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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE RABI CAMPAIGN 2010-11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, PUNJAB

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE RABI CAMPAIGN 2010-11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, PUNJAB. NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE RABI CAMPAIGN 2010-11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, PUNJAB. About Punjab:. Area (geographical) : 5.04 m ha Net sow area: 4.2 m ha Total cropped area: 7.9 m ha

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE RABI CAMPAIGN 2010-11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, PUNJAB

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  1. NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE RABI CAMPAIGN 2010-11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, PUNJAB NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE RABI CAMPAIGN 2010-11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, PUNJAB

  2. About Punjab: • Area (geographical) : 5.04 m ha • Net sow area: 4.2 m ha • Total cropped area: 7.9 m ha • Irrigated area: 4.04 m ha(97.4%) • Tubewells irrigated: 2.92 m ha (73%) through 12.10 lakh tubewells • Canals irrigated : 1.10 m ha (27%) • Cropping intensity: 189% • Major Cropping Systems : Rice-Wheat; Cotton-Wheat; and Maize-Wheat.

  3. Kharif assessment 2010 ESTIMATED AREA AND PRODUCTION OF MAJOR CROPS

  4. ESTIMATES OF AREA & PRODUCTION Rabi prospects 2010-11

  5. WATER LEVEL IN RESERVOIRS

  6. AREA, PRODUCTIVITY AND PRODUCTION OF WHEAT

  7. Core Issues for Rabi: How to sustain productivity of wheat? Strategy: • 100% Seed Treatment • Improvement in SRR and VRR • Capacity building of field functionaries and farmers • Timely sowing by ensuring timely and adequate availability of inputs. • Replacement of PBW-343 in semi-hilly areas to arrest the incidence of yellow rust. • Site Specific Nutrient Management based on soil test. • Efficient on-farm water management. • Integrated Pest Management

  8. PROGRESS REPORT OF NFSM-WHEAT Contd.

  9. PROGRESS REPORT OF NFSM-WHEAT

  10. PROGRESS REPORT OF NFSM-PULSES Contd.

  11. PROGRESS REPORT OF NFSM-PULSES

  12. RASHTRIYAKRISHIVIKASYOJANA • Utilization of Funds: • Sub-sector-wise Allocation: Allocation Rs. 179.13 crores. SLSC held on 24-06-2010. GOI released Rs.111.95 crores under Stream-II, out of this the State Govt. has released Rs.44.78 crores and same has been disbursed to the implementing agencies. • Plan for 2010-11:

  13. STRENGTHENING OF EXTENSION MACHINERY • IPM project in cotton and basmati rice being implemented in partnership with Sir Rattan Tata Trust, Mumbai. 835 village scouts and 102 Cluster Supervisors engaged for dissemination of technology. • Rs. 5.00 crores provided under State plan scheme forDevelopment of KVKs for showcasing latest technologies. • Strengthening of PAMETI for capacity building and Market Intelligence • Use of PACS for supply of inputs as well as dissemination of information. • Emphasis on farmers training, organized 40 district level, 318 block level and 5659 village level training camps. • Pilot Project of use of ICT in agriculture. • Awareness campaign amongst farmers for use of Kisan Call Centre. 260127 calls of the farmers have been responded.

  14. SEED AVAILABILITY AND REPLACEMENT

  15. SEED TESTING

  16. 75% subsidy on drip and sprinkler irrigation (50% subsidy share GOI and Additional 25% from NABARD-RIDF). 50% subsidy on farm water storage tank in canal command area of South Western Districts of State. Priority in power connection for opting micro irrigation. MICRO IRRIGATION

  17. FERTILIZERS: Availability, requirement and testing Testing: • Two fertilizers testing labs with a capacity of 3000 samples per annum • 3145 samples analyzed during 2009-10, misbranded 15 • 1085 samples analyzedup to 31st August, 2010; misbranded 10

  18. BEST PRACTICES ADOPTED • Timely sowing of crops • Enactment of Preservation of Sub-soil Water Act, 2009 • Mechanization of Paddy Transplanting • Propagation of Resource Conservation Technologies viz. zero tillage, minimum tillage, laser leveling. • Setting-up of Agricultural Machinery Service Centers to provide custom hiring service in agricultural machinery • Promotion of Net-house cultivation • Seed multiplication and replacement • Thrust on 100% seed treatment

  19. MAJOR ISSUES • Flood relief (Free distribution of Seeds) to cover the additional cost of cultivation of Kharif Crops. • Coverage of entire State under NFSM-wheat. • Interest subvention for regular repayment of loan may be increased from 1% to 3%. • Quantum of refinance by NABARD should be increased from 40% to 75%. • Uniform rates of subsidy under different schemes. • Rate of interest on refinance on short-term loans needs to be reduced to 2.5%. • Quality Improvement of Rice Variety PAU-201.

  20. AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT (a) Issue of Kisan Credit Card: (b) Credit flow position:

  21. Thanks

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