Best practices / Special initiatives by states SANDEEP SAXENA APC & SECRETARY (AGRICULTURE) TAMIL NADU

GROUP- III - STATES  GUJARAT  PUNJAB  HIMACHAL PRADESH  SIKKIM  ODISHA  DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI  TAMIL NADU

Initiatives of Gujarat  Growth Drivers- Cotton, Wheat, Horticulture, Dairy -8% Growth Rate during XII FYP  Growth goal fixed in areas viz., Soil Health, Seed, Farm Mechanization, High-tech Horticulture, Extension and Delivery model  42 STLs with Micro Nutrient analysis  Fertility map across 9000 villages during , Liquid Bio fertilizers  Establishment of bio-compost units in 11 Sugar factories  Seed village in all major crops in every district, Plant Tissue Culture Labs

Initiatives of Gujarat- contd.  Cluster Based Seed production for Maize and Vegetables  Agro service provider and custom hiring unit for small and marginal farmers, ABD categorization  e-tracking of farm mechanization and farm pond programme  Knowledge service provider and private extension  Model farm approach  Delivery Model- Unbundeling  “ Whistle Blower” scheme in Gujarat

Initiatives of Punjab  Crop Diversification-Promoting alternate crops like Maize and Cotton  Increasing area under summer Moong  More coverage under Bt Cotton & mechanical picking  Water saving in Rice cultivation through raised beds and Direct Sown Rice (DSR)

Initiatives of Punjab- contd.  Promotion of Sugarcane Trench Planter & Cane Harvester  Promotion of Tractor Mounted Boom And Gun Jet Sprayer on PPP mode  Encouragement to Protected Cultivation  Relay cropping in Cotton

Initiatives of Himachal Pradesh  Protected cultivation under poly houses in lakh sq.m (11,500 nos.)  Micro irrigation increased productivity level by 2times  Soil Health card to all farmers (5.50 lakh farmers)  Establishment Vermi-compost units (5.00 lakh nos.)  Promotion of Organic Farming (13000 Ha.)

Initiatives of Odisha  Integrated Farming System  Technology adoption through Exposure Visits (Mustard from Rajasthan; Precision farming from Tamil Nadu)  Improved extension through input dealers (By DAESI) under RKVY  e-pest surveillance to minimize pest menace

Initiatives of Odisha- contd.  Online licensing and monitoring of inputs sales & stock  Extension delivery through Farmer Friend  Online fund management of RKVY / NFSM / Extension Reforms  Online subsidy disbursement for borewell/ shallow well / farm mechanization

Initiatives of Sikkim  Introduction of Buckwheat for higher income  Relay cropping (Maize with Millets)  Baby corn cultivation with value addition  Maize cultivation for Green Cob  On farm water harvesting with polythene spread

Initiatives of Tamil Nadu  Month long “Uzhavar Peruvizha” (Farmer Festival) for mass campaign  Whole village approach for rapid technology transfer and adoption  Crop specific interventions –SRI, SPI, SSI, Precision Farming  Farmer Integrated Hand Book (FIHB)

Initiatives of Tamil Nadu – contd..,  Farmers Guide Book- District Specific Pocket Books on various topics  Farm Crop Management System (FCMS)  Agricultural Market Intelligence and Business Promotion Centre (AMI&BPC)  Weather and Market Advisories  Community Nursery  ICT enabled extension delivery mechanism

Base line data  Personal Details  Bank Details  Group Details  Land Details  Farm machineries  Farm animals  Allied enterprises  Plantation crops  Fodder crops  Irrigation Details

Physical format

Portal entry

Mobile mode

IVRS mode

Soil sampling

Lab process

Result entry

Crop Plan Development  FACTORS  MICRO ZONE  SOIL TYPE  IRRIGATION SOURCE  RAINFALL PATTERN CROP MATRIX

CROP PLAN DEVELOPMENT - ONLINE

Input requirement

Consolidated Crop Plan

Beneficiary tracking  Online registration of benefits  Prioritization by the departments  Monitoring the distribution process  Assessing the impact  Providing transparency in governance

Farmer enrollment

Mobile No. Yes / No. Farmer’s code no Yes Required on No. of hours 25 th March 6 hours NameRaman DistrictKancheepuram BlockAchirapakkam VillageAchirapakkam Type of Machinery required Tractor ONLINE FARM MACHINERY BOOKING SYSTEM

Touch Screen Kiosks-Services offered  Crop Plan  Technologies  Input availability  Market trend  Allied enterprises  Contact/ Feed back

Kiosk process - Model

Touch Screen Kiosk – Virtual Extension

Input Inventory Management – e-billing Information about input availability is vital today Static information will not serve the purpose Hence a server based inventory management is need of the hour As an ICT initiative 8 District Agricultural Extension Centres will be provided with customised Input Management application for uploading receipt/sale information

Integrating private outlets  Planned to integrate 11,000 Fertilizer/PP outlets  Planned to integrate 8,500 seed outlets

FARMERS’ PORTAL  An integrated portal (presently Work in Progress) from the stand point of a farmer converging elements from 200 plus websites of the Central & State Governments and NARS  Drill down approach down to Block level initially  States are to make one time data entry of NARP Zones, Dealers, Manufacturers etc. and periodically update the same.  Databases integrated from different sources and displayed as per farmer’s needs instead of only giving links  Backend integration with mobile based advisories (Text, Voice, IVRS, USSD)  Portal can be launched only after data entry is completed by States in English and Language of the State

Unified SMS Gateway  A single gateway (in collaboration with the Department of Electronics & IT, GoI) with multiple sub-users down to Block Level for officers from the Central Government, State Governments, PSUs and NARS  Unlimited Free SMSs to Farmers and other stakeholders in the field of Agriculture and allied sectors  Messages in the Language of the States using Phonetic Typing Tools  Outbound Calls, IVRS, USSD being pilot tested  As soon as functional and administrative levels are added by the States, the Service can be commenced