Department of Agriculture Government of Jharkhand

1. Agriculture Jharkhand Department of Agriculture Government of Jharkhand

2. the state profile Geographical area : 79.71 lakh ha Arable land : 38.00 lakh ha Net sown area : 21.22 lakh ha Cropping intensity : 114% Irrigated area : 1.74 lakh ha Forest area : 23.33 lakh ha Average rainfall : 1400 mm Jharkhand

3. the state profile • Number of villages : 32,615 • Total population : 26.91 m • Rural population : 20.92 m • Total working population : 10.12 m • Cultivators : 3.90 m • Agriculture laborers : 2.86 m Jharkhand

4. the farmers Number of operational holdings Jharkhand

5. theland Jharkhand

6. the land Jharkhand

7. the gap to be bridged Jharkhand

8. the problem profile Limited Irrigation Rain fed Farming Primitive Technology Limited extension services Unorganized marketinginhorticulture sector Small Holdings Agriculture Sector Negligible farm mechanization Negligible flow of institutional credit Biophysical factors Low Investment Cropping pattern Low Production Low Productivity Jharkhand

9. the vicious circle Agriculture sector Low productivity Low production Low farm income Migration Degradation of forests Low investment in agriculture Stagnant rural economy Jharkhand

10. effect of drought Paddy Maize Pulses Oil seeds Jharkhand

11. Strategies to increase the productivity and production Jharkhand

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14. Seed exchange program: 2006-07 Jharkhand

15. Farm mechanization : 2006-07 • 75 pc subsidy to farmers belonging to STs/SCs. • 50 pc subsidy to farmers belonging to other categories for procurement of farm machinery. • Estimated no. of farmers to be benefited: 5000 Jharkhand

16. Special program for marginal farmers: 2006-07 • Diversification to pulses, oilseeds and coarse cereals. • Cultivation package to be made available to marginal farmers. • Cultivation package to be supplemented with assistance for creating small water holding structures. • Training to farmers. • Estimated number of farmers to be benefited -1000 Jharkhand

17. Region specific contingency plan : 2006-07 • Crop diversification program for 1.0 lakh ha area. • Main crops – Maize, finger millet, pulses, Kulthi, niger etc. • Palamau and Santhal Pargana to be focused. Jharkhand

18. Vegetable seed production through seed villages : 2006-07 • 12 seed village to be established. • Every seed village to be given Rs. 8.00 lakhs as revolving fund. • KVK, Ranchi and KVK, Dumka to provide technical assistance • and help in finance management. • GoI to purchase all the seed during first two years. • Association of these seed villages to be floated as seed • company. Jharkhand

19. Impetus to vegetable production and marketing : 2006-07 • Establishment of 50 Agri Business Centers. • These centers to be manned by agricultural graduates. • Each center to concentrate on 100-150 ha of vegetable producing area. • Center to provide backward and forward linkages to farmers. • Center to have a pick up van, agricultural implements, a shade net and training facilities. Jharkhand

20. Agri Export Zone : 2006-07 • Establishment of Modern Integrated Horticulture Market in • Ranchi with private-public participation. • Establishment of infrastructure for post harvest management, • cool chain, packaging centers and dehydration units for • vegetables. • Consultancy for e-marketing network. • Strengthening of agri information centers. Jharkhand

21. Commercial floriculture : 2006-07 • 100 units of 0.1 ha each of gladiolus. • 50 units of 0.1 ha each of bird of paradise. • 10 units of 550 sq.m of carnation under poly house. • 10 units of 550 sq.m of roses under poly house. Jharkhand

22. Integrated development of fruits on uplands :2006-07 • 500 units of 5 ha area. • Multi tier cropping system • Mango, Aonla and Litchi based orchards. Jharkhand

23. Risk management through protected cultivation.: 2006-07 • 100 farmers to be provided a subsidy of Rs. 2.0 lakh each for sheltered cultivation of vegetables. • This is to minimize the risk in vegetable cultivation for which no insurance scheme is available. Jharkhand

24. Soil and water conservation : 2006-07 • Creation of 440 irrigation units equipped with lift and transmission devices and linked with high value crop production. • Rain water harvesting measures for in-situ moisture conservation and enhancing the ground water recharge 400 units of 1.0 acre each • Treatment of catchments area. Jharkhand

25. Strengthening of infrastructure for Agriculture Research :2006-07 • Establishment of a Dairy Technology College. • Establishment of Livestock and Fisheries Research Institute. • Establishment of an Agriculture College in Santhal Pargana. • Home science and agriculture engineering. Jharkhand

26. Other important programs :2006-07 • Establishment of one Agriculture Technology Park in each district. • Development of Integrated Farming Model for small holdings (1.0 to 2.5 acres) in 10 villages. • Electronic documentation of farmers and their resources in 10 districts. • Establishment of two organic villages. • National watershed Development Program in 200 micro water sheds covering an area of 1.02 lakh ha area. Jharkhand

27. Fertilizers : 2006-07 • For Kharif 2006 an allocation of 125000 tones of urea has been made for Jharkhand. • Supply of DAP, Mop and SSP will be ensured through their manufacturers in Orrisa and W. Bengal. • Liquid bio fertilizers are being supplied for 25000 acres to framers . Jharkhand

28. Pest management.: 2006-07 • Climate of Jharkhand being dry, incidence of air borne diseases is less. • Consumption of pesticides is minimal • Integrated Pest Management and Farmers Field Schools are being promoted. • Availability of pesticide is not a problem. Jharkhand

29. Availability of inputs Jharkhand

30. Initiatives Jharkhand

31. Agriculture Extension Net work Jharkhand

32. Crop diversification Jharkhand

33. Marketing Reforms Jharkhand

34. Risk Management Jharkhand

35. Risk management through protected cultivation.: 2006-07 Progress Report a. State Plan (All amount in lakh Rs.) b. Centrally sponsored schemes (90:10) (All amount in lakh Rs.) c. Central sector schemes (All amount in lakh Rs.) Jharkhand

36. Growth in food grains production : 2006-07 Jharkhand

37. intervention needed Public investment for reclamation of unused cultivable land Total cultivable land : 38.00 lakh ha. Net area sown : 21.22 lakh ha. Unused land : about 17.00 lakh ha. The resource less farmers are unable to cultivate it due to lack of finances and irrigation facility. Massive public investment is required to put this land for agricultural usage so that to bring a horizontal expansion in the agriculture sector. Jharkhand

38. intervention needed Important issues where intervention of Government of India is required: Jharkhand

39. intervention needed Institutional support for development of agriculture. • Establishment of a Centre of Excellence for Rain fed Agriculture System to generate the relevant technology and imparting it to the farmers at the local level. • Development of infrastructure at the Birsa Agriculture University, the sole State Agriculture University in the State, so that to help it produce quality human resources, carry out the need based quality research and impart technology to the farmers. • Up gradation of Horticulture and Agro forestry Research Program to the level of a Research Institute so that to make it able to provide technical support to the horticultural development program of the State in a better way. • All the ICAR Centers and Institutes in the State to be equipped with the technology transfer cells so that the technologies developed here may reach the farmers’ fields. • All the KVKs need to have the vocational training center so that they can provide practical knowledge of agriculture to the rural youths. Jharkhand

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