Department of Agriculture Government of Maharashtra National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign 2009 Maharashtra State 20th – 21st March 2009 Department of Agriculture Government of Maharashtra

Agro-climatic zones of Maharashtra Very high rainfall with leteritic soils Ghat Zone Transition zone –I Transition zone –II Scarcity zone Assured rainfall zone Moderate to moderately high rainfall zone High rainfall zone with soils formed rocks of mixed origin Agro-climatic zones of Maharashtra

VIDARBHA KHANDESH MARATHWADA Area (Lakh Ha.) KONKAN Normal 2007-08 Kharif Rabi Kharif Rabi 5.12 0.32 5.07 0.34 20.21 3.22 21.79 3.94 20.53 25.03 24.91 25.27 40.23 20.56 45.67 20.22 48.89 7.15 52.06 12.28 134.98 56.28 149.50 62.05 KONKAN WESTERN MAHARASHTRA

KHANDESH VIDARBHA MARATHWADA KONKAN WESTERN MAHARASHTRA

Distribution of Rainfall 1st June to 30th Sept. 2008

Rainfall Status Monsoon arrived on 6th June in south Konkan Monsoon advanced in the state on 8th June – 11th June Intensity of Monsoon was reduced from 14th June Scanty and Deficient rainfall Dry Spell - June08 - 14 to 24 June - except Konkan region & Kolhapur & Satara Districts July 08 - 2 to 19 July - except Konkan region & eastern Vidarbha & Kolhapur District Aug08 - 15 to 25 Aug. – except Konkan region

Post monsoon Rainfall October,08 Normal rainfall – 66.4 mm, Actual rainfall – 38.1 mm (57.4%) less than 20% , 4 districts 20 to 40% 6 districts 40 to 60 % , 5 districts 60 to 80 % 8 districts 80 to 100% 10 districts November,08 Unseasonal rains occurred in Solapur (30mm) & Nagp, Aurangabad (3mm), Jalana(10mm) & Nagpur (21mm) districts.

Sowing Area & ( % to Normal Area 134.18) Area sown in Kharif 2007 & 2008 Sowing Area & ( % to Normal Area 134.18) Area in lakh Ha.

Sowing Status As on 15th July Sowing of 2007-08 2008-09 Cereals ( 57%) , ( 20%) Pulses (82%) (35%) Cotton (101%) (59%) Soyabean sowing on 6.44 lakh ha. was completed after July 2008.

Assesment of Kharif crops – (2008-09) Area in Lakh ha, Production in Lakh tonnes,Productivity in kg /ha. Categeory 2007-08 2008-09 ( Tentative) % ( + or -) current year over last year Area Production Productivity Total Kh, Cereals 48.49 76.26 1573 40.66 55.56 1366 -16 - 27 - 13 Total Kh, Pulses 25.61 18.38 718 18.26 9.87 541 -29 - 46 - 25 Total Kh, Foodgrains 74.10 94.64 1277 58.92 65.43 1110 -20 - 31 Total Kh, Oilseeds 32.52 44.53 1369 35.44 22.14 625 +9 - 50 - 54 Cotton ( Lint) 31.95 70.15 373 31.33 52.02 282 -2 - 26 - 24 Sugarcane (Harvested) 10.93 884.37 81 7.70 508.13 66 -30 - 43 - 18 Total 149.50 133.40 -11 Production of cotton in lakh bales of 170 kg. Each, Productivity of sugarcane tonnes/ha.

Assessment of Rabi/Summer crops (2008-09) Area in Lakh ha, Production in Lakh tonnes,Productivity in kg /ha. Category 2007-08 2008-09 ( Tentative) ( 2nd Advance estimate) % ( + or -) current year over last year Area Production Productivity Total Rb/sum Cereals 43.00 48.34 1124 44.02 44.29 1006 + 2 - 8 - 10 Total Rb, Pulses 14.96 11.86 793 12.35 8.69 703 -17 -27 -11 Total Rb/sum Foodgrains 57.96 60.20 1039 56.37 52.98 940 - 3 - 12 Total Rb/sum Oilseeds 5.72 4.21 736 5.14 4.19 815 - 0.5 + 11 Total 63.68 61.51

SEED REPLACEMENT RATIO In Maharashtra

Normal Ratio Expected NPK Ratio ( Excluding Drought Years ) Normal Ratio Expected NPK Ratio 4 : 2 : 1 3.11 : 1.80 : 1

Input Quality Control

National Food Security Mission

National Food Security Mission Rice - 6 districts Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Nasik, Pune Wheat - 8 Districts Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Dhule, Nagpur, Nasik, Parbhani, Pune, Solapur Pulses - 18 Districts Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Jalana, Latur, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Wardha, Wasim, Yavatmal

Area, Production & Productivity National Food Security Mission Area, Production & Productivity Area in lakh ha., Production in lakh MT, Productivity in Kg/ha.)

Progress Report up to February - 2009 National Food Security Mission Progress Report up to February - 2009

NFSM – Expenditure Rs. In Lacs Additional Programme - Rs. 1337.41 lakh ,Funds Release Date : 05/02/2009

RASHTRIY KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA

Progress of the RKVY (upto February 2009)  

Macro Management Plan - 2008-09

Sanctioned MMA- 2008-09 Rs. In crores NRM Ext.& Input 5032.32 148.82 Sector Central Share State share Total Original Additional With NRM 5032.32 148.82 0.00 5181.14 Ext.& Input 4275.06 1305.42 998.18 161.58 5273.24 6740.24 9307.38 1454.24 10305.56 11921.38

Progress Report Of MMA At the end of Feb.09 NRM 5356.92 2845.16 53 Rs. In Lakhs Scheme Central Share Fund Available Expenditure percentage NRM 5356.92 2845.16 53 Extension & Input 6617.34 3310.66 50 Total 11974.26 6155.82 51

Extension Reforms ATMA Major Activities 2008-09 2009-10 Achiv. (Plan) ( Feb-09) Farmers training - 31108 87650 farmers Demonstrations - 7661 15290 Exposure Visits - 11578 105392 Exhibitions - 17 33 Literature published - 122 354 Mobilisation of farmer groups - 313 4120 Farmer –Scientist interaction - 13 118 Kisan Goshti - 224 708 no. of events Farmer awards - 6 330

Other Central Sponsored Schemes Expenditure Rs. in lakh

National Horticulture Mission Rs. In crore Year Allocation Release Expdt. 2005-06 160.72 82.60 32.29 2006-07 271.67 144.93 131.35 2007-08 269.26 132.25 123.03 2008-09 ( Feb-09) 371.17 130.22 114.26 Total 1072.82 490.00 400.93

Component wise Achievements up to Feb. 2009 National Horticulture Mission Component wise Achievements up to Feb. 2009 Sr. Component Unit Expenditure Rs. In lakh 1. Plantation Infrastructure & Development 1657 1211.80 2. Establishment of New Garden 160598 18563.53 3. Rejuvenation 30936 4857.82 4. Community Tanks 3143 8703.69 5. Protected Cultivation 1817 803.39 6. Promotion of INM/IPM 35676 1003.59 7. Organic Farming 11729 2430.53 8. HRD 111508 829.96 9 Pollination support 465 29.82 10. Technology Dissemination/FLD 466 43.23 11. Post Harvest Management 759 387.19 12. Innovative Projects 8108 907.81 13. Mission Management 22 320.75 Total 40093.11

Kharif Planning 2009-10 Crops Cereals Pulses Food-grains Oilseeds Area in lakh ha., Production in lakh MT, Productivity in kg/ha. Crops Area Prod Yield Cereals 46.50 73.54 1582 Pulses 25.88 18.93 731 Food-grains 72.38 92.47 1278 Oilseeds 35.54 49.50 1393 Sugarcane 8.50 731.00 86 Cotton (Lint) 30.50 70.45 393 Production of Cotton in lakh bales of 170 kg each, productivity of Sugarcane in Tonnes/ha.

Seed Planning -Kharif- 2009 Lakh Qtl. 17.66 --- 0.53 13.41 0.92 2.80 Kharif 2008 Distribution 0.11 0.05 0.01 Other Crops 20.56 12.08 1.21 7.27 19.19 Total 0.59 0.56 0.00 0.03 Cotton 14.52 8.24 1.15 5.13 13.50 Oilseeds 1.06 0.62 0.02 0.42 Pulses 4.28 2.61 1.64 3.95 Cereals Pvt. NSC MSSC Expected Source wise availability Requirement Kharif-2009 Crops

Seed Treatment Campaign Seed in Qtl.

Projected demands for Fertilizers Kharif- 2009 Lakh MT Grade Requirement Communicated Approved Demand in Zonal Conference Urea 15.00 14.25 DAP 7.00 5.50 SSP 3.50 SOP 0.05 MOP 2.60 Complexes 8.75 9.00 Other 0.45 Total 36.85 35.35

Best Practices Adopted

Maharashtra Agriculture Productivity Improvement Campaign MAHA-PIC 2. Farmers Field School Seed Production 3. Extension Projects

Seed Village Programme For insuring quality seed availability, During 2008-09. Seed production programme organised on - 39,663 ha. Producing 5,77,500 quintals seed, On farmers fields

Soil Health Cards Massive programme for distribution of soil analysis including micro nutrients & distribution of Soil Health Cards A massive drive of testing 2,20,000 soil samples ( 5 from each village) are taken during 2008-09 . Help to generate fertility index maps for all the villages . This maps in turn will enable us to bring qualitative improvement in nutrient management.

Organic Farming Total Area covered under Organic farming - 6.50 lakh ha. Area registered for certification – 1.14 lakh ha. Certified Area – 0.42 lakh ha. Under conversion – 0.72 lakh ha. No. of Organic Service providers - 91 NGO Model Organic farm - 37 No. of organic certification agencies- 6 ( India -11) No. of Vermi culture Units – 8000 No. of Vermi Compost Units – 1,29,000 No. of Bio-dynamic Units – 2,01,000

ToF & FFS to Promote IPM Since begining * No. of ToF Held - 80, * Total facilitators – 2374 Farmers Trained – 9.37 lakh Plan

State Campaign ………. This Year Soil Health Mission- To increase fertilizer use efficiency with aggressive campaign for INM Awareness campaign regarding the implementation of GAP with cluster approach. Sugarcane productivity increase campaign KRISHI DINDI Pest / Disease surveillance Emphasis on women FFS

Losses due to Leaf eating caterpillar- Spodoptera lutera outbreak on Soyabean in Vidharbha Region District Affected Area ha. Intensity of Damage Average Production Quit/ ha. Appx. Loss Occurred Rs. Crores @( Rs. 2000 per Qtl.) Above 50% Below Chandra pur 168883 163080 5803 13.84 321.77 Wardha 22600 11100 15500 13.32 29.28 Nagpur 58000 14500 43500 13.66 43.50 Bhandara 4345 860 3485 11.45 3.03 Gadchiroli 1000 900 100 10.86 1.26 Total of All districts 254828 190440 71773 398.84

Remedy as recommended by SAU Leaf eating Caterpillar on Soyabean Item Norms Area Approx. (ha) Funds required (in lakh) Long Term Measures 1 IPM & Pesticide Supply @ Rs 500 per ha 254828 1274.14 2 Deep Ploughing @ Rs 2000 per ha. 5096.56 Short Term Measures Pheromone Traps @ Rs. 40 per trap (10 trap per ha.) i.e Rs. 400 per ha 1019.31 Awareness Campaign Through various Mass media campaign. For affected & adjoining districts 200.00 Total 7590.01

Issues For Consideration Forecasting of weather / climate Support for strengthening of quality control infrastructure Organic farming standards for domestic certification Subsidy for agricultural mechanisation - 50%. Higher subsidies for micro irrigation upto75% for Vidarbha & Marathwada & DPAP zone.

SEED Buffer Stock Scheme for seed may be introduced to make sufficient availability of breeder , foundation & certified seeds Revolving fund for seed production. The research varieties be brought under the scrutiny of respective SAUs before their release. Seed subsidy-applicable for hybrids of pvt. Sector

Buffer stock scheme for Urea, DAP & Complexes may please be revived. FERTILIZER Buffer stock scheme for Urea, DAP & Complexes may please be revived. Increased area under Bt-Cotton & Soybean has increased the demand for DAP & Complexes at the time of sowing SSP concession Policy should be continued Less SSP production due to availability of rock phosphate, which resulted in increased demand for DAP Sufficient rakes should be made available by railway authorities for smooth movement of fertilizers. Promotion of water soluble fertilizers Subsidy should be given to water soluble fertilizer like other fertilizers RCF plant should start production of 20:20:0 immediately to minimize the supply gap of complex fertilizer RCF should supply the required Gypsum, which is bi-product of fertilizer industry

TRANSPORT BPT/ JNPT need to establish facility for imports & bagging of fertilisers for transporting fertilisers to kandla Strengthening of existing ports at Dharamtar & Karwar New port facilities at Vijaydurg in Sindhudurg, Dighi, Revas in Raigad, Alewadi in Thane For promoting inter state trade present railway network needs to be provided with refrigeration facilities for transportation of fruits & vegetables all over the country There should be private initiative for transport of vegetables & fruits, urgent initiatives needs to be taken by Ministry of Agril. GOI Transport subsidy for fertilizer needs detail guidelines for manufacturers, which is not still in operation

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Krishi Dindi An Integrated Extension initiative..

Concept Integrated and Aggressive Extension campaign. Creating awareness among farmers about new farming Technologies. Active peoples participation. Awareness about Government schemes and initiatives. Disseminating knowledge and techniques… Soil health. Package of practices of Crops. I.P.M. I.N.M. Improved Agriculture Implements. Organic Farming. Micro Irrigation. Post Harvest Management. Watershed Development.

Salient Features Major components Float. The theme conceptualized and planned at State level involving Field officers. Duration - 1st Nov 2008 to 30th Nov 2008. Pre planned route covering Revenue Circle Villages/important Market places of districts. Covering Two villages per day. Five extension personnel from each district identified and trained at Pune and Amravati for delivering technology. Major components Float. Mobile Agriculture Exhibition. Method demonstrations. Audio & Video shows. Technological power point presentations. Work shops. Interactions with progressive farmers.

Float Carries messages of Hon.Prime Minister and Hon.Minister, Agri, GoI. - Audio- cassettes and CDs played on the float.

Mobile Exhibition Mobile exhibition includes… Packages of practices. Crop production technologies i.e. soil testing, seed treatment, I.P.M., I.N.M. etc. Seeds and critical input samples Crop samples. Micro irrigation systems. Publications. Improved implements. Method demonstration like seed treatment, soil health testing etc. Crop competitions. Hon Minister Agri.distrubiting Seed in Pune District

Technological Presentations Standard Power Point presentations on… Packages of practices. Seed treatment. I.P.M. I.N.M. Government Schemes & Initiatives. Success Stories. Video shows on critical issues and success stories. Hon.C.M.,

Active Participation Of Stake Holders Inaugurations and participation of Hon. C.M, Hon. Dy C.M and Hon. Guardian Ministers of Districts. “Krishi Dindi” Flagged off by Hon. Guardian Ministers /Zilla Parishad Presidents/MPs/MLAs. Workshop and interaction with progressive/ innovative farmers. Active participation of KVKs, SAUs, NGOs & Farmers organisations. Hon.C.M.flagged Krishi Dindi at Latur village Hon.Dy.C.M.and Hon.Minister Agri joins Krishi Dindi in Pune districts. Hon.Minister Agri joins Krishi Dindi in Osmanabad districts.

Workshops And Interactions Krishi Dindi Float after procession concludes at Exhibition & workshop venue. Powerpoint presentation and discussions. Interaction with progressive and Innovative Farmers. Distribution of technological publications. Method demonstrations.

Media Campaign Divisional Joint Directors organized press conferences in each district. Wide publicity to ‘Krishi Dindi’ schedules at District and Block level. Wide coverage of campaign through All India Radio / FM Radio/ DD 10 / Satellite TV and print media.

Monitoring and evaluation All district’s events individually monitored by Directors of Agriculture, JDAs and DJDAs. Cross evaluation and ranking of districts by Divisional Teams comprising of Divisional S.A.O as chairman,Dy.Director of Agril.,Two innovative/progressive farmers and a leading Agri.Journalist from the division as members. State level ranking by the committee headed by Mission Director, NFSM.

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