Presentation For National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign – 2009 on 20 th & 21 st March, 2009 at Pusa Complex, New Delhi.

2 WEST BENGAL : AN OVERVIEW Population (2001 census) : 8,02,21,171 Population Density : 903/ Sq. Km. Nos. of Agricultural Districts : 18 Nos. of Mouza / Village : Geographical Area : sq. Km. Agro-Climatic Zones : 6 Nos. Gross Cropped Area : ha Cultivable Area : ha Net Area Sown : ha Irrigated Area : 62% of Net Cropped Area Total Nos. of Agricultural holdings : Nos Size of average Land Holding : 0.82 ha / Holding Cropping Intensity (Provisional, 2008): 184 % (Provisional) Total Food Grains Production ( ) : Lakh MT Total Food Grains Production ( ) : Lakh MT (Provisional) Productivity ( ) - Food Grain : 2521 Kg / ha Productivity ( ) - Food Grain : 2585 Kg / ha (Provisional)

3 Crops Achievement Achievement (Anticipated) Target APYAPYAPY Rice Maize Small Millets Total Pulses Food Grains Total Oilseeds Jute (‘000 bales) (bales) (‘000 bales) (bales) (‘000 bales) (bales) Mesta (‘000 bales) (bales) (‘000 bales) 10 (bales) (‘000 bales) (bales) A=Area in ’000 ha, P= Production in ’000mt, Y= Yield in Kg/ha KHARIF PROSPECTS –

4 Crops Achievement Achievement (Anticipated) Target APYAPYAPY Rice Wheat Maize Small Millets Total Pulses Food Grains Total Oilseeds Potato Cotton (‘000 bales) 1.60 (bales) (‘000 bales) 2.00 (bales) (‘000 bales) (bales) 2.00 Sugarcane A=Area in ’000 ha, P= Production in ’000mt, Y= Yield in Kg/ha RABI ASSESSMENT

5 PROJECTED ENHANCEMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY IN THE IDENTIFIED DISTRICTS NFSM - RICE Sl No Districts Productivity (Kg/ha) Productivity (Kg/ha) (Anticipated) Target Jalpaiguri Coochbehar Uttar Dinajpur South 24 Pgs Purulia Howrah Purba Midnapur Paschim Midnapur

6 PROJECTED ENHANCEMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY IN THE IDENTIFIED DISTRICTS NFSM - WHEAT Sl NoDistricts Productivity (Kg/ha) Productivity (Kg/ha) (Anticipated) Target Jalpaiguri Coochbehar Uttar Dinajpur Dakshin Dinajpur

7 PROJECTED ENHANCEMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY IN THE IDENTIFIED DISTRICTS NFSM - PULSES Sl NoDistricts Productivity (Kg/ha) Productivity (Kg/ha) (Anticipated) Target Malda Murshidabad Nadia Birbhum Purulia

Financial Target, Fund Allocation & Financial Progress under NFSM up to January, Component Approved Allocation by GOI Un-spent balance as on Fund Released during Total Availability of Fund Financial Progress Up to January, 2009 NFSM-RICE NFSM-WHEAT NFSM-PULSE Total LOCAL INITATIVES MEDIA & PUBLICITY (Rs. in Lakh)

Financial Target under NFSM during Sl. No.CropsTarget 1NFSM - Rice NFSM – Wheat NFSM - Pulses Total * Non availability of hybrid paddy seed & low subsidy rate, thus financial target of NFSM-Rice be reduced.

10 Physical & Financial progress up to January, 2009 NFSM- Rice Sl. No. Interventions Approved rate of Assistance Unit Target Achievement up to January, 2009 PhysicalFinancialPhy. Fin 1 D.C. on improved package of practice( 1 D.C. 0.4 ha i.e., one acre) Rs. 2500/D.C.Nos3000 Nos D.C. on SRI( One D.C. 0.4 ha at every 100 ha area of Rice) Rs. 3000/ D.CNos300 Nos D.C. on Hybrid Rice( one D.C. 0.4 ha at every 100 ha of Rice) Rs. 3000/D.CNos750 No0s Assistance for production of Hybrid Rice Seed Rs. 1000/qtl.qtls.7500 qtls Assistance for distribution of Hybrid Rice Seed Rs. 2000/qtl.Qtl qtls Assistance for distribution of HYV Seeds Rs. 500/qtlQtls qtls Seed Minikits of HYVs Full costNos60,000 Nos Incentive for Micro-Nutrients Rs. 500/haHa90,000 ha Incentive for Liming in soils Rs. 500/haHa2,15,070 ha Incentive for Conoweeder &Other farm implements Rs. 3000/ per farmer per implement Nos24,975 Nos Assistance for Plant protection Chemical & bio- agents. Rs. 500/ha Ha75,000 ha Farmers’ Training at FFS pattern( one FFS at every 1000 ha) 17,000/TrainingNos600 Nos Misc. Expenses for Project Management team & other Misc. expenses at District level Rs Lakh per district Nos. of districts 8 - districts Misc. Expenses for Project Management team & other Misc. expenses at State Level Rs lakh per State No. of State State Total (Rs. in Lakh)

11 Physical & Financial progress up to January, 2009 NFSM- Wheat (Rs. in Lakh) Sl. No. Interventions Approved rate of ssistance Unit Target Achievement up to January, 2009 PhysicalFinancialPhy Fin 1 Demonstration on Improved package of practices( One DC 0f 0.4 ha at every 50 ha of Rice Area) Rs.2000/= per D.C.Nos Increase in Seed Replacement ratio ( Seed Distribution) Rs. 500/= per Qtls.Qtls Distribution of Seed MinikitsFull costNos Incentive for MicronutrientsRs. 500/= per haHa8, Assistance for GypsumRs. 500/= per haHa4, Distribution of Zero Till Seed Drills Rs. 15,000/= Per machine Nos Distribution of Rotavators Rs. 30,000/= Per machine Nos Incentive for Diesel pump Sets Rs. 10,000/= per set Nos Farmers’ Training at FFS pattern(One FFS at every 1000ha) Rs. 17,000/= per training Nos Misc.Expenses :- Project Management Team(PMT) & other Misc. Expenses at State Level Rs Lakh per State Nos Misc.Expenses :- Project Management Team(PMT) & other Misc. Expenses at District Level Rs Lakh per District Nos4 -districts State Total

12 Physical & Financial progress up to January, 2009 NFSM-Pulse (Rs. in Lakh) Sl. No. Interventions Approved rate of AssistanceUnit Target Achievement up to January, 2009 PhysicalFinancialPhyFin 1Purchase of Breeder seed from ICARAppox. Rs.5234/qtl..qtls857 qtls Production of Foundation & Certified seeds Rs. 1000/qtl.Qtls.7282 qtls Distribution of Certified seeds 50% cost limited to Rs.1200/qtls. Qtls qtls Distribution of Lime/Gypsum 50% of cost limited to RS.750/ha Ha45,000 ha Distribution of Micro-Nutrients 50% of cost limited to Rs. 500/ha Ha45,000 ha Integrated Pest Management(IPM) 50% of cost limited to Rs. 750/ha Ha57543 ha Distribution of Sprinkler Sets 50% of cost limited to Rs /ha ** Ha500 ha Farmers’ Training on FFS pattern( one FFS at every 1000 ha) Rs Per Training Nos 200 Nos State Level training for Trainers Rs Lakh per Training Nos 2 Nos Misc. expenses at districts level-Nos. 5 Nos districts Misc. expenses at state level-Nos.1 No State Total

RKVY in WEST BENGAL RKVY in WEST BENGAL Fund Sanctioned by GOI = Rs crore 1 st Installment Rs crore 2 nd Installment Rs crore  SLSC approved outlay for the State under RKVY Rs crore Stream – I project = Rs crore Stream – II project = Rs crore Fund Sanctioned & Released to implementing departments by State Nodal Department 1st Installment Rs crore * 2nd & final Installment Rs crore Fund will be released to implementing departments by Fund Utilization (as on ) 73% of Sanctioned fund (committed) 13

High lights of Sectoral Share of RKVY during Sl. No. SECTORStream I (Rs. InLakh) Stream II (Rs.InLakh) Total (Rs. In Lakh) Sectora Share (%) 1Agriculture Department Animal Resources Development Department FPI & Horticulture Department Co-operation Department Agri. Marketing Department Fisheries Department Water Resources Development Department Panchayat & Rural Development Department Forest (Soil & Water Conservation only) SAU Agril. / P & RD / SAU Fisheries / Minor irrigation Total Rupees one hundred forty seven crore fifty nine lakh three thousand two hundred forty only 14

1Agriculture Dep’t ARD Dep’t FPI & Horticulture Dep’t.8.0 4Co-operation Dep’t.7.4 5Agri.Marketing7.4 6Fisheries7.6 7Water Resources Dep’t.7.1 8Panchayat & Rural Dep’t.2.8 9Forest Dep’t SAU0.5 11Agril. /P&RD / SAU1.1 12Fishery / Minor Irrigation2.4 RKVY - STREAM – I & II PROJECTS 2008 – 2009 SECTORAL SHARE

Innovative Schemes Establishment of Agri. Implement Hub with Co-operative societies / SHGs Community vermi compost production unit through SHGs Bio-Village programme GPS based e-pest Surveillance Hand Held Terminal (HHT) Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme Integrated farming system approach demonstration-cum-training centre for Agriculture & Agri. allied sectors Management of large water bodies for multipurpose uses towards development of Agriculture & allied sector. Infrastructure Development sexing of Semen at Haringhata Farm, Nadia. Establishment of Heifer production Farm at Salboni Composite State Animal Husbandry Farm, Paschim Mednipur. Procurement of Animals for FSBS, bull mother Farm, Salboni under Paschim Banga Go-Sampad Bikash Sanstha. Establishment of 3 (three) Feed Mixing Units at Haringhata, Salboni & Beldanga in Nadia, Paschim Medinipur & Murshidabad. 16

Process of C-DAP formulation as per Planning Commission’s guidelines is under progress.  AFC/MANAGE/NABARD/ PRADAN engaged as TSI by the Districts for preparation of C-DAP’s. Status of C-DAP’s preparation AFCMANAGENABARDPRADANZilla Parishad 11 district1 district 3 district Expected date of C-DAP preparation - by 15 th April,

Progress report of RKVY (Physical) Progress report of RKVY (Physical) Sl. NoName of Sector Total No. of Schemes approved Total no. of schemes Progress as on Achievement (% ) Stream-IStream-II 1Agriculture ARD FPI & Horticulture Co-operation Agril. Marketing Fisheries Water Recourses Panchyat & Rural Dev Forest SAU Allied Sector (Management of Large Water Bodies & Integrated farming approach) Total

Progress report of RKVY (Financial) Sl. NoName of Sector Approved allocation (Rs. in lakh) Total allocation (Rs. in lakh) Fund released as on Expenditure incurred Achievement (%) Stream-IStream-II 1Agriculture ARD FPI & Horticulture Co-operation Agril. Marketing Fisheries Water Recourses Panchyat & Rural Dev Forest SAU Agri./P&RD/SAU Allied Sector (Management of Large Water Bodies & Integrated farming approach) Total

‘SUPPORT TO STATE EXTENSION PROGRAMMES FOR EXTENSION REFORMS’ FINANCIAL ALLOCATION DURING (Rs. In Lakh) Fund Approve d by GOI GOI’S Share State Share Fund released by GOI Fund to be Released by the State Govt. within March 2009 Fund to be released by GOI Total Fund to be released within March

‘SUPPORT TO STATE EXTENSION PROGRAMMES FOR EXTENSION REFORMS’ Up to Date Achievement during Sl. No. Activities Financial Target ( Lakh Rs.) Financial Achievement ( Lakh Rs.) Physical Target Physical Achievement DISTRICT LEVEL ACTIVITIES:- B.1.Developing SREP nos. B.2.c. Training of Farmers (within District) f.day f.day B.3.a. Organizing Demonstration no.5422 no. B.3.b. Farmer to farmer Technology Dissemination f.day38984 f.day B.4.c. Exposure visit (Within District) f.day44404 f.day B.5.a. Capacity building/ Skill development groups412 groups B.5.b. Seed money / revolving fund groups97 groups B.9.Information dissemination

‘SUPPORT TO STATE EXTENSION PROGRAMMES FOR EXTENSION REFORMS’ Up to Date Achievement during (Contd.) Sl. No. Activities Financial Target (Lakh Rs.) Financial Achievement (Lakh Rs.) Physical Target Physical Achievement B.11Farmer Scientist Interaction at District level nos.21 nos. B.12Organization of Field days and Kisan Gosthis nos.279 nos. B.13KVKs and other local Research Stations E.2.Innovative activities-District component like ATMA Bio-village, Seed production, IT appliances, Model milk village etc Farm School nos.429 nos. STATE LEVEL ACTIVITIES :- A.1.Inter Departmental Working Group meeting 4 nos.3 nos. A.2.Training courses for Extension functionaries m.day 8205 m.day 22

‘SUPPORT TO STATE EXTENSION PROGRAMMES FOR EXTENSION REFORMS’, SYNOPSIS :-  No. of Farmers’ Organization developed – 57 no.  No. of FIG formed – 510 no.  No. of CIG formed – 52 no.  No. of NGO attached with the Extension system – 85 no.  No. of KVK attached with this programme – 17 no.  No. of Agri-preneures & Agribusiness formed – 15 no.  No. of Agro Service Centre motivated – 12 no.  No. of Training Centers modernized – 8 no.  Establishment of P-P-P collaboration – 55 no.  Status of DAP - Completed.  Status of SEWP – (09-10 ) – Completed, (10-11) to be submitted soon.  Status of SREP – Completed. 23

24 CENTRAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ANTICIPATED ACHIEVEMENT – 2009 & TARGET Sl. No Name of Schemes ANTICIPATED FINANCIAL ACHIEVEMENT 2008 – 2009 FINANCIAL TARGET R.K.V.Y FOOD SECURITY MISSION (Rice, Wheat, Pluses including local initiatives and Media & Publicity) MACRO MODE WORK PLAN ISOPOM MINI-MISSION (Jute) MINI-MISSION (Cotton) E.A.R.S.(Establishment of Agency for Reporting Agricultural Statistics) Support to State Extension Programme for Extension Reforms Total (Rs. In Lakh) 24

25 SEEDS Requirement and Production & Target Crop Target RequirementProduction Deficit / Surplus (%) RequirementProduction Deficit / Surplus (%) Paddy (+) (+) 2.0 Hybrid Paddy308(-) (-) 60.0 Maize (-) (-) 87.0 Jute (-) (-) Pulses (-) (-) 33.0 Groundnut (-) (-) 70.0 Wheat (-) (-) 84.0 Potato (-) (-) Mustard (+) (+) 5.10 In Mt.

26 SEED REPLACEMENT DURING & TARGET DURING SL No8 CROP (%) ( %) 1Paddy Maize Wheat Jute Mung Khesari Lentil Til Mustard Groundnut Potato

27 SEED TESTING – & TARGET FOR SL No Type of SeedNumber of Samples Analyzed Target (Number) Service Certified Official Total Target (Number) Anticipated Achievement (Number) Non – Standard (Number) Anticipated ( ) FERTILIZER TESTING DURING & TARGET

28 CONSUMPTION OF FERTILIZERS – KHARIF & REQUIREMENT - KHARIF YEARNPKTOTAL (Requirement) In Mt. USE OF BIO – FERTILIZER & MICRO – NURIENT & ORGANIC MANURE YearBio – FertilizerMicro –Nutrient Fertilizer Organic Manure (Target) In Mt.

29 PROGRESS OF SOIL TESTING DURING KHARIF ( Actual) STL No. of Laboratories Capacity No. of Samples Analyzed Capacity Utilised (%) StaticMobileTotal State Govt Other than State Govt Total  Additional STL  – 1 Static & 7- Mobile *  Static * * To be establish

30 BEST PRACTICES ADAPTED BY THE STATE Best Practices adaptedBenefits 1.Zero Tillage Machine (Rice & Wheat Crop)  High Yield benefits  Cost of Ploughing is saved  Germination is uniform  Less requirement of Seed Rate  Less Water is required  Early Crop Maturity 2. SRI a) NFSM nos. b) Macro Management of Agriculture nos.  Higher yield (10 to 12)%  Lesser maturity duration  less water is required

31 PERFORMANCE OF ZERO TILLAGE TECHNOLOGY IN RICE CULTIVATION Sl. No. Districts Nos. of Unit Mean Grain Yield Over Unit (T/ha)% increase In grain yield in ZT over CS ZTCS 1 Jalpaiguri Coochbehar Parganas (South) Burdwan Dakshin Dinajpur Nadia Birbhum Total ZT = Zero Tillage, C.S. = Convention System.

Sl. No Season No. Conducted Highest Yield qt./ha Lowest yield Qt./ha Average Yield qt./ha SRIControlSRIControlSRIControl 1.Boro2006-‘ Kharif 2007-‘ Boro 2007-‘ Comparative report on SRI Conducted in North 24 Parganas District 32