1. RABI REVIEW AND KHARIF PROSPECTS
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF CAMPAIGN 2016
RABI REVIEW
AND
KHARIF PROSPECTS
Dr. S K Malhotra
Agriculture Commissioner
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare,
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

2. AREA AND PRODUCTION OF RABI CROPS IN 2015-16
Name of Crops
Area (Million Ha.)
Production (Million Tonnes)
change *
Wheat
30.47
29.09
-1.38
88.94
93.8
4.86
Rice (Rabi)
4.2
3.94
-0.26
15.15
13.02
-2.13
Sorghum ( Rabi)
3.34
3.66
0.32
3.04
2.98
-0.06
Maize ( Rabi)
1.77
1.33
-0.44
7.29
5.41
-1.88
Barley
0.69
1.6
1.71
0.11
Total Rabi coarse cereals
5.79
5.69
-0.1
12.93
11.12
-1.81
Gram
8.19
8.47
0.28
7.17
8.09
0.92
Total Rabi Pulses
13.24
13.70
0.46
11.57
11.96
0.39
Total food grains
54.31
52.4
-1.91
126.37
128.9
2.53
Groundnut
0.76
0.74
-0.02
1.47
1.45
Rapeseed &Mustard
5.81
0.02
6.28
6.83
0.55
Total Rabi Oilseeds
7.39
7.36
0.03
8.29
8.8
0.51
Total
61.7
59.76
-1.94
134.66
137.7
* IInd advance estimate

3. RAINFALL IN RABI SEASON (MM)
METEOROLOGICAL SUBDIVISIONS to to
ACTUAL
NORMAL
% DEP.
EAST & NORTH EAST INDIA
71.2
171.4
-58
47.5
62.2
-24
NORTH WEST INDIA
46.1
62.7
-26
57.3
47.2 21
CENTRAL INDIA
29.2
79.6
-63
10.3
9.2 12
SOUTH PENINSULA
317.9
273.3 16
5.7
11.3
-49
COUNTRY AS A WHOLE
97.8
127.2
-23
29.8

4. WEATHER SCENERIO DURING RABI 2015-16
Due to moisture stress, less area was covered under wheat, rabi rice and oilseeds while under coarse cereals and pulses it remained same.
Temperature during February and March has been very conducive for crop growth.
Hailstorm and heavy rains in many places across many states has affected crops on a limited scale

5. PLANNING FOR KHARIF 2016
Forecast of India Metrological Department by 3rd week of April 2016
Plan for all the possible scenarios to be kept ready
Delayed onset
Prolonged dry spells
Early withdrawal,
Less rainfall
Excess rainfall
Contingency plans for 600 districts of 27 States except Mizoram & Goa ready

6. CURRENT SCENARIO ON MONSOON
The El-Nino condition-main reason for deficient monsoon 2015
El-Nino is showing signs of weakening for last 1-2 months and condition expected to weaken further & may become neutral by May-June 2016
Possibility of development of La-Nina conditions during 2nd half of the monsoon season (August-September)
This situation is considered as favorable for good monsoon rainfall, although condition of other parameters is also important

7. EXPECTATIONS Timely placement of inputs
Arrangement for seeds, fertilizers, nutrients, Plant Protection chemicals, funds for various schemes
Coordination meeting with line departments (credit, power, irrigation)
Preparation for timely crop insurance cover
Weekly video conferencing for reviewing crop situation , input availability and follow up
Mobilizing extension staff for field deployment
Pooling contractual staff under ATMA, NFSM and other schemes
Active involvement of SAUs/KVKs
Technical backstopping cluster demonstration and capacity building
Timely implementation of schemes
Effective monitoring and feed back

8. NEW INITIATIVES FOR PULSES UNDER NFSM
Creation of 150 seed hubs at KVKs and SAUs in three years
Enhancement of breeder seed production at ICAR and SAUs.
Distribution of seed mini kits of pulses
Subsidy for production of quality seed
Bio-fertilizer and bio-control agent units at SAUs
Technology demonstrations through KVKs at farmer’s field

9. WE NEED TO PROMOTE Summer moong
Pulses as intercrop with other crops like Soybean, Cotton, Sugarcane etc.
Arhar on rice bunds
Transplanted Arhar
Hybrid Arhar
Ridge Furrow and Broad Bed Furrow
Minor pulses (cowpea, mothbean, horse gram, faba bean, lathyrus and rajmash)

10. INTEGRATED CROP MANAGEMENT IN PULSES
Seed treatment, inoculation with Rhizobium and PSB culture
Application of recommended dose of fertilizers
Amelioration of acidic soils with lime/ liming material
Micro-nutrients as per requirement
Gypsum as source of sulphur
Weed management with recommended chemicals
Pest surveillance and integrated pest management (bio-pesticides and mechanical devices)

11. RICE Mechanical/Line Transplanting Direct seeded Rice (DSR)
Drum seeder for wet bed
System of Rice Intensification(SRI)
Promoting hybrids
Stress tolerant varieties
Stress tolerant varieties for submergence, drought/low rainfall areas , saline areas
Nutrient and pest management

12. KHARIF OILSEEDS Intercrop with pulses/cotton/coarse cereals
Use of Broad Bed Furrow and Ridge Furrow techniques for effective moisture stress / excess water management.
Improved varieties of soybean, groundnut, sesame and hybrid of castor and sunflower
Seed treatment with rhizobium (soybean/groundnut), Azospirillum /Azotobactor (sesame) and PSB culture (sunflower).
Replacement of upland / low yielding paddy area with oilseeds / maize / pulses
Introduction of soybean in non-traditional areas – Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha

13. SOYBEAN
Last year there was large scale damage to soybean in MP due to white fly, YMV & deficient rainfall, strategies to counter it are:
Use of YMV resistant variety of soybean, like JS 20-29, JS 97-52, PS-1225 and PS-1029
Management of white fly
Use of BBF and Ridge & Furrow system for management of moisture stress, drainage
Crop rotation and intercropping
Reduce seed rate to optimum levels

14. COTTON
Last year there was large scale damage to cotton crop in Punjab and Haryana; strategies to counter it are:
Timely sowing (upto 15th May)
Monitoring of white fly and other pests
Sowing only tolerant varieties/hybrids
Application of recommended dose of fertilizer, avoid excessive urea application
Use of recommended pesticides with proper application technique

15. REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF SEEDS FOR KHARIF CROPS 2016 (Quintals)
S.N
Crops Group
Crop
Requirement
Availability
Surplus/Deficit 1
Cereals
Paddy
Bajra
222437
247709
25272
Jowar
160931
178479
17548
Maize
33915 2
Pulses
Arhar
270163
285547
15384
Urd
137150
178905
41755
Moong
201495
233584
32089
Cowpea
16566
23642
7076
Moth
20000
21122
1122
Peas 12
-12 3
Oilseeds
Groundnut
36078
Soybean
63121
Sunflower
15267
16048
781
Sesame
20490
31611
11121 4
Commercial Crops
Cotton
214370
234464
20094
Jute
43274
38001
-5273

16. REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF FERTILIZERS FOR KHARIF: 2016
(Lakh Tonnes)
Fertilizers
KHARIF: 2015
KHARIF: 2016
Assessed requirement
Total sales
Urea
158.93
154.79
151.25
DAP
51.03
50.68
50.82
MOP
18.31
12.60
17.42
NPK
52.93
45.02
53.68
SSP
33.11
21.38
30.60
Use of Bio-fertilizers, Neem Coated urea
Use of Micro-nutrients:
Source: INM & FMS, DAC, GOI

17. THANK YOU With the appropriate strategy we will be able to
address the constraints and achieve the target
THANK YOU