Presentation by Group Leader GROUP-I Topic of Discussion Soil Health & Input Management

1. Presentation by Group LeaderGROUP-ITopic of DiscussionSoil Health & Input Management STATES COVERED FOR DISCUSSION HARYANA, GUJARAT, TAMIL Nadu, TRIPURA, ODISHA, SIKKIM, GOA, DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI Presented by R.L.Jamuda Principal Secretary Dept of Agriculture Odisha

2. HARYANA STEPS TAKEN TO IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH • Promotion of Green Manuring • Area of 4.25 lac ha covered under green manuring so far. • Dhaincha seed is being provided @ 90% subsidy • Targeted 1.0 lac ha during 2012-13. • Promotion of Summer Moong • Promotion of Summer Moong under State Plan Scheme and A3P. • Varieties ‘SML -668’, ‘Satya’ & MH-421 to be promoted. • 1.0 lac ha area targeted. • Certified seed of Moong on 50% subsidy. • 16,666 demonstration of one acre. • 14 units (14,000 ha area) under Accelerated Pulse Production Programme.

3. Contd.. STEPS TAKEN TO IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH • Promotion of Guar Crop • A new scheme for the promotion of Guar crop implemented. • 3.00 lakh ha area targeted under Guar crop during Kharif, 2011. • Short duration high yielding varieties (H.G. -365 and H.G.-563) to be promoted. • Collaboration of Industrial houses. • To mitigate deficiency of sulphur Gypsum is being provided @65% subsidy. • Targeted 1.25 lac ha during 2012-13. • Micronutrients fertilizers are available at 75% subsidized rates with amaximum ceiling of Rs.750/- per ha under centrally and state sponsored schemes. • Targeted an area of 1.35 lac ha during 2012-13. • Bio-fertilizers is being provided on @50% subsidy.

4. ISSUES • Damage to crops due to frost is not covered under Natural Calamity Relief Fund (NCRF). Frost is also a natural weather condition and damage to crops due to frost should also be covered under NCRF. • Subsidy on Gypsum is provided @ 50 % of the cost of the material + transportation cost subject to maximum limit of Rs.750 per ha. GOI should enhance the subsidy to 50 % cost of the material + transportation cost subject to a maximum limit of Rs.1000 per ha • Incidence of Yellow Rust is a serious problem. Adequate availability of seed of resistant varieties of wheat like HD-2967 & PBW-621 etc. should be ensured in the next season so as susceptible area may be saturated with the seed of resistant varieties. • Adequate No. of minikits of wheat variety HD-2967 & PBW-621 should be allocated during next year & size of minikit should be minimum half acre. • Certified seed of moong is very costly & subsidy provided by GOI for seed of pulses is 50% or Rs.1200 per qtl. whichever is less which is very small. It should be enhanced to 50 % of the cost of the seed without any cap so as programme of summer moong can be promoted.

5. GUJARATMajor Issues Salinity problem • Long coastal area • Excess withdrawal of ground water • High temperature • Arid/ Semi arid region Micro nutrient deficiencies • Micro nutrient deficiency in Cotton, Groundnut & vegetable area • More use of N-P-K fertilizers • Low use of organic manures • Mono and Intensive cropping • Exhaustive uptake of nutrients by Bt cotton Nitrogen deficiency in Soil • Higher N2 consuming crops like Cotton, Castor, Maize, Jowar • Low C:N ratio • Low use of organic manures • Low fertilizer use efficiency

6. Steps taken / proposed to be taken • To diagnose the village wise micro nutrient status with aims to make sustainable way of fertilizer management. • Massive campaign for increasing awareness among the farmers for balance use of fertilizers. • Increasing bio fertilizer production capacity up to 25-30 lakh liters • Establishment of vermi-compost/ phospho compost/ bio compost production unit to reduce industrial pollution. • Putting back 100% cotton stalk/ banana stalk/ vegetable waste in to soil by promoting cotton shredder and rotavator. • Increasing micro nutrient production capacity.

7. Future Plan of Action Sustainable Development to enrich the soil with nutrients

8. Integrated Module of Outsourcing for Soil Health Card Long term contract for 3 years Private people training

9. TAMIL NADU STRATEGIES • Soil Health care- • Soil testing for all the farm holdings within 3 years • Soil reclamation, eradication of weeds etc. • ensuring balanced fertiliser application • Increasing usage of organic inputs • improving fertility status • Crop Specific Strategies in Production And Marketing • Adoption of Precision farming and Micro-irrigation • Augmenting timely supply of adequate quantity of quality inputs • Improving Farm Mechanization • Capacity building of all stakeholders

10. SOIL MANAGEMENT APPROACHES • Detailed soil survey • Collection and analysis of soil for macro and micronutrients • Reclamation of saline and alkaline soils in inland area besides coastal area • Correcting Micro Nutrient deficiencies • Collection of farmers database in the Department portal • Distribution of Farmers’ Integrated Hand Book for ensuring balanced fertilizer application in the recommended cropping system • Emphasizing and encouraging Organic farming

11. Soil Health • Rejuvenate soil health and improve fertility status by • Analyzing the nutrient status of soil samples of individual farm holdings and identify the extent of problematic soils. • Recommending appropriate soil amelioration methods • Encouraging judicious use of fertilizers • Collection and analysisof 82 lakh soil samples for macro and micronutrients in three years • Recommendation of farm specific profitable cropping system FARMERS INTEGRATED HAND BOOK (FIHB) • Information on • farm-wise, crop-wise, season-wise recommendation of macro and micro nutrients • farmer’s details and inputs supplied • Valid for three years • Distribution of FIHB in next 3 years period (2011-12: 21 lakhs; 2012-13 : 30.5 lakhs ; 2013-14 : 30.5 lakhs ). • Soil Testing Laboratories provided with computer and internet facilities • Soil and farmers database managed through AGRISNET

12. TRIPURA Proposed action plan • Action Plan for utilization of land under Forest Dwellers Act • Use of suitable rice varieties for upland. • Appropriate plant canopy with integrated weed and Pest Management in conjunction with traditional system. • Application of water soluble NPK fertilizers. • With these interventions an average yield of 2 MT rice per hectare is achievable.

13. Suggestions • GOI may provide Secondary Freight Subsidy to the Fertilizer Companies for delivery of fertilizer up to the Retail point to keep the sale price of fertilizer within the declared MRP. • Fertilizer Companies may take initiative to develop a buffer stock of fertilizer in the State.

14. ODISHA Mostly Deficient Nutrients (Extent of Deficiency ) Zinc- 19 % Boron- 44% Sulphur- 28% Majority of upland soils are deficient in B The Zn deficiency is more prevalent in Medium & Low Land Soils

15. Project Proposal under NPMSHF • Proposal submitted for Rs. 972. 40 lakh (with Central Share of Rs. 622.40 & state share of Rs. 370 lakh) • Major Components- Establishment of 10 Static STLs & 6 MSTLS,1 New FQCL & Field Demonstrations • Funds to be released as 1st installment- Rs. 311.55 lakh ( Sanctioned but not released) • Provision of state share – Rs. 170 lakh

16. SIKKIM SOIL MANAGEMENT • Application of Liming Material for increasing soil pH • Application of different types of compost • Biofertilizer application • Azolla application in rice field • Minimum tillage • Mixed cropping

17. Future Strategies • Assessment of soil fertility status on large scale for preparation of soil fertility map • Status survey studies with respect to the macro and micronutrients in the soil of the State in relation to low and declining yields. • Replacement of the poorly functioning equipments with state of the art laboratory equipments. • Attain self-sufficiency in organic sources of plant nutrients by 2015. • Management of soil health and fertility – issue soil health card to every farm household.

18. Important Issues Raised by States • Safety of gypsum with traces of heavy metals (TN) • Subsidy on green manuring and biofertilisers to be raised (TN) • Subsidy for biofertiliser at the same or equal rates as chemical fertilisers (Sikkim) • Transport subsidy for dolomite to be substantial (Sikkim) • Cost norms of AAS, MSTL in GoI estimates to be raised (Gujarat) • Transport subsidy for liming material to be increased (Tripura)

19. Contd..Important Issues Raised by States • Packing and selling of liming materials like paper mill sludge, steel mill slag etc. by Private / PSU. If the liming material is an effluent of an industry then the industry should be compelled to market it. (Odisha) • DGS&D rates for STL equipments and instruments (Odisha) • Subsidy on gypsum – NFSM-is limited to Rs. 750/- per ha. This ceiling has to be revised to Rs. 1000/- • All industrial and agri-wastes to be converted to bio-fertilisers

20. THANKS