National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign Department of Agriculture, Punjab Department of Agriculture, Punjab.

PRODUCTION OF FOODGRAINS 3927

Production Assessment (Kharif 2008) S. No Crop ( Estimated) Area (000 Ha) Yield (Kg/ha) Production (000MT/ Bales) Area (000Ha) Production (000 MT/ Bales) RICE Maize Bajra Cotton Kharif Pulses Groundnut Sesamum Sugarcane Food grains

Prospects Rabi S. No CROP (Expected) Area (000 ha) Prod (000 MT) Area (000 ha) Prod (000 MT) 1Wheat Barley Pulses Rabi Oilseeds Sunflower (P) Foodgrains

Wheat THRUST AREA :  POPULARIZATION OF RAISED BED PLANTING, STRIP TILLAGE AND ZERO TILLAGE TECHNOLOGY.  STRESS ON SEED GRADING  REGIONAL DIFFERENTIATE APPROACH TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY  TIMELY SUPPLY OF QUALITY INPUTS VIZ SEED, FERTILIZER AND HERBICIDES  STATE ACHIEVED RECORD PRODUCTION DURING

IMPACT OF NFSM-WHEAT ON DISTRICT-WISE AREA, PRODUCTIVITY AND PRODUCTION Area (000Ha) Production (000Tonne) Productivity (Kg /Hect.) S. No District Hoshiarpur Ferozepur Amritsar Tarn taran Gurdaspur Sangrur& Barnala Ropar Mohali Bathinda Total for identified Districts (6.7%)

S. NoDistrict Area (000 ha.) Production (000Tonne) Productivity (Kg /Hect.) Ludhiana Jalandhar Nawan Sahar Kapurthala Patiala Faridkot Moga Mukatsar Mansa Fatehgarh Sahib NFSM Districts (6.7%) Other districts (7.43%) Total for State (7.03%) COMPARITIVE ANALYSIS OF AREA, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF WHEAT DURING AND

Sr. No. Approved InterventionsUnit PhysicalFinancial (Rupees in lakhs) Target approved by GOI Achievement Target approved by GOI Achievement 1Demonstration on improved package of practices (Wheat) Nos Increase in SRR (Seed distribution)Qtl Distribution of seed minikitsNo Incentive for Micro-nutrientsHa Zero-Till Seed DrillsNo RotavatorsNo Farmers trainings on FFS pattern (one FFS at every one thousand ha.) No Miscellaneous expenses Distt. Level– PMT and other Misc. Exp. No State Level– PMT and other Misc. Exp.No Total Financial (77.51%) Funds released by GOI Unspent balance as on PROGRESS REPORT UNDER NFSM-WHEAT

S. No. Approved Intervention Approved rate Of assistance Unit Physical Financial ( Rs. In Lakh) Target approved by GOI AchievementTarget Approved by GOI Achievement 1Distribution of Certified Seed 50% of cost limited to Rs.1200 per qtl. Qtls Integrated Pest Management 50% of cost limited to Rs. 750 per hec. Hec Misc. expenses relating to project management team including contractual services, POL etc. Rs TOTAL (18.03%) Funds released by GOI Unspent balance as on PROGRESS REPORT UNDER NFSM-PULSES

RKVY: FORMULATION OF DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL PLANS Total Number of Districts : 20 Draft DAPs prepared : 20 in consultation with farmers and Farmers Interest Groups constituted under ATMA DPC to be constituted in 1-2 months Finalization of DAPs : November/December 2008 Draft State Agricultural Plan Prepared Estimated Outlay for 11 th Plan: Rs crores

PROJECTS-WISE PERFORMANCE UNDER STREAM-I OF RKVY DURING SR. NO DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT (Crops/Soil and Water Conservation) OUTLAYRELEASEEXPEN- DITURE PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE 1. Setting-up of Agro-Service Centers sanctioned, 13 in operation 2. Setting-up of Farmers Training Centers Building under construction 3. Strengthening of Existing Nurseries in Hoshiarpur and Ferozepur Work in progress 4 Strengthening of Marketing Infrastructure in existing mandies Tenders being finalized 5. Conservation of irrigation water for sustainable production projects identified, tenders being finalized, work in progress 6. Reclamation of degraded soil in Punjab Work in progress, 300 hectares to be reclaimed 7.Rainwater harvesting in Punjab structures completed, 955 hectares benefited (Rs. in Crores) Contd…..

SR. NO. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT (Live-stock Sector) OUTLAYRELEASEEXPEND -ITURE PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE 8.Establishment of Modern Diary Training and Extension Center Under Construction at Village Gill in district Moga 9.Provision of Mobile Laboratory for Feed and Milk One Mobile Lab equipped and being run on trial basis 10.Incentive for Animal Insurance and Computer Chips Chip Fitted to 7500 animals of 980 beneficiaries. 11.Setting up of Residue Analysis laboratory in the State Equipment being procured 12.Awareness Programme on Mastitis control Mastitis kits and 5000 refill packs purchased and testing in progress 13Establishment of Fodder Seed Processing Units Tenders for equipment invited 14.Processing of Turkey meat into value added meat products and popularization thereof Money transferred to GADVASU for research and development on Turkey Farming and processing 15.Strengthening the FMD control programme in the state lac doses of FMD vaccine and syringes purchased. Vaccination in progress GRAND TOTAL (Rs. in Crores) PROJECTS-WISE PERFORMANCE UNDER STREAM-I OF RKVY DURING

PROPOSALS FOR RKVY FOR During , 100% funds were availed under Stream-I During , It has been proposed to avail all the funds under Stream-I. SLSC meeting held on and plan amounting to Rs crores has been approved against the allocation of Rs crores. The funds are yet to be received by the State.

EXTENSION SREP of 6 new districts (Bathinda, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Mohali, Hoshiarpur and Nawan Shahar) vetted by NRP and approved by ATMA governing board SREP for 6 districts (Ludhiana, Moga, Mansa, Mukatsar, Barnala and Fatehgarh Sahib) are under preparation. Audited Utilization Certificate for submitted. During Farmers School have been established against a target of 72. Utilization of funds in old districts –SEWP of Rs lacs approved, out of Rs lacs available (Rs lacs released by GoI+, unspent balance Rs lacs+Rs lacs state share) Rs lacs utilized up to Utilization of funds in new districts –SEWP of Rs lacs approved, out of Rs lacs available (Rs lacs released by GoI+ Rs lacs state share) Rs.9.22 lacs have been utilized up to

NATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSION This scheme is being implemented in the area cluster as under: –Cluster I comprises districts Ferozepure, Mukatsar, Faridkot, sangrur and Bathinda for cultivation of Citrus, Grapes, Guava, Amla and Ber. –Cluster II Comprises districts Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran, Nawanshahr, SAS Nagar and Hoshiarpur for the cultivation of Citrus, Litchi, Guava, Mango, Peach and Pear. –Cluster III comprises district Kapurthala, Patiala, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Fatehgarh Sahib for cultivation of Flowers, Spices, aromatic plants and vegetable seeds productions. –Rs lac has spent till date during the FY: –For the FY: Annual action plan of Rs 9166 lac has been approved by GOI/GOP.

National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas  NWDPRA is being implemented in Northern Shivalik foothills area known as the kandi area of Punjab comprising of Mohali, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Ropar and Nawanshaher.  Kandi area comprises of 5.38 Lakh Hectares (approx. 10% area of the state).  It comprises of 117 Sub- Watersheds and is one of the most degraded eco- systems of the country  92 Micro Watersheds (48,118 ha.) planned to be taken-up during 11th FYP  Progress during Financial (Expenditure)Rs Lakhs. Physical Progress –Remaining work completed in 10th Plan watersheds :18 Micro-watersheds –Total No. of 11th Plan watersheds: 92 Micro-watersheds –Community Organization completed: 92 Micro-watersheds –Development activities started:80 Micro-watersheds –Up-to-date Progress made online at GOI Portal. –Area covered:5192 hectares

Mainly implemented in Ghaggar catchment. Districts covered: Mohali & Ropar. Ghaggar Watersheds prioritized by AISLUS Total Area identified under Very High Priority:30655 Ha. Total No. of watersheds: 18 No. of watersheds saturated:8 No. of watersheds ongoing:2 No. of watersheds dropped:2 Other watersheds newly prioritized by AISLUS Area identified under Very High & High Priority: 8330 Ha. Total No. of watersheds:14 No. of watersheds ongoing:4 ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY IN CATCHMENTS FLOOD PRONE RIVER (FPR)

AVAILABILITY OF SEED S.No.CropRequirement Of seed (Qtl) Availability Of seed (Qtl) Seed Replacement Rate %age (Anticipated ) 1.Wheat Barley Gram Rapeseeds & Mustard

QUALITY CONTROL OF SEEDS ( ) SAMPLE REJECTED DUE TO Type of sampleTotal Sample tested Genetic Purity Physical Purity GerminationSeed Health Failed Total Failed Sample Certification Service Samples Seed Law Enforcement Bunt Samples Total

QUALITY CONTROL ( ) CapacitySamples Analyzed Non-standard%Remarks FERTILIZERS nutrient deficient, 3 physical parameters PESTICIDES licenses cancelled, prosecution launched in 87  During , 1102 pesticides samples analyzed 28 misbranded and 19 licenses cancelled.  During , 1080 fertilizers samples analyzed, 15 misbranded

REQUIREMENT OF MAJOR FERTILIZERS FOR RABI MONTHDAPUREAMOPComplexes OCTOBER3,50,0002,50, NOVEMBER1,00,0003,20, DECEMBER30,0003,00, JANUARY20,0002,00, FEBRUARY25,00080, MARCH25,0001,00, TOTAL5,50,00012,50,

Timely sowing of crops Promulgation of Preservation of Sub-soil Water Ordinance 2008 Propagation of zero tillage technique Promotion of Laser Land Leveling. Setting-up of Agricultural Machinery Service Centers to provide custom hiring service in agricultural machinery Promotion of Net-house cultivation Seed multiplication and replacement Thrust on 100% seed treatment BEST PRACTICES ADOPTED

SEED-VILLAGE  ONE VILLAGE PER BLOCK HAS BEEN SLECTED UNDER SEED VILLAGE PROGRAMME. i.e. 141 VILLAGES  60 FARMERS PER BLOCK HAS PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAMME IN ALL 4000 FARMERS TOOK PART IN THIS PROGRAMME  THE AREA COVERED WAS 600 HECTARES  24,000 QUINTAL OF SEED HAS BEEN PRODUCED AND EXCHANED WITH OTHER FARMERS.