Department of Agriculture Krishi Karman Award 2011-12 Department of Agriculture Andhra Pradesh

STRUCTURE 1. Results of Crop Cutting Experiments - SASA II. Procurement Figures of Foodgrains 2011-12 III. Expenditure under NFSM, RKVY, BGREI, INSIMP and 60000 villages IV. New Innovations / Initiatives Adopted for enhance agricultural production, lessons learnt and scaling up of the same V. Inter Departmental Coordination with Power, Irrigation, Fertilizers, Credit etc. VI. Future Prospects for Foodgrains Production

I. RESULTS OF CROP CUTTING EXPERIMENTS-SASA DES is designated as SASA (State Agricultural Statistics Authority) in AP Crop cutting experiments are planned for 21 Principal crops every year (Kharif + Rabi) for estimating crop wise season wise production 32802 crop cutting experiments planned during (2011-12) & 31606 experiments were analysed with a response of 96.35%.

Crop wise yield and production for Kharif & Rabi-2011-12

Rabi-2011-12

II. Procurement figures of Foodgrains year wise Statement showing procurement of Rice (in Lakh tonnes) Plan for Procurement of Rice 1800 procurement centers planned to be opened It is targeted to procure 79.00 lakh tons of Rice (Levy + Custom Milled Rice) * Severe drought year Source: Agriculture Statistics at a glance- Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India / Dept. of Civil Supplies

Procurement of Pulses -2012-13 For safeguarding the interest of farmers APMARKFED has entered into market and purchased 11222.04 qtls of Redgram utilizing Rs. 5.00 crores provided under RKVY. – A Profit of about Rs. 32.00 lakhs 2011-12 Civil Supplies department nominated APMARKFED as nodal agency for procurement of Pulses under MSP on behalf of NAFED Instructions are issued to commence procurement of the same under MSP on behalf of NAFED APMARKFED has opened one procurement center each in districts of Ranga Reddy, Adilabad, Krishna and Kurnool. A quantity of 2683 qtls. Valued at Rs. 115.38 lakhs is procured. APMARKFED now has corpus of Rs. 10.00 crores. Redgram procurement will start in November / December-2012

Food Grains production - All India Vs Andhra Pradesh. (Million Tons) * Severe Drought Year Source: DES / Statistical Abstract, Government of India

Statement Showing AYP of Food Grains during X Plan Vs XI Plan together with CAGR (Area in lakh ha, Yield Kgs/ha, Production Lakh tons)

Table Showing Increased Foodgrains Production in Drought Years Source:- DES

III. Expenditure under State as well as Central Programmes supporting to Foodgrain production Releases & expenditure particulars 2011-12 and 2012-13 (as on September-12) (Rs in lakhs)

IV. New Innovations / Initiatives – Andhra Pradesh a) Promotion of SRI Active campaign by extension staff in all the districts for promoting SRI cultivation except in command areas and problematic soils Intensive training to extension staff, farmers and Labour. Establishment of Steering Committee at State Level

ANGRAU, NABARD, DRR, ICRISAT and NGOs involved Documentation of Success stories 4175 Drum Seeders supplied on 50% subsidy 3325 Conoweeders supplied on 50% subsidy.

Traditional (Rs) Method Savings due to mechanisation Supply of High Cost Machinery under RKVY High cost machinery like Paddy Transplanters, Rice Combine Harvesters, Highly Automated Threshers etc. are supplied to farmer groups by allowing Rs. 10.00 lakhs subsidy per unit. A revolutionary change in harvesting of Paddy crop was witnessed. This intervention also help the farmers to get their produce even during erratic conditions without loss of income. The combine harvester is used for about 150-200 days by the groups and realizing 50% profit by hiring The saving is nearly Rs. 700-900 per hour on hiring combine harvester Reduction in cost of cultivation in various farm operations. S.No. Operation Traditional (Rs) Method Mechanized (Rs.) cost Savings due to mechanisation Remarks 1 Field Preparation 2000 1200 800 The labour cost and cultural practices for paddy cultivation varies from district to district on local prevailing rate of wages of labour. Mechanized Paddy cultivation is the future necessity to over come the shortage of labour and timely operation is possible only by mechanized machine and reduction in drudgery. 2 Nursery Preparation 200 400 -200 3 Transplanting 2000-2500 700 1400 4 Weeding 1500 500 1000 5 Harvesting and threshing 3000-3500 Total expenditure In traditional method Rs 8700/- Through mechanisation Rs 4300/- 1500-2000 Savings Rs 4400 /-

Sugarcane planter Combine Harvester Sugar Cane Harvester Tractor with Rotovator

New Initiatives in Farm Mechanization Yantra Laxmi (Farm Mechanization Exhibitions) Establishment of Custom hiring Stations Post Harvest Procurement Center at Gram Panchayat level Direct sowing drum seeders (Fibre body) were introduced on large scale in the state to mitigate erratic rainfall during Kharif Season.

ATMA   Active involvement of Krishi Vignyan Kendras (KVKs) in preparation of SREP, Extension Work Plans, addressing short term research issues and also in implementation of various programmes in the field. The KVK Scientists to advise the Block Technology Teams and to actively involved in preparation of BAPs, especially with regard to research related issues/gaps and strategies. Convergence through integration of CDAPs and District Agriculture Action Plans (DAAPs), the State Extension Work Plan becomes the integral part of State Agriculture Plan and the same has to be approved by State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).

b) Intercropping of pulses The Normal area under pulses is 19.75 lakh ha. Targets were allotted for increasing intercrop area of pulses under Groundnut, Jowar, Maize and Cotton etc. During 2012-13 an area of 64747 ha have been brought additionally under pulses through intercropping.

Progress under 60000 pulse villages and INSIMP Out of 628 units 54 units have been allotted to ITDA tribal PACS Construction of Farm Ponds INSIMP Area under Korra crop increased in Kurnool district Productivity of Jowar, Ragi, Korra & Sama increased in all INSIMP districts New cropping pattern of Korra+Redgram or Korra+Bengalgram developed

V. Inter Departmental coordination ICRISAT, ANGRAU and Department Bhuchetana “Bridging Crop Yield Gaps through Science led Development in Andhra Pradesh” The objective is to increase productivity by 20% addressing Micronutrient Deficiency in five years. An amount of 5.43 crores is sanctioned under RKVY - Streem-2 – 2011-12 Taken up in 7 districts Results are as follows: Paddy Grain yields increased by 31.4% in farmers fields with the application of micronutrients in Ranga Reddy district. Straw yield increased by 31% Sunflower Yield increased by 11.6% and Oil content increased by 11.3% in Kadapa district due to application of micronutrients.

ANGRAU Popularization of P fertilizer savings in crops Employing Soil Test Services and Demonstrations The objective is to popularize the use of soil test based phosphorus fertilizers in crops for reducing the inputs costs and to sustain the soil health Implemented in 8 KVKs and 6 DAATTC in high P districts APSRAC Development of GIS based soil health information and nutrient management system The objective is development of soil health database with spatial distribution at cadastral level completed scanning and entry of 48.50 lakh soil test record Soil Resource mapping of 4 districts Development of Soil Portal Management Information System and decision support system. SFAC & NGOs An amount of Rs. 2.80 crores released to SFAC under 60000 villages for Farmer Producers organization. NGOs sponsored by SFAC are allotted three A3P demos in three districts NGOs exploring opportunities with TATA rallies and Trimukha industries VRUTTI – NGO set a part Rs. 15.00 lakhs for procurement of pulses

a) Rythu Chaitanya Yatras During 2012 Rythu Chaitanya Yatra have been organized from 10th to 31st May2012 in the state 40569 habitations were covered 2055760 farmers participated in RCY 35095 Adarsha Rythus participated in RCY 148897 non-loanee farmers were indentified Officials from Agriculture and line departments like Horticulture, Sericulture, Animal Husbandry, TRANSCO, Irrigation, Fisheries, ANGRAU, Rural Development, Banks, Forest, Sugars, Revenue etc were participated in RCY

c) Yeruvaka Purnima b) Rythu Sadassus In Rythu Sadassus exhibitions along with live demonstrations viz., Seed Treatment, Soil Testing, Precautions in handling of pesticides, vermi-compost etc., will be organized by Agriculture and allied departments. c) Yeruvaka Purnima Yeruvaka Festival is to gear up the farming community for starting agriculture operations in their farms with the onset of the South West monsoon and to inspire the farmers for harnessing higher productivity in agriculture in the ensuing season Exhibition stalls pertaining to agriculture were organized by the Staff members of FTC. Live demonstrations like seed treatment, Farm Implements, Soil sampling, Precautions regarding handling of the pesticides, live models etc. were also organized to create awareness among the farmers.

d) Credit Pavala Vaddi All the loanee farmers who have availed crop loans from Scheduled Commercial Banks / Cooperatives / RRBs and repaid the crop loan within the due date i.e. 31st March for Kharif loans and 30th June for Rabi loans are benefited under this scheme (at 3% interest) An amount of Rs, 151.70 crores was reimbursed to the accounts of 20.29 lakh farmers up to the last financial year 7% interest waivers Scheme Rs, 330.10 crores was credited to the accounts of 18.57 lakh farmers under Interest Waiver Scheme during 2011-12. (16 flood effected districts of AP during 2010)

The Andhra Pradesh Land Licensed Cultivators Act, 2011 The Andhra Pradesh is the 1st state in the country to promulgate an Act no.18 of 2011, dt: 23.12.2011 (The Andhra Pradesh Land Licensed Cultivators Act, 2011) to provide loan and other benefits eligibility cards to the land licensed cultivators (Interest Free Crop Loans) The Government of Andhra Pradesh is implementing Rythusri Scheme under which the Interest free Crop loans to all the farmers up to Rs. 1.00 lakh and Pavala Vaddi for crop loans from Rs. 1.00 lakh to 3.00 Lakhs if repaid in time beginning with Rabi season of 2011 i.e. for crop loans granted w.e.f. 01.10.2011. Sl. No. Year No. of LECs issued to Tenant farmers Amount of loan sanctioned (Crores) No. of LECs 1 2011-12 576147 393.45 197747 2 2012-13 387928 196.85 95973

Credit Disbursement Particulars (Rs. In Crores) During 2011-12, 471590 new loanee farmers were extended credit of Rs. 1325.36 crores A target for enrolment of new non loanee farmers @ 150 farmers per branch is fixed during 2012-13 Model Farmers deployed for facilitating bank loans and recovery

c) Power & Irrigation Free power to 29.09 lakh agricultural consumers in the state for betterment of the farming community. Assured minimum seven hours of power supply to agriculture. Agricultural services are released to consumers on priority. The hydel generation in Sileru River Basin is regulated in close coordination with agriculture department and standing crops covering an area of about 2.8 lakh ha in East and West Godavari districts was saved. Similarly hydel generation in Srisailam Power Project is regulated in close coordination with agriculture department to save the crops under Krishna River Ayacut

e) Fertilizers Buffer stocks of DAP, Complex @ 1.00 LMT, Urea 2.0 LMTs are maintained with APMARKFED for releasing the stocks to the needy areas incase of exigency. Regular persuasion with all the manufacturers/suppliers for ensuring supplying of stocks to the needy areas in time . Taking up issues of supply, distribution and availability of fertilizers with the Department of Fertilizers, GoI on daily basis and also in the weekly Video Conferences. Coordination with Revenue, vigilance & enforcement Department in Checking cross border movement of fertilizers to other states.

VI. Future Prospects for Foodgrains Production in lakh MTs NB:- 19.00 lakh ha additional irrigated area planned

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