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Department of Agriculture Government of Maharashtra

Kharif Campaign 2005. Agricultural Production Scenario. Maharashtra State. 22 nd – 23 rd March, 2005. Department of Agriculture Government of Maharashtra . Utilization of Funds. Work Plan 2004-05. (Rs. in Crore). There will be no unspent balance by March 2005. Additional Funds.

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Department of Agriculture Government of Maharashtra

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  1. Kharif Campaign 2005 Agricultural Production Scenario Maharashtra State 22nd – 23rd March, 2005 Department of Agriculture Government of Maharashtra

  2. Utilization of Funds

  3. Work Plan 2004-05 (Rs. in Crore) There will be no unspent balance by March 2005

  4. Additional Funds

  5. Additional Work Plan 2004-05 (Rs. in lakh)

  6. Strategy for utilization of additional funds • Necessary budgetary provision available • Mechanization – MAIDC for supply of machines • NWDPRA – Funds to be placed with watershed committees • Dry Land Agriculture and Horticulture – Spade work in the field is ready • Farmers training through VANAMATI at polyclinics

  7. Strategy for utilization of additional funds Micro-irrigation : (Rs. in crores) • MSMIP was planned, spade work is ready • Pending claims since 2002-03 to be paid on priority

  8. Thrust Areas

  9. Recommendation of High Level Committee on Agril. Development • Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. M.S. Swaminathan • 347 recommendations aimed at - • P - Productivity • Q - Quality • R - Returnability • S - Sustainability

  10. FIRE => PQRS • F – Farmer • I – Industry • R – Research • E – Extension • P – Productivity • Q – Quality • R – Returnability • S – Sustainability

  11. Thrust Areas of the State Promoting In-situ Water Conservation Promoting Organic Farming Popularizing Concept of IPM Strengthening Crop Diversification Expanding Coverage Under Micro-irrigation Broad basing Agricultural Extension Increasing Use of IT through Cyber-Extension

  12. Policy Initiatives Empowering through Grass root Level Organizations Creating Post Harvest Handling Facilities Bringing in Marketing Reforms Adding Value through Agro-processing Sensitizing Towards Quality Agro-produce Encouraging Public-Private Partnership Preparing for WTO Challenge

  13. APMC Act Amendments

  14. Amendment made under the Maharashtra Act No. XI & XIII of 2003 • Sufficient space for the agriculturists • Establishment of • “National Integrated Produce Market”- • None of the provisions of the act to apply to NIPM • Establishment of farmers market allowed

  15. Proposed Amendments to the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (regulations) ACT 1963 • Establishment of Private Markets • Single Licence for more than one market Committee area • Quality certification • E-trading • Agriculture Produce Marketing Bureau • Contract Farming

  16. Readiness to Implement : • National Horticulture Mission • Micro-irrigation • Dry Land Agriculture • ATMA State share provision under consideration of Legislative Assembly

  17. National Horticulture Mission Implementation in the project mode • PLAN : GOI approval • PROJECTS : State approval Cafeteria approach

  18. National Horticulture Mission • State Horticulture Mission Agency being established • Formation of State SFAC is approved by GoM • Proposal to be submitted after receipt of detailed guidelines from GoI • Necessary budgetary provision under consideration of legislature

  19. Flow of Funds • Approval of plans by Executive Council • State SFAC as agency for project funding • Projects approval at the State level • Committee to appraise and approve the projects • Adequate staff at HOD level for the Mission

  20. Micro-irrigation : Maharashtra Ready to utilise more funds • Pioneer state to take up Horticulture plantation under Employment Guarantee Scheme. • More than 13 lakh ha. area under fruit crops • More than 40 registered manufacturers of drip & sprinklers in the State (2005-06) • Rs 2174 Cr plan under RIDF ready , Rs. 362 Cr plan sanctioned by NABARD - MSMIP

  21. Dryland Farming • 24111 priority watersheds out of 44185 total micro-watersheds • 8188 m/w in 2600 villages covered (42 lakh ha.) • Building sense of responsibility towards w/s structures • benefits only to the communities prepared to follow water discipline • responsibility of crop planning and efficient use of water • MAHITI programme is launched to build grass root level organization of farmers

  22. Grass root level Extension Setup

  23. Institutional Setup Research - Extension Linkage

  24. Mainstreaming of ATMA • Plans to implement ATMA model in all the districts • Registration of ATMA in all districts to be completed by March 05 • SREP preparation in progress for 8 districts already in addition to 4 ATMA districts.

  25. Improving Kharif Production

  26. Farmers Driven Extension • Projectised Extension • Krishi Vigyan Mandals to lead the extension campaign • Information Kiosks at village level • 200 Agro-polyclinics established • IPM labs established in private sector

  27. Projectised Approach to Extension

  28. MAHA-PICMaharashtra Agricultural Production Improvement Campaign Objectives - • Bridging the gap between actual and potential productivity • Micro-planning with the help of research & extension workers • Meticulous planning of - • crop demonstrations - farmers training • study tours - exhibitions • seed village programme - projectised extension

  29. MAHA-PICMaharashtra Agricultural Production Improvement Campaign Duration of Campaign - 3 years • Ist yr. - Higher productivity on demonstration plots to be ensured • IInd yr - Horizontal spread of technology through training • IIIrd yr - Higher productivity to be ensured on farms of trained farmers

  30. MAHA-PICMaharashtra Agricultural Production Improvement Campaign Implementation Plan - 3 phases • Brainstorming workshops - • at State, SAU, Division, District & Taluka level • Preparation of Agricultural extension plan - • Seed village programme - Projectised extension • Farmers Field Schools - Supplementary activities • Actual Implementation - • Training - Baseline survey • Micro-planning - Success stories

  31. Issues For Consideration • Revised Guidelines for Macro-Management -Mode. • Recommendations of NCF may be allowed for MMM. • Detailed guidelines for NHM awaited • Micro-Irrigation Mission guidelines needed • Marketing Reforms process of legislation to qualify for assistance • Crop Insurance reforms urgently needed by accepting report already submitted. • Financial assistance for increased CCE needed • Organic farming programme to be activated- standards for domestic certification needed.

  32. Issues For Consideration • Coverage of organic inputs under FCO needed • Dryland farming Mission yet to be considered • Carry forward norm of 10% of MMM funds to be relaxed for additional releases after Dec.2004. • State Extension work plan to be introduced – ATMA model extension & use of IT in extension. • New seed Act still awaited • Decision on Bt-cotton for Maharashtra needs to be expedited. • GOI initiative to bring in Private Players to be intensified in NHM / Value addition / Retail marketing / Exports.

  33. THANK YOU

  34. Talukawise intensity of rainfall (1st June to 31st Oct 04)

  35. Rainfall in Maharashtra 2004-2005

  36. TENTATIVE ESTIMATES-2004-05 KHARIF RABI

  37. TENTATIVE ESTIMATES-2004-05 TOTAL

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