Management of Soil Health J & K State Presentation National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign th and 18 th of Sept 2014, NASC, Pusa Complex, ICAR, New Delhi

Damage by Recent Heavy Rains & Floods Recent Heavy Rains and Floods in the Kashmir valley in Particular and many parts of Jammu region have damaged: – Almost all the Stationary and mobile Soil Testing Labs and Quality Control Labs in Kashmir Valley, besides farm machinery, pumpsets, bore-wells, etc. and other infrastructure in large area of the State ; – Cultivated area in major part of the valley due to floods, sedimentation and washing away of lands which will take much time for actual assessment; – About 13,000 hectare cultivated area by way of erosion, washing away of land and deposition of silt and other debris in Jammu region; – Damaged crops in about 1,33,000 hect area out of the net sown area of about 3.90 lakh hectare area to an extent of 25% to about 60% and even higher at some places.

Land use pattern - J&K State  Net Cultivated area 7.52 lakh ha Net Irrigated Area 3.14 lakh ha Rainfed incl. Dryland Area 4.38 lakh ha Cultivable wastelands 1.50 lakh ha Fallow lands 0.88 lakh ha Pastures 1.29 lakh ha

Soil Health Status : J&K State Soil Depth Class(000 ha)(%) of TGA Very Shallow<25 cm Shallow25-50 cm Medium50-100cm Deep>100 cm Drainage Class(000 ha)(%) Poorly Drained320.1 Imperfectly Drained Moderately Well Drained Well Drained Somewhat excessively Drained Excessively Drained

Soil Health Status : J&K State Soil Slope(% Class)Area (000 ha) (% of TGA) Nearly Level Very gentle Gentle Moderate Moderately Deep Steep Very Steep>

Soil Health Status : J&K State Soil pH ClassArea (000 ha) (%) Moderately acidic (pH )940.4 Slightly acidic (pH ) Neutral (pH ) Slightly alkaline (pH 7.5 – 8.5) Moderately alkaline (pH 8.5 – 9.5)650.3

Extent of Land Degradation & Other Problem Areas : J&K State Area under cultivation4% Area of the State affected by water erosion followed by wind erosion, water logging and flooding31.6% Area not fit for Agriculture because of rock outcrops, icecaps and glaciers;56.7% Area affected by Water erosion54.6 lakh ha. (24.6% of TGA) ;

Extent of Land Degradation & Other Problem Areas : J&K State Main areas affected by water erosion:Causes: Western aspects of Ladakh region,Deeply sloping landscapes, High altitude areas of Kashmir regionDeforestation, overgrazing, Higher reaches of Jammu regionFaulty land use, constructions Areas affected by wind erosion Eastern aspects of Ladakh plateauLack of vegetative cover Areas affected by water logging & flooding: Along Jhelum in Kmr & During High rains alluvial plains of Jammu

Status of Soil Degradation : J&K State (Figures in parenthesis represent % of TGA of State) S.N o Soil Degradation Type Degree of DegradationTotal Area SlightModerateStrongExtremeLakh (Ha) (%) 1Water Erosion4.3(1.9)13.0 (5.8)32.1 (14.5)5.2 (2.4) ILoss of Top Soil4.3(1.9)9.2 (4.1)20.8 (9.4)3.9 (1.8) IiTerrain Deformation-3.8 (1.7)11.3 (5.1)1.3 (0.6) Wind Erosion0.3 (0.1)7.8 (3.6)5. 5 (2.5) ILoss of Top Soil0.3(0.1)6.6 (3.0)4.0 (1.8) IiTerrain Deformation-1.2 (0.6)1.5 (0.7) Physical Deterioration Water logging/flooding0.9(0.4)1.0 (0.5)0.1 (0.03) Total Area Affected4.9(2.1)

Interventions by J&K Agriculture Department A. Use of Chemical Fertilizers (Unit: Mts) Season KharifRequirementConsumptionRequirementConsumption Urea67,50055,18367,50060,472 DAP45,00024,21845,00027,472 MOP10,0002,75210,0005,437 SSP NPK RabiRequirementConsumptionRequirementConsumption likely Urea78,00069,19678,000 DAP42,75029,91942,750 MOP14,40014,97120,000 SSP6,470- NPK1,537644

Interventions by J&K Agriculture Department (contd.) B.Increase in fertilizer sale points from 3391 in to 3430 in B.Ameliorating micro-nutrient deficiency (48% in Zn; 33% in B; 10% in Mb; 7% in Fe; 4% in Mn): Presently, ZnSO4 utilization is being mainly addressed as under: Kharif 2013: Mt Rabi : Mt Kharif 2014 : Mt Rabi : 550 Mt D.21 Soil Testing Labs in operation (14 Static and 7 Mobile : Annual Analyzing Capacity: 79,500 samples E.Number of Districts having AAS : 6

Interventions by J&K Agriculture Department (contd.) F.Distribution of Soil Health Cards: : 60,840 Kh 2014 : 14,653 Rabi :50,250 G.Production of Organic Inputs: Organic manure: 4,67,612 Mts Vermi-compost: 10,330 Mts Rural Compost: 2,15,565 Mts City Compost: 19,913 Mts H.Vermi-compost units Estd: 2,465 I.Green Manuring Promoted ( ) : 200 Hect J.Area under Conversion to Organic Farming : 4,105 Hect

Interventions by J&K Agriculture Department (contd.) K. National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA): An action plan of Rs lacs in favour of Jammu Division and Rs lacs in favour of Kashmir Division have been approved for implementation of Soil Health Management Components of CSS “NMSA”. 6 Nos of New Mobile Soil Testing Labs shall be set up under the scheme with the objectives to provide soil testing facility at farm gate level. 4 No of New static soil testing laboratories in Kashmir Division and strengthening of 1 No of static soil testing laboratory in Jammu Division have been approved under the scheme.

Interventions by J&K Agriculture Department (contd.) L. National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture: 1 No of Bio fertilizer and Organic Fertilizer Testing & quality control laboratory has been approved under the scheme. This will help to check the sale of spurious fertilizers. 60 No of portable soil testing kits have been envisaged under the scheme for testing of soil samples in far flung and difficult terrains of the state. 50 No of field demonstrations on balanced dose of fertilizers based on soil testing shall be laid out in Jammu Division under the scheme. M. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana: 50,000 Nos of Soil Health Card shall be distributed under project Soil Health Management of the Scheme during

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