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National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign 2008. 26 th & 27 th February 2008 New Delhi. Madhya Pradesh. Proposed programme Kharif 2008 (Comparative ). Kharif prospects. 1. (a) Area (Unit in Lakh ha.). 1. (b) Production (Unit in Lakh tonnes).
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National Conference on Agriculture forKharif Campaign 2008 26th & 27th February 2008 New Delhi Madhya Pradesh
Kharif prospects 1. (a) Area(Unit in Lakh ha.)
1. Rabi Assessment 1. (a) Area(Unit in Lakh ha.)
National Food Security Mission Crops A.Area expansionlakh ha
Issues in NFSM • Definition of ‘food security’: why coarse cereals left out? • Selection of districts for intervention faulty • Rigidity in menu of interventions • Overlapping components with other CSS; different subsidy norms
RASTRIYA KRISHI VIKAS YOJNA Year 2007-08
RKVY 2008-09 • Allocation Rs. 422 crores • C-DAP ready; SAP in advanced stage of preparation • Bottom-up, district planning exercise • Approvals by DPC • SLSC likely to examine by 15th March 08
Extension • All 48 dists. covered by ATMA in 07-08; district societies constituted • SIET at State level converted into Regd. Society; being strengthened • PPP with ITC for Farm Schools; crop demo and monthly ATMA newsletter • More PPP projects in pipeline with NGOs for basmati cultivation; SRI; crop demo; integrated farming
Extension (contd) • State level, all-Hindi website KRISHINET activated; link to CSC • Local call centre, community radio service planned • Special schemes for training of SC/ST farmers and women activated • Model demonstration farms being upgraded; Babai Integrated Farm – 3500 acres • In-house staff training facilities being upgraded
Seed • Plan to double SRR in all crops in XI Plan • Multi-partner seed grid activated: • JNKVV, Seed Corpn., Seed Federation, 200 Seed Societies, 16 Farmer Producer Cos., Pvt. Sector seed cos. • Seed availability doubled between 2005-2007
Seed Lab Gwalior & Amlah Sehor has been notified as per seed act. B-Seed Analysis Position 2007-08
SEED TREATMENT Total seed treating material distributed 2007 Lakh ha Qunt.in Qlt. TARGET FOR SEED TREATMENT MATERIAL 2008-09
Best practices SRI and hybrids in paddy Ridge & furrow cultivation for soybean 100% seed treatment MoUs under ATMA PPP component for demonstration and training. MoU with SOPA under ISOPOM scheme for arranging seed distribution, demonstration & training Promotion of intercropping and integrated farming In-situ moisture conservation through large scale const. of farm ponds (Balram Tal Scheme); convergence with NREGA Promotion of water saving devices IPM – practices Kisan Rath to disseminate technology Fixed and mobile soil testing labs