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SPECIAL INITIATIVES National Conference on Rabi Campaign September 17-18, 2010. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, HARYANA. 1. HARYANA AT A GLANCE. Created on 1 st November 1966 Geographical Area (GA) 4.42 m ha(1.4% of India)
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SPECIAL INITIATIVES National Conference on Rabi Campaign September 17-18, 2010 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, HARYANA 1
HARYANA AT A GLANCE • Created on 1st November 1966 • Geographical Area (GA) 4.42 m ha(1.4% of India) • Cultivable Area (CA) 3.76 m ha (85.0% of GA) • Cultivated area 3.68 m ha (98.0% of CA) • Gross cropped area 6.48m ha • Cropping intensity 181.32% • Net irrigated area 2.88m ha • Farming Families 5.28 lac • Small farmers 2.94 lac • Marginal Farmers 7.04 lac • Others 5.30 lac • Highest Wheat productivity during 2008-09( 4614 Kg/ha) • Highest Mustard productivity during 2008-09( 1738 Kg/ha) • First in Basmati rice export • 2nd Largest contributor of foodgrains to the Central Pool • Third largest producer of wheat in India
Under-ground Pipeline (UGPL) Cost per hectare Rs. 25,000/- • Laid at one-meter depth • ISI marked HDPE/PVC pipes are used • Saves about 25% to 30% water and improves crop productivity • Saves energy, reduces • operational cost
Water carried directly to fields • Additional area irrigated • Avoids seepage and evapo-transpiration losses • Target to cover 40,000 ha during 2010-11
Area covered = 39,581 ha. Area Planned to cover = 40,000 ha Subsidy @ 50% of the cost or Rs.60,000 per beneficiary Area ha
Sprinkler Irrigation System • Subsidy @ 50% or Rs.7,500 per ha upto maximum 5 ha • Total 1,04,483 sprinkler sets subsidized so far
Impact of Sprinkler Irrigation • Increase in cropping intensity • Change in cropping pattern • 35- 40% saving of water. • Saving of energy. • Low incidence of diseases and insect/pest. • Additional area under irrigation. • Plan to cover additional area of 66,000 hectare during 2010-11
Drip Irrigation System • Introduced in sugarcane & cotton crop – 2010-11 • Sugarcane 150 hect. • Cotton 350 hect. • Conjunctive use of water and fertigation • Improvement in crop productivity & quality • Subsidy @ 90% of the cost under MI
Laser Land Leveler Cost of Machine Rs. 2,50,000/- • Saves 20-25% irrigation water • Improves input-use efficiency • Improves crop productivity by 5 to 10% • Subsidy @ 50% of the cost or Rs.50,000 per implement • Operation on custom hiring basis (120 Nos.)
Steps taken to check depletion of ground-water • “The Haryana Preservation of Sub-Soil Water Act, 2009” enacted which • Prohibits raising of paddy nursery before 15th of May & transplanting of paddy before 15th of June • Accelerated ground-water re-charging scheme being implemented for Govt. buildings to recharge ground-water
Promotion of Sugarcane Crop • Technology Mission on Sugarcane set up during 2010-11 • Provision of Rs. 373.00 Lakh made • Incentives on breeder seed and foundation seed nurseries • Assistance @ Rs. 500 per acre on seed treatment • Assistance @ Rs. 2000 per acre on critical inputs • Assistance @ Rs. 4000 per acre for hiring pit digging machine and labour charges • Assistance @ Rs. 800 for multiple ratoon management • Subsidy on Power Tiller, trench planter and tractor mounted power sprayer • Seed subsidy @ Rs. 1500 per Acre on autumn planting • Promotion of new method of planting • Ring Pit method • Trench method • Inter-cropping • Promotion of mechanization in Sugarcane • Remunerative State Advised Price (SAP) Contd---
Ring Pit Method of Planting • Productivity • Traditional method- 684 qtl/ha • Ring pit method - 1,287 qtl/ha • Highest Yield - 2,185 qtl/ha
Impact • Area under sugarcane crop increased from 72,000 hectare during 2009-10 to 1.05 lakh hectare during 2010-11 season. • Area under Autumn Planting increased from 19,000 acres during 2009-10 to 50,000 acres during 2010-11. • Productivity increased from 570 qtl/ha in 2008-09 to 721 qtl/ha during 2009-10.
Soil Health Improvement • Promotion of green manuring • Seed of dhaincha crop on 90% subsidy • 96,000 hect. covered under green manuring during 2009-10 • Plan to cover 1.00 lakh hect. during 2010-11 • Promotion of summer moong • Soil health cards • 8.60 lakh Soil Health Cards distributed so far • Plan to distribute SHCs to all farmers by 11th Plan • Balance use of Fertilizers
SOIL TESTING SERVICES- INITIATIVES • Soil testing service being provided free of cost to the farmers. • STLs have been strengthened to a large extent with modern equipments. • Micronutrient testing facilities created in 13 STLs out of 30. • 4 new static STLs and 3 Mobile STLs are being established under National Project on Management of Soil Health and Fertility • To monitor Nitrate concentration in ground water • Complete Automation in the STLs • The functioning of all the STLs has been computerized. • One ICP ( auto analyser ) has been installed in the central Lab at Karnal. • Two more are being installed during 2010-11. • Capable to analyse 300 samples a day for all the parameters in one go. • Traditionally 60-70 samples can be analysed by any of the STL.
ICP - SPECTROMETER Analysis of P, K, S Zn , Fe, Mn, Cu, B Ca, Mg Cost of Machine Rs. 40 lakh
DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION • CREATION OF LOCATION SPECIFIC INFORMATION (GPS-based) • Use of GIS and Remote Sensing Applications • For preparation of Fertility maps of village level information • To identify the extent and distribution of saline and alkaline soils • Web based Application – Inter-active maps • On-line Soil Health Cards on the departmental web-page • (www.agriharyana.nic.in) • Dissemination of information to the individuals free of cost
Declining Trend of Potash Awareness campaigns are being organised to educate the farmers about the application of potassic fertilizer and micro-nutrients
E Extent & Distribution of SALINE SOILS in District ROHTAK
Promotion of Farm Implements Zero Till Seed Drill Area covered 2009-10 6.00 lakh hect. Cost of Machine Rs. 30,000/- • Timely sowing of wheat crop. * Increase in productivity by 5 to 10% • Less weed infestation. * Saves Rs. 2,000/hectare • Saving of water -15-20% by * Improves Soil health • avoiding pre-sowing irrigation. • Prevents burning of crop residue thereby reduces pollution
Rotavator Area covered -1 lac hectare Cost of Machine Rs. 70,000/- • Better decomposition of crop residue • Saving in fuel and labour • Moisture conservation • less weed infestation • Subsidy @ 50% of the cost or Rs.30,000 per machine • Plan to subsidize 2000 rotavators during 2010-11
Straw Reaper Cost of Machine Rs. 1,25,000/- • Converts crop residue into fodder • Avoids burning of stubbles • Collection of additional grain • Subsidy @ 50% of the cost or Rs.40,000 per implement • Plan to subsidize 1,000 straw reapers
Reaper Binder • Harvesting and binding of crop in single operation. • Harvest wheat, paddy, oats, barley and other grain crops of height up to 85 to 110 cm. • Field capacity is 1 acre/hr. • Subsidy @ 40,000/- per machine • Cost of Machine Approx. 2.75 Lakhs.
Paddy Transplanter • This machine is used for transplanting of rice from mat nurseries to the field. • It reduces drudgery of labour and health risks. • Transplants rice in arranged rows • Ensures uniform spacing and plant density • Subsidy @ Rs 50,000/- per machine • Covers one acre in 2-3 hours. • Machine costs Approx Rs. 2.0 lakh.
Other Important Steps • Decision to treat100 % certified seed produced by State and private seed producing agencies is being implemented • Assistance – Flood affected Farmers - Seed of Toria, hybrid Bajra and Jowar provided free of cost - Seed of Basmati Rice and Moong/ Urd on 75% subsidy - Seed of Hybrid Maize on 90% subsidy • KRISHI SAMVAD- a dedicated monthly magazine on Agriculture being supplied free of cost to all the panchayats • Community Radio Station at Hisar • Constitution of Haryana Kisan Ayog to study problems affecting agriculture and suggest solutions thereof