1. GROUP - II NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE
FOR KHARIF CAMPAIGN
25th -26th April, 2017
STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABILITY OF PULSES PRODUCTION DURING KHARIF 2017
(Meeting held on 25th April 2017)
GROUP - II

2. States Participated 19 States
Andhra Pradesh Assam Arunachal Pradesh Bihar
Chhattisgarh Gujarat J&K Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Nagaland
Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim
Tamil Nadu Uttar Pradesh West Bengal

3. Major Pulses Growing states (2016-17) Production (lakh tonnes)
S. No.
State
Area (Lakh ha)
Production (lakh tonnes)
Kharif
Rabi
Total 1
Madhya Pradesh
19.74
42.35
62.09
16.38
43.61
59.99 2
Maharashtra
23.77
18.76
42.53
16.00
15.57
31.57 3
Rajasthan
34.76
15.23
49.99
14.95
14.98
29.93 4
Uttar Pradesh
9.77
16.81
26.58
6.75
16.27
23.02 5
Karnataka
17.11
11.01
28.12
9.19
5.07
14.26 6
Andhra Pradesh
4.46
10.65
15.11
2.97
10.09
13.06 7
Gujarat
7.28
2.4
9.68
5.84
2.55
8.39 8
Jharkhand
4.18
3.15
7.33
3.92
3.37
7.29 9
Chhattisgarh
2.16
6.37
8.53
0.98
5.28
6.26 10
Tamilnadu
2.15
6.78
8.93
1.54
4.34
5.88
Other states
13.6
16.08
29.68
8.7
13.02
21.72
All-India
138.98
149.59
288.57
87.22
134.15
221.37

4. Major Producing states
Major Pulses and States
Season/Crop
(lakh tonnes)
(lakh tonnes) *
Major Producing states A
Kharif 1
Arhar
28.10
25.60
42.30
MS (32%), Karnataka (16%), MP (12%) 2
Urad
19.60
19.50
28.90
UP (24%), MP (21%), MS (17%) 3
Moong
15.00
15.90
21.30
Raj.(44%), MS (21%), Karnataka (7%) 4
Other Kharif pulses
7.70
7.20
8.70
Total Kharif
57.30
55.30
87.20
MS (23%), Raj. (17%), Kar. & MP (11%) B
Rabi
Gram
73.30
70.60
91.20
MP (39%), Rajasthan (17%), MS (14%)
Other Rabi Pulses
27.70
24.70
29.00
Total Rabi Pulses
114.20
108.20
134.10
MP (32%), UP (12%), Rajasthan (11%)
Total Pulses
171.50
163.50
221.40
MP (25%), MS (14%), Rajasthan (13%)
Total Area( L ha)
235.50
252.60
288.60
*2nd Advance Estimate, DES

5. National Production Scenario: 2016-17
India : Largest Producer (26% of Global production).
Crop Contribution : Gram (44%); Arhar (15%); Urdbean (13%); Mungbean (10%); Others (18%).
Total Pulses : MT > 23%, 35% & 7% of N, LY and TP.
Kharif Pulses : 8.72 MT > 41%, 58% & 20% of N, LY and TP.
Rabi Pulses : MT >13%, 24% and at par of N, LY and TP.
Pigeonpea : MT > 46%, 65% & 17% of N, LY and TP.
Gram : 9.12 MT > 10%, 29% against N and LY.
Mungbean : 2.13 MT > 34% & 14% against the LY and TP.
Urdbean : 2.89 MT > 48%, 34% against the LY and TP.
N- Normal, LY- Last Year ,TP- Targeted Production

6. ISSUES IN PULSE PRODUCTION
Non availability of quality seed.
Low Seed Replacement /Varietal Replacement (SRR/VRR).
No assured procurement and price.
Lack of life saving irrigation at critical stages of crop.
Low farm mechanization.
Poor weed / pests & diseases management.

7. Strategy - Seed
Adoption of seed rolling plan, indenting varieties/lifting of Breeder seeds.
One year advance indenting of varieties including MoU with the Seed Hub programme.
Mandatory Seed treatment with FIR (Fungicide/Insecticide/Rhizobium) to control soil borne diseases and promotion of resistant varieties.
Increasing the distribution seed subsidy from Rs. 25/ kg to the level of 50% of the actual cost.
Promotion of graders for grading farmers own saved seeds.

8. Continued
Strengthening seed village programme.
MoUs with Seed-Hubs by District Agri. Officer for procurement and supply in targeted districts.
Improving storage facility for pulses.
Involvement of District Agriculture Officer in production of “certified seed” based on performance of the varieties under seed minikits/demonstrated under cluster Demonstration.

9. Recommendations Assured procurement by State Govts at MSP.
Maharashtra lakh qtls & AP: 74,000 qtls (tur)
Mapping of major pulse growing areas & integrating with PMKSY water resources for life saving irrigation.
Use of quality bio-fertilizer and bio-agents (MoU with ICAR/SAUs).
Soil test based nutrient applications including quality micro-nutrients.
Adoption of line sowing, BBF, raised - bed & ridge - furrow planting techniques.

10. Continued
Cultivation under new niches–sole, catch crop, relay crop & Inter-cropping.
Utilization of rice fallows and promotion of spring/summer pulses cultivation.
Adoption of short duration of paddy varieties to accommodate rabi pulses.
Ensuring availability of Gypsum/promotion as nutrient supplement.
Effective pest-surveillance and community approach on management methods/techniques-replication of Maharashtra CROPSAPP Crop Pest Surveillance & Advisory Project.\

11. Promotion of Zero-tillage to reduce cost of cultivation/timely sowing.
Continued
Adoption of moisture conservation techniques/ contingent drainage in the event of high rainfall through promotion of ridge planter, raised bed planter and sprinklers.
Promotion of Zero-tillage to reduce cost of cultivation/timely sowing.
Promotion of Custom Hiring for farm mechanization.
Convergence of fallow lands into pulse cultivation.

12. Continued
Transplanting and dibbling method of Tur planting under SCSP/TSP/ with SMF.
PHM/Value Addition Promotion (spiral graders, cleaner, mini dal-mill- Assam).
Screening and identification of potential local cultivars of Rajmash and Ricebean for NEH region.
Area under Cluster Demo. of NFSM may be reduced from 100 ha to 25 ha per cluster in case area under crop is less.

13. Continued
Introduction of Bee-keeping (eg Assam) may be replicated.
Special campaign for pulses under Lok Swaraj Abhiyaan(CG, MP) summer moong(Bihar).
Project for wild animal/ stray cattle menace for fencing/ solar fencing(Gujarat,MP).
MSP for Moth bean (Rajasthan-14 Lakh Ha) may be considered.
Hoeing / weeding in major pulse districts(Raj-44% kharif moong production) may be dove-tailed with MGNREGA.