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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR RABI 2004-05. Presented by: Dr.S.Amu Singh Director of Agriculture Govt.of Manipur. Agriculture Profile of Manipur. Area Profiles (a) Geographical Area of the State - 22,327 sq.km. (b) Gross Agriculture Area - 2,89,826 ha
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTUREFOR RABI 2004-05 Presented by: Dr.S.Amu Singh Director of Agriculture Govt.of Manipur
Agriculture Profile of Manipur Area Profiles • (a) Geographical Area of the State - 22,327 sq.km. • (b) Gross Agriculture Area - 2,89,826 ha • (c) Net Agriculture Area 2,34,025 ha • (d) % of Gross Agriculture Area 12.98 % of (a) • (e) % of Net Agriculture Area 10.48 % of (a) • (f) % of Net Agriculture Area in the 53.00 hills to net Agriculture Area of the State • (g) % of Net Agriculture Area in the valley 47.00 to net Agriculture Area of the state • (h) % of Net Agriculture Area in the valley 4.93 to Geographical Area • (i) % of Net Agriculture Area in the hills 5.55 to Geographical Area • (j) Cropping Intensity 123.84% • (k) Man to Agriculture land ratio (ha) 1:0.13 (1991).
Present Agricultural Scenario of Manipur Pre & Post Green Revolution: Pre Green Revolution: • Seed : Local • Fert. : Compost/Organic manure • PP Chemical : Bio-pesticides/Plant products
Present Agricultural Scenario of Manipur Post Green Revolution: • Varity : HYV • Fertilizer : 93.96 kgs per Ha. • PP Chemical : 210gm per Ha.
Pest & Disease Scenario • In the Post Green Revolution Period: Tremerndous changes in the phytopathological & Phytoentomological pictures New Insect Pests of Rice recorded in Manipur during the period (1972-83) • Rice Leaf Butterfly 1973 • Slug Catterpillar 1980 • Rice hispa 1972 • Rice Thrips 1975 • Rice Leaf Miner 1973 • Rice Hairy Caterpillar 1982 (Source-Singh Dr.Amu)
New Rice Diseases Recorded in Manipur • Rice leaf scald 1973 • Stack burn1980 • Narrow brown leaf spot 1980 • Sheath blight 1979 • Bacterial leaf streak 1974 (Source-Singh Dr.Amu)
Cropwise performance during Kharif:2004 & Target for Rabi ‘04-05
Cropwise performance during Kharif:2004 & Target Rabi ‘04-05
Major Constraints 1. Inadequate irrigation facilities. 2. Dependence on external sources for vital agricultural inputs. 3. Lack of credit facilities and poor banking network
Successstories • Infrastructure development: Plant health Clinic Inauguration Pesticide testing Lab Soil testing lab Inauguration
New Intervention to be taken up • Establishment of One Disease Forecasting Lab/Unit • Promotion of Green Manure Crops/ Organic Farming • Infrastructure development for production of quality seeds. • Intensification of Cropping in the Hill areas. • Agricultural Research on deep water and Jhum field • Infrastructure support for agriculture Marketing.