National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign – 2013 On 24th & 25th September, 2013 at PUSA Complex, New Delhi Govt. of West Bengal Department of Agriculture

WEST BENGAL : AN OVERVIEW PART-I Geographical Area 88752 sq. Km. Nos. of Agricultural Districts 18 Nos. of Agricultural Blocks 335 Nos. of Gram Panchayets 3354 Nos. of Mouza / Village 40782 Population (2011 Census) 9,15,94,000 Population Density(2011 Census) 1029 / Sq. Km. Agro-Climatic Zones 6 Nos. Gross Cropped Area(2011-12) 9352952 ha Cultivable Area (2011-12) 5700848 ha Net Area Sown(2011-12) 5198146 ha Irrigated Area 62% of Net Cropped Area Total Nos. of Agricultural holdings 7123000 Nos Size of average Land Holding 0.77 ha / Holding 2

WEST BENGAL : AN OVERVIEW PART-II Cropping Intensity (2011-12) 179.93 Total Food Grains Production (2011-12) 160.09 Lakh MT Estimated Total Food Grains Production (2012-2013, 4th Advance Estimate) 165.11 Lakh MT Target of Total Food Grains Production (2013-2014) 172.30 Lakh MT Summer Rice Productivity (2011-12) 3174 Kg / ha Estimated Summer Rice Productivity (2012-13) 3372 Kg / ha Target of Summer Rice Productivity (2013-2014) 3425 Kg / ha

West Bengal : Placing Issues in Perspective Has 8% of India’s population with 2.7% of the total area, Population Density (1029 per Sq. Km) puts tremendous pressure on land & Natural Resources, Marginal and small farmers constitute nearly 96% of the 71.23 lakh holdings, (2010-11 census) 4

West Bengal Agriculture : Significant milestones 1st position in Rice production First position in Vegetables Production, Second position in Potato Production, Third in Flowers and seventh in Fruits Production, Cropping intensity of 179.93% (2011-12) 5

Estimated Requirement of Crops in West Bengal During 12th Plan Period – Part-A In Lakh MT Year Population (Lakh) Rice Cereals Pulses Food Grains 2013-14 915.94 144.89 166.95 12.87 179.82 2014-15 923.89 146.15 168.41 12.98 181.39 2015-16 931.98 147.43 169.88 13.10 182.98 2016-17 940.35 148.75 171.70 13.21 184.61

Estimated Requirement of Crops in West Bengal During 12th Plan Period - Part-B In Lakh MT Year Population (Lakh) Oil Seeds Potato 2013-14 915.94 16.55 50.98 2014-15 923.89 16.69 51.43 2015-16 931.98 16.84 51.88 2016-17 940.35 16.99 52.34

Rainfall Analysis (m.m.) for the year 2011 - 2013 Region June July August September (Upto 15th) Normal Actual (% Dep.) 2011 2012 2013 Sub- Himalayan West Bengal 454 425 (-6) 552 (22) 405 (-11) 635 610 (-4) 641 (1) 531 (-16) 458 (-1) 279 (-39) 421 (-8) 221 74 (-67) 211 (-5) 229 (4) Gangetic West Bengal 256 374 (46) 139 (-46) (-10) 318 (-28) 303 239 (-25) 311 427 (37) 225 377 (21) 135 127 173 (28) 100 (-27) West Bengal 322 391 277 (-14) 288 356 416 (-2) 336 (-21) 360 436 243 (-33) 392 (9) 164 109 (-34) 186 (13) 143 (-13)

A=Area in ’000 ha, P= Production in ’000mt, Y= Yield in Kg/ha KHARIF ASSESSMENT – 2013 A=Area in ’000 ha, P= Production in ’000mt, Y= Yield in Kg/ha Crops 2012-2013 (4th Estimate) 1st Estimate 2013-14 A P Y Kharif Rice 4216.055 10881.683 2581 4290.00 11203.500 2612 Kharif Maize 40.588 96.769 2384 45.00 117.00 2600 Kharif Pulses 54.096 36.865 681 63.850 49.925 782 Jute 576.709 8228.161 (‘000 bales) 14.27 (bales) 550.00 8112.50 14.75 Mesta 6.696 82.671 12.35 7.00 87.50 12.50 Sugarcane 16.077 1685 104808 20.00 21000 105000

A=Area in ’000 ha, P= Production in ’000mt, Y= Yield in Kg/ha RABI PLANNING - 2013 A=Area in ’000 ha, P= Production in ’000mt, Y= Yield in Kg/ha Crops 4th Advanced Estimates RABI 2012-2013 RABI PLANNING (TARGET)’2013-14 A P Y Summer Rice 1210 4080 3372 1500 5137.5 3425 Wheat 322 960 2817 350 1004.5 2870 Rabi Maize 65 320 4923 80 400.00 5000 Rabi Pulses 168.42 171.492 1018 200 210.00 1050 Food Grains 1768.38 5482.842 3100 2134 6752.00 3170 Oilseeds 717.339 821.06 1145 750 870.00 1160 Potato 386.607 11598.21 30000 400 18200 32000

Progress on Kissan Credit Card and Credit Flow Year Item Target Achievement 2012-13 KCC (Nos.) 10,00,000 1000215 Credit Flow (Rs. In crore) 23500.00 17,000.00 (72.3%) 2013-14 12,00,000 1,80,000(1st Qrt) 37100.00 7120 (20%) (1st qtr) Source: Lead Bank - UBI

NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MISSION 2013-14

Area of Operation…. NFSM – Rice NFSM – Wheat NFSM-Pulse Jalpaiguri All the 17 Districts 2. Coochbehar 3. Uttar Dinajpur 4. South 24 Pgrs. 4. Dakshin Dinajpur 5. Purulia 6. Howrah 7. Purba Medinipur 8. Paschim Medinipur 13

Fund Statement under NFSM during 2012-13 ( Rs in Lakh) Component Approved Outlay Unspent Balance of 2011-12 As per AUC Accrued Interest up to 2011-12 Fund Released by GOI during 2012-13 Total Fund Available during 2012-13 Expenditure during Unspent Balance of 2012-13 as on 01.04.13 NFSM – Rice 3662.85 336.60 280.85 2840.18 3457.63 2601.69 855.94 NFSM – Wheat 831.84 89.12 -- 604.57 693.69 684.78 8.91 NFSM – Pulse 897.49 92.63 757.05 849.68 653.74 195.94 A 3 P 540.00 127.28 277.72 405.00 306.49 98.51 Publicity 20.58 - TOTAL 5932.18 666.21 4479.52 5426.58 4246.70 1179.88

Fund Statement under NFSM during 2013-14 ( Rs in Lakh) Component Approved Outlay by GOI Additional Action Plan for Unspent Balance as on 01.04. 13 approved by GOI Revised Action Plan approved by GOI during 2013-14 (2+3) Total Fund Released by GOI till date (1st & 2nd Installment) Expenditure during 2013-14 up to July, 2013 Remarks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NFSM – Rice 3799.98 715.96 4515.94 2485.86 1017.6081 94 DC during Kharif out of 149 DCs NFSM – Wheat 721.57 187.34 908.91 672.78 - Yet to be started NFSM – Pulse 1291.1685 104.771 1395.939 167.00 2.566 To be conducted during Rabi Summer A 3 P 898.60 35.89 -Do- TOTAL 6711.3185 1008.071 7719.3895 3361.53 1020.1741

District wise No. of Hybrid Rice Cluster DC during 2013-14 under NFSM-Rice Sl. No. District No. of DC @ 100 ha Seed Requirement (MT) 1 Coochbehar 6 9.0 2 Jalpaiguri 10 15.0 3 Uttar Dinajpur 5 7.5 4 Purulia Paschim Medinipur Purba Medinipur 6.0 7 Howrah 3.0 8 South 24 Parganas Total 55 79.5

WHEAT Seed Requirement (including Additional DCs) in MT District wise No. of HYV Cluster DC during 2013-14 under NFSM-Wheat Sl. No. District No. of Cluster DC @100 ha WHEAT Seed Requirement (including Additional DCs) in MT Variety 1 Coochbehar 2 20.0 PBW-343 Jalpaiguri 5 50.0 3 Uttar Dinajpur 4 40.0 Dakshin Dinajpur 10.0 Total 12 120.0

Total Seed Requirement in MT District wise No. of HYV Cluster DC during 2013-14 under NFSM-Pulse Sl. District No. of DCs @ 100 ha Total Seed Requirement in MT 1 Coochbehar 3.0 2 Jalpaiguri 2.5 7.5 3 Uttar Dinajpur 4 Dakshin Dinajpur 5 Maldah 8 24.0 6 Murshidabad 16 48.0 7 Nadia 13 39.0 Birbhum 18.0 9 Purulia 4.5 13.5 10 Paschim Medinipur 11 Purba Midnapur 12 Bankura 9.0 Bardhaman 6.5 19.5 14 North-24 Parganas 15 South-24 Parganas 6.0 Howrah 15.0 17 Hooghly TOTAL 80.00 237

District wise & Crop wise Allotment of A3P units (@ 100 ha each) under NFSM – Pulse for Implementation in West Bengal during 2013-14 Sl. No. Crop District wise No. of Units (@ 100 Ha each) of A3P Maldah Murshidabad Nadia Birbhum Purulia Total 1. Black gram 5 - 17 6 28 2. Lentil 3 60 42 10 2 117 3. Gram 20 32 TOTAL 8 80 59 177

Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI) 2013-14

Financial Outlay (Rs. in lakh) SLSC APPROVED ACTION PLAN FOR 2013-14 Sl. No. Intervention Financial Outlay (Rs. in lakh) 1 Block Demonstration 10027.6554 2 Asset Building Activities 1412.1000 3 Site Specific Activities 2587.2446 4 Marketing Support 1100.0000 TOTAL 15127.0000

I) Progress of Block Demonstration during 2013-14 Sl. No. Agro-eco situation Targets as approved by SLSC Achievement Physical (ha.) Financial (Rs. in lakh) Financial (Rs. in lakh) PADDY I. Kharif 1 Up-land 30300 2157.5138 - 2 Shallow Lowland 87400 6192.9404 86200 3 Medium Deep Water 9700 687.2062 II. Boro 4 Irrigated HYV 50200 532.1200 5 Hybrid Rice 3500 70.8750 Total Paddy 181100 9640.6554 126200 B WHEAT 18000 387.0000 Total (Rice + Wheat) 199100 10027.6554

B. Asset Building Activity SL. NO. INTERVENTIONS PHYSICAL (NO.) RATE OF ASSISTANCE (Rs.) APPROVED FINANCIAL OUTLAY (Rs.in lakh) 1 PUMP SETS 14121 10000 1412.10 C. Site Specific Activity: Sl. No. Intervention Approved Financial Outlay (Rs. in lakh) 1 Construction of irrigation channel 800.0000 2 Electrification of Pump Set @ Rs. 8000/- 1687.2000 3 Monitoring & Documentation 100.0446 TOTAL 2568.1150 D. MARKETING SUPPORT: SL. NO. INTERVENTIONS PHYSICAL (NO.) UNIT COST (Rs.in lakh) APPROVED FINANCIAL OUTLAY (Rs.in lakh) 1 KRISHAK BAZAR 2 550 (approx) 1100.00

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) 2013-14 Department of Agriculture Government of West Bengal

Outlay and Expenditure on Agriculture and Allied Sectors compared to total Annual Plan size. State: West Bengal Rs. In Crore Annual Plan Year Total State Plan Expenditure (A.E./R.E./B.E.) Outlay/ Expdt. for Agric. & Allied sector (Excluding RKVY) GOI release of RKVY fund Expenditure of Agriculture & Allied Sectors as % of Total Plan Outlay 2007-08 (A.E.) 9073.09 357.81 54.93 3.94 2008-09 (A.E.) 10396.90 503.20 147.38 4.84 2009-10 (A.E.) 12121.59 597.36 4.93 2010-11 (A.E.) 11784.94 674.95 335.98 5.73 2011-12 (A.E.) 21029.67 867.62 486.65 4.13 2012-13 (R.E.) 23029.19 1137.89 374.58* 4.94 2013-14 (R.E.) 26674.00 **1390.47 NA 5.21 N.B.- * GOI Allocation was Rs.464.81 Crore but released Rs. 374.58 Crore including Sub-schemes. ** State Nodal Department has mooted a proposal to Finance Deptt. for enhancement of outlay under Agri & Allied sector to the tune of Rs. 1600 crore in lieu of Rs. 1390.47 crore.

Allocation, release and U/C of RKVY fund during XI Plan Period and 2012-13 State – West Bengal (Rs. in crore) Year Allocation Release by GOI Release by Deptt. UC submitted 2007-08 54.93 2008-09 147.38 2009-10 2010-11 476.15 335.98 2011-12 486.65 Total (11th Plan) 1312.49 1172.32 2012-13 464.81 374.58 317.01 *Figure shown under RKVY includes RKVY (Normal) & Sub-schemes (viz. BGREI,NMPS, NVIUC & INSIMP)

Name of the Project/sub-schemes GOI Allocation & Release under RKVY & Sub-schemes during 2013-14 For WEST BENGAL Sl. No. Name of the Project/sub-schemes Allocation (Rs. In crore) Released 1 RKVY (Normal) 334.10 153.08 2 RKVY Sub-scheme a BGREI 151.27 75.64 b NVIUC (Vegetable cluster) 4.35 2.18 c INSIMP (Nutri-cereal) 0.02 0.01 d NMPS 14.40 7.20 Total 504.14 238.11

SYNOPSIS OF RKVY SCHEMES/ PROJECTS (AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT) Sl. No. Name of the projects/ schemes (Stream-I) 2013-14 SLSC Approved Outlay (Rs. In Lakh) 1 Production of quality seeds 1325.60 2 Infrastructure development of State Agril. Farms/ Research Stations/ SAU Farms for agricultural development in West Bengal. 210.80 3 Initiatives for Crop Development in West Bengal 567.40 4 Support to Plant Protection & Integrated Pest Management 21.30 5 Support to Soil Health & Integrated Nutrient Management 432.50 6 Farm Mechanization 6000.00 Total 8557.60 N.B.- 1st Instalment of fund for RKVY Stream – I projects has been released by GoI, the Nodal Deptt. is expected to release the fund soon.

SYNOPSIS OF RKVY SCHEMES/PROJECTS (AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT) Sl. No. Name of the project/schemes (Stream – II) 2013-14 SLSC Approved outlay (Rs. in Lakh) 1 Infrastructure Development of Agril. Training Centres & Research Institutes. 271.61 2 Agri- Research Projects for providing support to growth & development of agriculture and allied sectors in the State. 224.98 3 Support to Extension functionaries for facilitating Agricultural Extension & mass campaign in the state of West Bengal 480.57 4 Strengthening of Govt. Agricultural Farms for Seed Production 1135.232 5 Integrated Farming system approach-Demonstration cum training center for agriculture and allied sectors. 50.00 6 Comprehensive Development of Kumari Kanan Integrated Farm in Purulia District 7 Special programme for Agricultural Development of Darjeeling district under GTA. 242.50 Total 2454.89 N.B.- 1st Instalment of fund for RKVY Stream – II projects has been released to the implementing agencies.

INTEGRATED SCHEME OF OILSEEDS, PULSES, OILPALM AND MAIZE (ISOPOM) 2013-14

Progress of distribution of Soil Health Cards: PROGRESS REPORT ON SOIL TESTING LABORATORIES (STLs) FOR THE YEAR (2013-14) UPTO JULY 2013 Soil Testing Laboratories under: No. of Laboratories Annual Analyzing Capacity No. of samples Analyzed for nutrients Capacity utilized (%) No. of Distt. having STL No. of Distt. not having STL No. of STL having AAS Static Mobile Total 1. State Govt. 10 8 18 104000 13533 13.7 9 7 2. Public undertaking Sector Nil 3. Private Sector 13.01 Progress of distribution of Soil Health Cards: Period No. of cards made available to farmers Kharif 2013 up to July 2013 13533 Rabi 2013-14(Target) 104000

Proforma-9 Progress Report on Fertilizer Quality Control Laboratories for the year 2013-14 (up to July 2013) Fertilizer Quality Control Laboratory under: No. of Laboratories Annual Analyzing Capacity No. of samples Analyzed Capacity utilized (%) No. of FQCL having AAS 1. State Govt. 3 4500 949 21.0 2. Public Undertaking Sector Nil 3. Private Sector Total

Hybrid Maize Seed Production: HQPM 1, HQPM 5,

SEED REPLACEMENT RATE (SRR) OF DIFFERENT CROPS DURING 2012-2013 AND TARGET DURING 2013-2014 IN WEST BENGAL. Sl. No. Name of Crop 2011 – 2012 (%) 2012 – 2013(%) 2013 – 2014 (Target) 1. Paddy 33.6 34.0 35.0 2. Wheat 43.4 45.7 47.0 3. Maize 29.0 30.0 33.0 4. Gram 26.9 27.92 5. Kalai(Urd) 35.6 36.47 37.0 6. Moong 33.39 7. Khesari 21.1 22.0 50.22 8. Lentil 29.6 29.8 32.99 9. Pigeon Pea 45.0 46.0 46.50 10. Ground-nut 40.4 41.0 44.47 11. Mustard 41.5 46.19 50.0 12. Sesame 34.9 36.91 37.5 14. Potato 26.7 27.17 33.04

Production / Availability Requirement and Availability of C/Q Seed for Rabi 2013-14 & Target 2014-15 Sl. No. CROP 2013-14 Target 2014-15 Requirement (Q) Production / Availability Deficit/Surplus(Q) Requirement(Q) Production / Availability 1. Paddy 560000 563000 - 2. Hybrid Paddy 2200 160 (-)2040 2300 210 (-)2090 3. Maize 6000 4. Pulses 25735 25740 (+)5 25800 5. Ground-nut 17010 19350 6. Wheat 169200 160000 (-)9200 177600 7. Potato 2280000 1884000 (-)396000 2680000 2000000 (-)680000 8. Mustard 11220 16523 (+)5303 13310 16850 (+)3540 * After inclusion of the Pulse D/Cs under NFSM into Certification, the availability during 2014-15 will increase as per area covered. (Quantity In Qtls)

Seed Certification

Seed Testing Status for 2012-13 & Target for 2013-14 Sl. Number Type of Seed Seed samples analyzed in 2012-13 Target for 2013-14 1. Service 576 1000 2. Certified 19695 20000 3. Official 2816 3000 4. Total 23087 24000

STATEMENT SHOWING THE STATISTICS OF THE ANALYSIS OF PESTICIDE SAMPLES FOR QUALITY CONTROL IN Quality Control & Insecticide Control Laboratory Sl. No. Name of the States /UTs 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 (Upto March 2013) 2013-14(upto Aug-2014) Sample analyzed Mis branded (%) 1 West Bengal 512 5 (0.98) 417 3 (0.72) 718 11(1.53) 242 1(0.41)

Machinery Distributed so far PROGRESS OF FARM MECHANISATION SCHEMES DURING 2012-13 Scheme Target for 2012-13 (Rs. in Crore) Up to date Achievement of 2012-13 Nos. of Farm Machinery Distributed so far Rate of Subsidy (Rs.) RKVY 19.071 14.70 Tractor-132 Power tiller-1517 Power reaper-97 Zerotillege-2 Pumpset-6625 Tractor- :45,000/- Power Tiller- :45,000/- Power Reaper- :40,000/- Zero Tillage Machine - :15,000/- Pump set- :10,000/- BGREI 53.15 37.59 Tractor-249 Power tiller-2820 Power reaper-190 Zerotillege-06 Pumpset-21715 Name of Scheme :Financial Support scheme for Farm Mechanisation (FSSM)”

PROGRESS OF FARM MECHANISATION SCHEMES DURING 2012-13 Scheme TARGET Uptodate No. of Achievement Machinery Distributed NFSM Rs. 8.573 Rs.3.33884 Tractor-11 No. Crore Crore Power Tiller - 179 Pump set - 2382 Power Reaper - 23

Target for 2013-14 Target for FSSM 2013-14: Rs. 84.77725 Crores Target for Small Farm Implements: Rs. 20 Crores

Budget for Farm Mechanization for 2013-14 under Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) in West Bengal Sl No Scheme/Component Target for 2013-14 (Rs. in Lakh) 1 Establishment of Farm Machinery Bank for Custom Hiring. 6676.00 2 Promotion & Strengthening of Agricultural Mechanization through Training, Testing and Demonstration. a) Demonstration Component 693.60 b) Outsourcing of Training 82.875 3 Subsidy for selected Agril. Machinery and Equipment 7870.00 4 Input Subsidy to small & marginal farmers for adopting suitable Farm Mechanisation 3000.00 5 Enhancing farm productivity at village level by introducing appropriate Farm Mechanization in selected villages 600.00 6 Post Harvest Technology & Management 69.65 TOTAL 18922.475

Requirement And Availability Of Fertilizers During Rabi,2013 -14 IN MT Sl. No. Fertilizers Potential Requirement Assessed Requirement [Finalized In ‘Zonal Conference Rabi 2013-14] 1. UREA 8,90,180 8,90,000 2. DAP 2,84,363 2,50,000 3. MOP 2,16,440 2,16,000 4. SSP 2,92,474 4,00,000 5. NPK Complexes 6,49,320 5,50,000 TOTAL 23,32,777 23,06,000

Status Of Quality Control Of Fertilizers During 2013-14 Sl.No No. of Laboratory Annual Capacity Samples Received Samples Analysed Found Non-standard 3 4500 1011 927 144

Consumption Of Fertilizers During Rabi 2012-13 Consumption In MT UREA 868507 DAP 281571 SSP 233111 MAP 64 AS 5216 MOP 136543 NPK COMPLEX 476992

Use of bio-fertilizers, organic manures , Compost & green manure during Rabi- 2012-13 VERMI -COMPOST RURAL & CITY COMPOST GREEN MANURING 1650 MT 43.35 LAKH MT 23.95 87.7 685100 HA

USE OF MICRONUTRIENTS DURING RABI 2012-13 (in MT) Zinc Sulphate Ferrous Sulphate Copper Sulphate Borax/ Boric Acid Manganese Sulphate Magnesium Sulphate Others 4400 175 398 3585 295 2600 6491

ATMA –West Bengal: Present Status 1 SEWP – 2013-14 IDWG approved SEWP Submitted to GOI 2 Provisional AUC, 2012-13 Submitted to GOI 3 Annual Progress Report 2012-13 4 Cumulative Progress Report up to 31/07/2013 5 Statement of Expenditure, 2012-13 Fund for the Year 2013-14 is yet to be released to West Bengal.

Financial Statement: 2013-14 (Up to 31/08/2013) Unspent opening balance as on 01/04/2013 1542.93909 Central Share 1031.23173 State Share 90.55588 Funds received from DAC Nil Release of State’s Matching Share Total Expenditure as on 31/08/2013 968.452 877.89612 Unspent closing balance as on 01/09/2013 574.48709 153.33561 Fund for the Year 2013-14 is yet to be release to West Bengal.

Financial Achievement: 2012-13 and Target 2013-14 Sl No. ACTIVITIES Utilized during 2012-13 (Lakh Rs.) Proposed for 2013-14 under SEWP 1 Training of Farmers 489.38 1164.710 2 Demonstration 81.300 377.520 3 Exposure Visit of Farmers 142.080 230.450 4 Mobilization of Farmers’ Groups 42.630 199.300 5 Farm Information Dissemination 58.640 190.000 6 Agril. Tech. Refinement, Validation & Adoption 64.070 210.960 7 Farm School 105.500 346.837 8 Innovative Activities 55.630 173.000 9 Administrative Expenses 638.008 2088.86 10 Farmers’ Friend Nil 804.08 11 Developing SREP 47.500 12 SAMETI level Activities 92.732 129.580 13 State level Activities 210.130 TOTAL 1769.970 6172.927

Physical Achievement: 2012-13 and Target 2013-14 Sl No. ACTIVITIES Achievement during 2012-13 Target for 2013-14 under SEWP 1 Training of Farmers 57884 mandays 128093 mandays 2 Demonstration 2032 no. DCs 6864 no. DCs 3 Exposure Visit of Farmers 3683 mandays 38930 mandays 4 Mobilization of Farmers’ Groups 287 groups 774 groups 5 Farm Information Dissemination 412 leaflets/ booklets 650 leaflets/ booklets 6 Agril. Tech. Refinement, Validation & Adoption 16448 mandays 35550 mandays 7 Farm School 315 FSs 1038 FSs 8 Farmers Award 210 farmers & 29 groups 1029 farmers & 95 groups 9 Kissan Mela / Exhibition 5 nos. 19 nos. 10 Farmers’ Friend Nil 20102 nos. 11 Developing SREP 19 12 SAMETI level Activities 87 courses 80 courses

SPECIALISTS AND FUNCTIONARY SUPPORT, 2013-14 Sl.no. Name of the post No.ofpost Recruitment position 1 State Coordinator Not recruited 2 Project Director, District 18 16 posts filled up through Secondment 3 Deputy PD, District 38 36 posts filled up through Secondment 4 Accountant Clerk, District 19 19 posts filled up through Secondment. Process initiated for recruitment 5 Computer Programmer, District Recruited -2 (Coochbehar , Malda) , Advt. published -4 (Burdwan. Nadia, North 24 Paraganas & Howrah) 6 BTM, Block 347 Recruited - 57 (12 in Coochbehar, 30 in South 24 Paraganas & 15 in Malda). Advt. published -4 (Burdwan. Nadia, North 24 Paraganas & Howrah) 7 S M S at Block 694 Recruited -2 (Siliguri ATMA dist). Advt. published -4 (Burdwan. Nadia, North 24 Paraganas & Howrah) 8 Deputy Director, SAMETI Filled up through Secondment 9 Accountant Clerk, SAMETI 10 Computer Programmer, SAMETI Process going on. 11 Farmers Friend at Village 20102 Not recruited.

Under post kharif season, crops like Black Gram,Maize will be grown. Contingent Plan-2013-14 Under post kharif season, crops like Black Gram,Maize will be grown. Promotion of Khesari, Toria, like crop will also increase area & production of Pulse & Oilseed crops even under rainfed condition. Rabi crops like Wheat, Mustard, Lentil, Maize, Groundnut & Summer crops like Sesame and Moong are the best suited crops under West Bengal situation.

Challenges & Strategies ……….. Departure of rainfall from normal rhythm particularly in rainy months, Reduced span of winter period to grow cold loving Rabi crops resulting restricted VRR, More than 64% of the Geographical Area is under cultivation with 180% cropping intensity & putting pressure on natural resources. High cost of Phosphatic & Potassic fertilizer facilitates imbalanced NPK ratio in soil(2.92:1.6:1.0).

Strategies: Under Low area & High productivity Zone, increased C/Q Seed availability from increased Seed Certification Programme. Under High area & low productivity zone, increased Mechanization with Zero Till machine & use of quality seed. Utilization of potential Rice fallow areas under Relay(poira) cropping of Lentil, Khesari, Toria & mustard. Integrated Planning for supply of Quality Resources to the production systems. Increased production of Vermicompost, other low cost indigenous nutrient sources & increased employment generation, Reducing the Gap of IPC & IPU. Better income realization by farmers with market linkage

‘ ‘Area Expansion’. Strategic Technological Tools : Farm Mechanization with Zero/Minimal seed-drill to utilize residual moisture for timely sowing of Wheat, Pulses & Oilseeds. Extension of Intercropping, Mixed cropping, Relay cropping of Pulse, Oilseed & Maize to low lying Rice Fallow & upland field during Early/Rabi and Rabi season respectively, Expansion of irrigation potential & reducing the gap between IPC & IPU through micro irrigation, Reduction of conveyance loss, Soil & Water conservation and Dry land & rainfed farming, & to convert cultivable Waste land to cultivated Land. Research with new crops & varieties & under diversified soil and changing climatic condition for improved SRR & VRR.

‘‘Vertical Expansion’ through ‘Productivity Augmentation’. Strategic Technological Tools : Increased Seed &Variety Replacement rate. Expanding SRI Boro Area & with saved water resources, increasing irrigated Wheat, Pulse, Oilseed & Maize cultivation. Training ,Extension & e-Governance. Farm mechanization : Electrical pumps, Zero till seed drill, Tractor, PowerTiller, Drum Seeder ,Delivery Pipe etc. Soil Health Management & Soil Test based nutrient Management, INM & IPM, Resource conservation technology: Mulching, Efficient irrigation Conveyance , to holding size of the farmers.

‘Better income’ realization by farmers Providing alternative input production capacity to farmers through: Azolla/Vermi/Compost/Green/Leaf manuring. Demonstration & research on Integrated Farming System with livelihood support, Selection of popular market crops and varieties, Better provision of Storage and linking post harvest processing to Agro-Industries in PPP mode for value addition. Reducing cost of production: Stress on location specific technology development integrating the ITKs. Providing bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides etc to combat high cost P & K Fertilizers &synthetic pesticides.

Prioritised Issues of West Bengal Due to Climatic aberration during Kharif & Rabi, early Duration Rabi Varieties of Wheat, Lentil, Mustard, Khesari (Lathyrus), Groundnut, Sunflower with high yield potentiality under the region and availability of Quality/Certified seeds and it’s integration with Seed Rolling Plan. Intensified Mechanisation programme with funding support as per choice of farmers for high area with low productivity zone. Resource conservation technology with Zero Till/FIRB or other technological Tools for Rabi crops like Wheat, Rice, Maize, Pulses & Oilseeds. Marketing infrastructure for increased price realization Micro-Irrigation facility with rational subsidies under all the Departments. Value addition through Intensified Post Harvest Management Programme including Food Processing. Establishment of Custom Hiring Service for farm mechinaries.

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