NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICUTURE FOR RABI CAMPANIGN 2005-06 ARUNACHAL PRADESH

1. NATIONAL CONFERENCEON AGRICUTURE FOR RABI CAMPANIGN2005-06ARUNACHAL PRADESH

3. DISCUSSION POINTS • IV Progress on implementation of different programmers. a) I.P.M. b) I.N.M c) Seed production. d) A.T.M.A. programme. e) A.P.M.C. amendment. V Status of Quarantine facility in the State. VI Fund received from Central Govt. and its utilization. VII Additional fund requirement during 2005-2006. VIII Issues that need to be addressed. XI Areas for Central intervention. I. Current state of Agriculture. II. Review of crop production during Kharif/2005. a) Target 2005-06 b) Rain fall situation Kharif / 2005. c) Target and likely achievement Kharif / 2005. III Preparedness for Rabi/2005. a) Target. Rabi 2005-06 b) Input arrangement. c) Strategies for increasing Rabi production.

4. I. CURRENT STATE OF AGRICULTURE IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH: • Total Geographical area : 83,743 Sq Km. • Total area under forest : 51,500 Sq Km. • Total cultivable area • Area under shifting cultivation : 1.092 lakh hectare. (Estimated) • Area under settled cultivation : 0.924 lakh hectare. (Estimated) • % of area under High yielding variety (2004-05) • To Net area : 32.39% (Estimated) • To Gross area : 25.61% (Estimated) • Per unit consumption of Fertilizer (2004-05) • To Net area : 3.45 Kg./hectare. • To Gross area : 2.75 Kg./hectare. • Area under irrigation • % to Net area : 22.95 % (Estimated) • % to Gross area : 19.10 % (Estimated) • Area statistics (2004-05) • Net area : 2.016 lakh hectare. • Gross area : 2.55 lakh hectare. • Cropping intensity : 126 % • Number of cultivators : 2,37,900 • Number of Agril. labourers : 19,100 • Number of Agril. families : 1,03,724

5. AREA PRODUCTION & YIELD OF DIFFERENT CROPS (2004 – 2005) • FOOD PRODUCTION SITUATION (Base year 2004-05) Projected population : 12,10,037 Nos. • Requirement of food : 2,90,407 MT • Total food crop production : 2,25,552 MT • Food actually available : 2,08,419 MT • Deficit : 81,988 MT

6. FARMERS AND SIZE OF HOLDINGS • CategoryNumber of holdingsSize of holding (Average) • Marginal 20,857 0.42 hectare • Small 20,067 0.98 hectare • Semi-medium 29,376 1.70 hectare • Medium 27,879 2.99 hectare • Large 5,545 5.94 hectare • Number of Agricultural farm : 08 Nos. • Number of Institution/Laboratory : • F.T.C. : 04 Nos. • G.T.C. : 01 No. • S.T.L. : 01 No. • Soil Testing Laboratory : 01 No. • Vermi-compost prodn. centre : 02 Nos. • Enriched compost prodn. centre: 02 Nos. • Bio-control Laboratory : 01 No. • SPTL : 01 No. (under construction) • Bio-fertilizer production unit : 01 No. (under private sector)

7. Major Crops of State : Paddy, Maize & Millets. Cereals Pulses : Blackgram, Pea, Rajmah. Oilseeds : Mustard, Soyabean, Sesamum. Cash crop: Potato, Ginger, Tea, Cardamom, Chilli, Sugarcane. • Cropping System / Sequence. Rice Maize Rice Mustard Maize Vegetable

8. II.REVIEW OF CROP PRODUCTION DURING KHARIF/05 A) TARGET 2005-06 The crop-wise area and production targets proposed for the year 2005-06 are indicated below: - Area in 000’Hect. Production in 000 MT. Yield in Qtl./Hect. • FOOD CROPS

9. COMMERCIAL CROPS: - Area in 000’Hect.Production in 000 MT.Yield in Qtl./Hect.

10. B) RAINFALL SITUATION KHARIF / 2005: - The rain fall situation during the pre-kharif / 2005 and Kharif / 05 (till July) was found as deficient / scanty in most of the Districts of the state. The rain fall from January to July/2005 is found to be less in comparison to corresponding last year’s monthly rain fall account. (in M.M) Till July/2005, excess rain fall is not reported from any corner of the State. The crops like Paddy, Maize, Millet and Pulses were sown in most of areas in time under normal to deficit rain fall condition Transplantation of Paddy is also started in time where assured irrigation is available. In East Siang District, transplantation is delayed due to deficit rain. The rain fall account in the month of August is found as normal to deficient if day to day rain fall situation is taken in to consideration.

11. C) CROP PROSPECTS DURING KHARIF / 2005: -

13. III PREPAREDNESS FOR RABI 2005: - A) Target fro Rabi 2005-06: -

14. B) Input arrangement: - SEED (in Qtl.)

15. (in Qtl.) SEED

16. SEED (in Qtl.) The Seed arrangement for different Rabi crops has been discussed during Zonal conference in detail and there is no shortage of seed. Arrangement of seeds is already tied up.

17. CHEMICAL FERTILISER (in MT.) • Allocation of Urea is already finalized during Zonal Conference with relaxation to meet up requirement both from BVFC & IFFCO as per availability. • Arrangement of other fertilizers is also ensured as per requirement.

18. AGRO-CHEMICAL • Requirement for Rabi Season. (in technical grade MT) Insecticides : 3.80 MT Fungicides : 1.90 MT Weedicides : 0.90 MT Rodenticides : 0.70 MT --------------------------------------------------- Total : 7.30 MT --------------------------------------------------- • Requirement of Agro Chemicals are gradually coming down due to introduction of IPM technology for disease & pest control.

19. C) Strategies for increasing Rabi production: - I. To increase area under different Rabi crops: - Area in 000’ Hect II. To increase productivity of different crops through better management of farming system: - • Optimum tillage. • Timely supply of seed materials (to be completed by 15th Oct’2005) • Timely sowing of desired crop variety (to be completed by October to 15th Nov’2005.)

20. Balance and integrated use of plant nutrients. • Soil ameliorant before sowing. • Use of Micro nutrient & bio-fertilizer. • Integrated Pest Management and weeding al appropriate time. • Intensive efforts on dissemination of improved Farm package and practices to farmers. Area in 000’ Hect • III. To popularize inter cropping system in Potato and Chilli crop on the farmer’s field (in the potential areas) • Potato : Maize (1000 hect.) • Chilli : Turmeric / Pulses (Pea) (500 hect.) • Maize : Oilseed / Pulses / Vegetable (500 hect.)

21. IV. More emphasis on adoption of non-monetary and cheap inputs like timely sowing, maintaining optimum plant population, timely irrigation at critical stage of crop growth and efficient use of Fertilizer & timely plant protection measures. V. Encouraging use of Bio-Fertilizer, Organic manure and green manuring so as to maintain the soil health to sustain high productivity level. VI. More coverage under Oilseeds and Pulses cultivation as contingency programme in case standing crop is lost due to natural calamities. VII. Introduction of groundnut cultivation in Rabi. To bring 500 hect. area under groundnut in 4 potential districts of the state. VIII. Ramiecultivation (fibre crop) in Kharif fellow area. XI. Intensification of farmer’s training programme in the growing areas.

22. IV. PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMME: - • A) IPM: - • Total 50 villages spread in 6 (six) districts of state have been identified & adopted for integrated pest management activities. Training to farmers on use of bio-agent & bio-pesticides besides other practices is imparted in 27 villages by 15th August on paddy crop. • 11 (eleven) FFS out of 20 FFS as targeted on Paddy crop involving 30 (thirty) farmers in each FFS is already in progress as per report from district till 20th July. The duration of each FFS is of 12 week (3 months). • Around 6300 hect. of cropped area already brought under use of bio-pesticides out of given target of 12000 hect. • Five days trainers Training on IPM in Rice is conducted in August’2005 in collaboration with CIPMC Guwahati where 10 ADO and 20 AFA were imparted proper training. • During Kharif/2005, Disease & Pest situation is found to be normal throughout the state. No out break of major pest &disease is observed as per report from district plant protection survey team.

23. Rodents are causing damage to standing crops in 4 districts of the state and around 10,000-12000 hect. of cropped is reported to be affected due to increase in Rodent population consequent to bamboo flowering. The Rodent management practices as circulated by Directorate of Plant Protection is in process of implementation in the district of East Kameng, West Kameng, Tirap & Papum pare districts survey & surveillance activities in 15 blocks is in progress. • The state is not getting any assistance for conducting survey & surveillance activity on Rodent incidence from other ministry of GOI and programme is taken up under Macro Management only • B) INM: - • Till 2004-05, 20,000 No. of Soil Health Cards were made available to farmers. During Kharif / 05, 1500 nos. of S.H.C. is distributed (August 20th). It is proposed to distribute 2000 S.H.C. in the Rabi (October to March) season. • Around 85 % of the net cultivable area in the state are there where organic farming is practicied. As per report from district around 1.80 lakh hect. is covered under organic farming during Kharif / 05 with Paddy, Maize, Millet, Oil seeds & Pulses crop.

24. Crop Total area Area under organic farming Paddy : 1,21,500 hect. 98,500 hect. Maize : 41,200 hect. 38,100 hect. Millet : 22,200 hect. 22,200 hect. Pulses : 4,096 hect. 3,750 hect. Oilseeds : 7,000 hect. 6,200 hect. Com. Crop: 18,253 hect. 11,300 hect. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,14,249 hect. 1,80,050 hect. (84.03 %) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More than 80 % of farmers out of 2.38 lakh Agril. Farmers are engaged in organic farming. • During 2004-05, total 2150 No. of soil samples were tested which was 43% of total intake capacity. During Kharif / 05 (from April to Aug’05) 1634 samples are tested (32.68 %). • More than 300 MT of vermi-compost and enriched composed is produced during Kharif / 05 for utilization by the farmers.

25. Progress against other INM activities recorded during Kharif / 05 (till August / 05) is as below: - • Soil acidity amelioration : 850 hect. • Use of Trace element : - 2500 hect. • Use of Bio-fertilizer : - 2350 hect. • Green manuring : - 72 Qtl. Of Seed (around 1500 hect.) • C) Seed Production: - • Seed production programme is taken up in the govt. seed farm (6 nos.) covering 100 acre in total. Paddy : 80 acre (Ranjit, IR-36 Mashuri Kaushal, Chandrma, VL-16). Maize : 15 acre (Navjot, Kissan, VL-41) Millet : 5 acre (Foxtail, Millet Figure millet & Ragi.)

26. Seed production programme especially of Paddy crop is taken up in an area of 50 acre on farmers field by involving 20 progressive farmers. certified Paddy seed is provided and production is done under strict supervision of Technical Manpower. (Variety IR-36, Mashuri & VL – 18) • Necessary infrastructure facility in form of irrigation, threshing floor & equipment / machinery is being provided to farm. D) Implementation of ATMA Programme: -

30. E) A.P.M.C. AMENDMENT: - In order to promote direct marketing, contract farming and development of competitive agricultural markets in private and cooperative sector, the govt. of Arunachal is considering amendment to state law on A.P.M.C. (Act.). Necessary amendment on the lines suggested in the Model APMC Act. Will be enacted on getting approval of the state govt. IV. STATUS OF QUARANTINE FACILITIES IN THE STATE: - • As on today there is no plant quarantine in the state. In view of globalization andliberalization of trade in Agriculture there is need to set up quarantine facilities in the state. • The land can be made available on frontiers bordering Myanmar & Bhutan besides domestic / national border. But building is not available besides equipment for the treatment of plant. • To set up this facility there is need to enforce Quarantine Act. Notification of agency to issue PSC, declaration of pest free areas and training to phytosanitary inspection and certification authority. • The department of Agriculture will take this matter with state govt. after proper assessment of its feasibility & requirement.

31. VI. FUND RECEIVED FROM CENTRAL GOVT. & ITS UTILIZATION(A)Fresh release

33. (Rs. In lakh) B. Unspent balance as on 01/04/2005

34. VII. ADDITIONAL FUND REQUIREMENT DURING 2005-06 (MACRO MANAGEMENT)

38. VII. ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED: - • The ministry has conveyed approval to an amount of Rs. 10.79 crore as against agreed outlay of Rs. 14.20 crore under work plan 2005-06. Activities amounting Rs. 4.44 crore have been identified as new intervention where as the state had proposed new intervention worth Rs. 1.70 lakh. The ministry has already been informed in details. Some of activities which are continuing in nature are categorized as new intervention.TMOP & M, Agril. Marketing activities and development of infrastructure in govt. farm for seed production are ongoing activities and may not be treated as New intervention. • Survey and surveillance on increase of Rodent population and Rodent management is under process of implementation. The Department has not taken assistance from other Ministry and this activity is part of Plant protection scheme under Macro Management only. • Application of Information Technology in Agriculture is necessary for speedy transmissions collection of data, compilation & documentation. Lot of information has to be gathered from field for agricultural operations, stocking & sale of inputs, incidence of pests & diseases and more importantly for finalizing production estimate in time. To link up state department of Agriculture with district and Sub-division, the programme need to continue under work plan so far Arunachal Pradesh is concerned and assistance is therefore required for Computer hardware, preparation of standard software package, CD and Floppy and Training of manpower, up-keeping of existing computer and other computer stationary.

39. The scheme “on support to State Agriculture extension programme through extension reform” (C.S.S.) is being implemented in 7 districts of the state and for rest 9 districts, the state is to depend on Macro Management for extension support whereas this activity is totally excluded from Macro Management which is a matter of concern for the state. • Reclamation of land and making terraces is one of the main activity which is required by the farmer’s of the state under Area expansion programme. This activity is required to be continued under Macro Management for border and in-accessible areas where there is acute shortage of cultivable land. This will a noble step towards higher production and to ensure a sense of food security among the people. • There is need to provide financial assistance to state for cost on programme execution in view of crunch of fund with state. The state may be assisted @ Rs. 30,000/- to Rs. 50,000/- per district being cost on execution of different activities under work plan inform of contingency expenditure. Timely supervision & mobility of supervisory official is necessary to ensure timely execution. XI. AREAS FOR CENTRAL INTERVENTION: - There are one Seed Testing Laboratory and one Soil Testing Laboratory in the state which are located in western part of the state. Due to geographical isolation, it is difficult for 6 district falling in eastern part of the state to send samples regularly for analysis. The surface distance in between these laboratories and eastern districts of the state varies in between 500-600 Km which poses a serious problem for sending samples especially in Rainy Season. Therefore, GOI may please consider to set up these two laboratories in the state (eastern part) for larger interest of the farmers to get their samples analyzed in time at regular interval. There is need to set up Agro-based processing and value addition facilities to ensure remunerative price to growers for their produce and to tackle the problem of un-employment.