1. Agriculture For Rabi Campaign 2013-14
National Conference on
Agriculture For Rabi Campaign
( September 2013)
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, GUJARAT

2. Agriculture Infrastructure
Resources for Agriculture Development
Soil & Land
Water
Energy & Farm power
Agriculture Infrastructure
Agro advisory network
Credit & Insurance
Human Resources
Group- 3 : Strategies for Resource Management for Better Input Use Efficiency

3. Land use classification
Soil & Land : Status
Land use classification
Only 50 % area available for agriculture
60 % area under Arid & Semi Arid region
65 % area under rain fed cultivation
66 % Small & Marginal land holders
Soil erosion, Depletion of Water Table, Salinity ingress / Sea Water Ingress
21.80% saline and 19.62% water logged area.
Group- 3 : Strategies for Resource Management for Better Input Use Efficiency

4. Soil & Land : Nutrient status & Issues
Issues & Causes
Nitrogen deficiency in Soil
Higher N2 consuming crops like Cotton, Castor, Maize, Jowar
Low C:N ratio
Low use of organic manures
Low fertilizer use efficiency
Micro nutrient deficiencies
Micro nutrient deficiency in Cotton, Groundnut & vegetable area
Use of N-P-K fertilizers only
Low use of organic manures
Mono and Intensive cropping
Group- 3 : Strategies for Resource Management for Better Input Use Efficiency

5. Soil & Land : Present work & Vision
Vision & Strategies
Diagnostic work
Awareness
Soil Health Card to all farmers (42.39 lakh in 1st phase & lakh in 2nd phase)
Micro nutrient map at Village level – no.
online accessibility : e-kiran
Awareness campaign for balance use of chemical fertilizer
2 Mobile Soil testing van equipped with LCD & extension material
Increase area under adoption of green manuring (target – 25,000 ha. In )
Development work
102 Soil Testing Laboratories
50 STLs equipped with Micro nutrient testing facilities
Large scale bio compost unit at Sugar Co- operatives (2.90 lakh MT Capacity)
SSP Production capacity enhanced up to Lakh MT from 3.8 lakh MT in last two years
Promotion of Rotavator for putting back crop residue in soil (> 22,000 rotavators given on subsidy basis in last two years)
Development
Production capacity of Liquid bio fertilizer increased up to 20 lakh liter at the end of
Promotion of arid area horticulture crops in culturable waste land
Group- 3 : Strategies for Resource Management for Better Input Use Efficiency

6. Storage capacity of existing reservoirs *
Water : Irrigation status & resources
WATER RESOURCES
Irrigation Status
(Million Cubic Mtrs)
Area
Total Water Quota
Surface Water
Underground Water
Storage capacity of existing reservoirs *
Central & South Gujarat
38105
31750
6355
10400
North Gujarat
6342
2100
4242
Saurashtra
9723
3600
6123
2250
Kutch
1438
650
788
250
Total
55608
38100
17508
15000
Total cropped area : 122 lakh Ha. (SCR)
* except Sardar Sarovar Yojana
19 major and 70 medium irrigation projects
>1000 minor irrigation projects
> 1.50 lakhs check dams
Group- 3 : Strategies for Resource Management for Better Input Use Efficiency

7. Water: Present work & Vision
Vision & Strategies
Promotion of Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM)
Deepening of village ponds & lining of canal for increase the serving capacity
Increase area under MIS with target of to 2 lakh ha. per year
Planning of water harvesting structure (during 12th FYP)
7000 village ponds
55000 farm ponds
12000 Sim talav
Special incentives for MIS
> 7.4 lakh ha. Area covered under MIS
Electricity Connection to MIS Beneficiaries on priority basis
Promotion of Mulching and improved agronomical practices
Large scale programme for water harvesting structure (during 11th FYP)
6424 village ponds
50641 farm ponds
9766 Sim talav
Group- 3 : Strategies for Resource Management for Better Input Use Efficiency

8. Energy & Farm Power ENERGY FARM MECHANIZATION
Issues
Separated power supply for agriculture and domestic
Assured 8 hours agriculture power supply at pre-decided schedule
24 hours domestic power supply to all villages, which supported small scale agriculture processing units
Electricity Connection to MIS Beneficiaries on priority basis
Less adoption of hi-tech equipment
Less mechanization adoption among small and marginal farmers
Budget for farm mechanization
Achievement
Increased budget for farm mechanization (Rs. 210 Cr. In & 285 Cr. In )
Agro Service Provider and Custom hiring unit for Small & marginal farmers (550 in two year)
Incentives for Hi- tech machineries like Sugarcane harvester (72), combined harvester (55) , laser land leveler (300) in last two years
Group- 3 : Strategies for Resource Management for Better Input Use Efficiency

9. Farm Mechanization Strategies & Vision
Gujarat Farm Power the availability increased from1.6 kW/ha. ( ) to 1.74 kw/ha. ( ) and vision for 2.1 kW /ha. By end of 12th FYP.
Strategies & Vision
Group- 3 : Strategies for Resource Management for Better Input Use Efficiency

10. Agriculture Infrastructure
Gujarat Agriculture Growth is well supported by good agricultural infrastructure
Cold Storage
Group- 3 : Strategies for Resource Management for Better Input Use Efficiency

11. Credit & Insurance
If we work together at all levels, Drought is not a Disaster,
but a Management Issue.
Group- 3 : Strategies for Resource Management for Better Input Use Efficiency

12. Agro Advisory & Human Resources
Key Challenges & Constraints
Traditional farming techniques in practices
Huge yield gaps exists between experimental yields & at farm level
Gaps in implementing integrated farming approach
Group- 3 : Strategies for Resource Management for Better Input Use Efficiency

13. Infrastructure Facilities
Agro Advisory & Human Resources
Interdisciplinary approach to Knowledge production
Infrastructure Facilities
4 Agricultural Universities,
Agriculture & Allied sector Colleges increased from 11 to 33 in last 5 years.
24 Poly Techniques,
9 ITI colleges
8 Agriculture Training Institutes
95 Research Stations including 14 Centre of Excellence
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14. Thanks Technology Generation for Sustainability
technological progress in agriculture needs to become more pluralistic and knowledge intensive for better resource management
Thanks
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16. Mobile Soil testing van for Extension