - PULSES 2007-08

  12. RASHTRIYA KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA • Envisaged Allocation for 2007-08 : Rs.37.95 crores. • The Ist meeting of State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) held on 09.01.2008. • Projects worth Rs. 58.34 crores approved. • 90 % of the total outlay sanctioned for 2007-08 i.e. Rs.34.15 crores released. • SLSC meeting on 29.02.2008 to review the preparedness for implementation of approved projects • District Agricultural Plans (DAP) and State Agricultural Plan are being prepared.

  13. RASHTRIYA KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA (Rs in crore)

  14. RASHTRIYA KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA (Rs in crore)

  15. STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN EXTENSION NETWORK • PRE SEASONAL WORKSHOP TO FINALIZE PACKAGE OF PRACTICES FOR DIFFERENT CROPS. • ORGANIZATION OF FARMER TRAINING PROGRAMMES ON LATEST CROP PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AT DISTRICT, BLOCK AND VILLAGE LEVEL. KVKS ARE BEING ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN TRAINING AND FLDS’. • ATMA’S SET-UP IN 10 DISTRICTS OF THE STATE AND ALL 20 DISTRICTS TO BE COVERED DURING THE YEAR. • ONE INTEGRATED FARMER’S TRAINING CENTRE TO BE SET-UP UNDER RKVY AT ABUL KHURANA IN DISTRICT MUKATSAR. • FOUR LIVE CROP SEMINARS TO BE ORGANIZED UNDER MASS MEDIA SUPPORT TO AGRICULTURE BY DD JALANDHAR. • PAMETI TO BE STRENGTHENED FOR SKILL UP GRADATION OF EXTENSION FUNCTIONARIES.

  16. AVAILABILITY OF SEEDS • STRENGTHENING OF INFRASTRUCTURE ON SEED FARMS FOR PRODUCTIONOF QUALITY SEED. • EXPENSION OF SEED PRODUCTION PROGRAMME OF PUNSEED, PAU AND PRIVATE GROWERS. • EMPHASIS ON REPLACEMENT OF TRADITIONAL VARIETIES WITH HYBRIDS.

  17. SEED TREATMENT • Seed Testing Campaign for 100% Seed Treatment will be launched in Kharif 2008.

  18. IMPLEMENTATION OF NHM • CROP SPECIFIC CLUSTERS IDENTIFIED. 1.CITRUS : FEROZEPUR, MUKATSAR, BATHINDA AND HOSHIARPUR 2.MANGO : GURDASPUR, HOSHIARPUR 3.PEAR & GUAVA : AMRITSAR, TARANTARN 4.LITCHI : GURDASPUR • ADDITIONAL AREA OF 5000 HECTARES BROUGHT UNDER HORTICULTURE. • ABOUT 12.50 LAC NURSERY FRUIT PLANTS OF RECOMMENDED VARIETIES DISTRIBUTED. • CLOSE LAISION WITH PAU AND FARMERS IN PREPRATION OF AREA BASED PLANS AND PROMOTION OF PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY.

  19. NATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSION Financial Progress (Rs. In lacs) CONSTRAINTS • Lack of adequate marketing of horticulture crops. • Weak post-harvest management infrastructure • Lack of processing of fruits and vegetable. • Inadequate relief for orchards in the event of natural calamities. • Lack of technical Staff

  20. AGRICULTURAL MARKETING Well Established Marketing Infrastructure : 145 Principle Market Yards, 300 Sub Yards and 1574 purchase centres Purchase centre within 6 to 8 km of every village. Four Treminal Markets being set-up at Hosiarpur, Mukatsar, Jalandhar and Ludhiana. Strengthening of existing Fruit and Vegetable Markets under DMI Project and under RKYV. Establishment of temporary Perishable Cargo Centre at Amritsar Air Port to promote exports. Strengthening of Marketing infrastructure under World Bank assisted MACP Project. APMC Act is being amended. Establishment of Bulk Handling Unit for foodgrains at Moga in PPP mode

  21. FERTILIZER REQUIREMENT (Figures in 000 MT)

  22. SOIL AND FERTILIZER TESTING • Soil Testing : • No. of Labs : 66 • Annual Capacity : 5.95 lac samples. • Samples Tested : 1.90 lac samples (Upto 31 Jan. 2008) • Special Campaign will be launched during April-May, 2008. • Fertilizer Testing : • No. of Labs : 2 • Annual Capacity : 3500 Samples. • Samples Tested : 3104 Samples (Upto 31 Jan. 2008) • Misbranded : 77 Samples. • Insecticides Testing : • No. of Labs : 3 • Annual Capacity : 3900 Samples. • Samples Tested : 3297 Samples (Upto 31 Jan. 2008) • Misbranded : 149 Samples. Flying Squads are also constituted for random checking of Fertilizers and Insecticides.

  23. BEST PRACTICES CATCH WATER WHERE IT FALLS 200 WATER HARVESTING STRUCTURES TO BE CONSTRUCTED UNDER RKVY

  24. BEST PRACTICES ZERO-TILLAGE ZERO TILL DRILL Sowing in residual moisture of Paddy-saving in ONE irrigation Area ZT in 2007-08: 5.12 lac ha RAISED BED PLANTING

  25. BEST PRACTICES HAPPY SEEDER • Planting Wheat in • Paddy Residues • 150 demonstrations Laid in Rabi 2007-08

  26. BEST PRACTICES FURROW IRRIGATED RAISED BED (FIRB) PLANTING • 20-25% saving in irrigation • Intercropping with Mentha

  27. BEST PRACTICES LASER ASSISTEDLAND LEVELLING • Improvement in • application efficiency • 10,000 ha. Leveled.

  28. BEST PRACTICES Awareness Campaign • KISAN CHETNA MARCH ORGANIZED FROM 20-22 FEBRUARY 2008 • LED BY HON’BLE AGRICULTURE MINISTER PUNJAB. • 5 DISTRICTS COVERED • CAMPAIGN FOR CONTROL OF MEALY BUG IN COTTON AND TIMELY TRANSPLANTING OF PADDY.

  29. THANKS

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