1. NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE RABI CAMPAIGN 2019-20
20 September, 2019
Kharif Review
Rabi Prospects
Strategies
Dr. S. K. Malhotra
Agriculture Commissioner
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare,
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi

2. AREA AND PRODUCTION OF CROPS IN 2018-19 (4th estm) Second estimates
Area (Million hectare)
Production (Million ton)
Kharif
Rabi
Total
Rice
39.62
4.17
43.79
102.13
14.29
116.42
Wheat -
29.14
102.19
Maize
7.58
1.60
9.18
19.04
8.18
27.23
Sorghum
1.58
2.26
3.84
1.74
2.02
3.76
Bajra
6.93
8.61
Ragi
0.92
1.22
Small millets
0.50
0.37
Barley
0.61
1.75
Total Coarse cereals
17.51
4.47
21.98
30.99
11.96
42.95
Total Pulses
14.37
14.66
29.03
8.59
14.80
23.40
Total food grains
71.50
52.44
123.94
141.71
143.24
284.95
Total oil seeds
18.20
7.30
25.50
21.28
10.98
32.26

3. RAINFALL IN KHARIF 2019 South West Monsoon:
Rainfall (1st June - 19th Sep) :
Actual : mm
Normal : mm
Departure : %
Flood in 12 States:
Flood affected areas in the country in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, HP, Kerala, Gujarat, Uttrakhand, Bihar

4. AREA COVERAGE: KHARIF -2019 : Today
S. No.
Crop
Normal Area (DES)
Normal of Corresponding week
Area Sown
Increase(+)/Decrease(-) over
2019
2018 1
Rice
396.25
378.55
378.62
383.86
-5.25 2
Pulses
119.89
125.04
132.99
135.41
-2.41 a
Arhar
43.00
43.57
45.49
45.64
-0.16 b
Urdbean
30.77
34.41
38.46
39.13
-0.66 c
Moongbean
27.50
29.51
30.99
34.10
-3.11 e
Other pulses
16.44
16.79
17.34
15.92
1.42 3
Coarse cereals
188.39
180.27
178.12
175.02
3.10
Jowar
21.61
18.72
16.86
17.68
-0.81
Bajra
74.39
68.03
65.97
65.28
0.69
Ragi
11.53
10.22
9.77
8.52
1.25 d
Small millets
6.18
5.08
4.79
4.93
-0.14
Maize
74.68
78.22
80.72
78.61
2.12 4
Oilseeds
181.96
180.77
178.04
178.17
-0.13
Total
-1.68

5. INITIATIVES FOR PULSES AND OILSEEDS
Seed hubs: Pulses (150), Oilseeds (35), Nutri-cereals (25)
Breeder Seed production by ICAR / SAUs
Certified seed production of pulses 2 lakh quintal ( ) under NFSM
Minikit of new varieties after 2014 (1.9 lakh) 30 Sept 2019
Cluster FLDs on pulses and oilseeds - KVKs Geotagging
Alternate crop plan in WB: Pulses & Oilseeds
Targetting Rice Fallow Area(TFRA): Pulses, Oilseeds (1.8 mil. Ha)
Oil Palm: Additional area 25,000 ha –
Special procurement Scheme “Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan”PM-AASHA
Division new name: Crop & Post harvest management of food grains
NFSM: EC – National Food & Nutritional Security Mission

6. CROP PRODUCTION TARGETS 2019-20
(million tonnes)
Crops
(Targets)
Kharif
Rabi
Total
Rice
102.00
14.00
116.00
Wheat -
100.50
Maize
21.30
7.60
28.90
Nutri /Coarse cereals
35.80
12.50
48.30
Total Pulses
10.10
16.20
26.30
Total Foodgrain
147.90
143.20
291.10
Total Oilseeds
25.84
10.26
36.10
Sugarcane
385.50
Cotton (bales)
(170 kg /bale)
35.70

7. REGION WISE PERCENT LIVE STORAGE OF WATER IN
MAJOR RESERVOIRS (2018 & 2019)
Region
2019
(%)
2018
Northern Region 91 74
Eastern Region 83
Western Region 89 60
Central Region 86 78
Southern Region 82 77
All India 85
10 Years Average
BCM
Live Storage
(in BCM)
(85%) (74%)
Total live storage capacity Full Reservoir Level=
(BCM)
Total reservoirs: 113
97 reservoirs : >80% capacity of normal storage
16 reservoirs : <80% capacity of normal storage
(+) 23% change from 10 years Avg.
Source: CWC, GOI. As on

8. REQUIREMENT AND AVAILABILITY OF SEEDS (Rabi 2019-20)
Crop
Requirement (lakh quintal)
Availability
(lakh quintal)
Deficit/
Surplus
Wheat
121.69
139.55
(+)17.86
Sorghum (Rabi)
0.82
0.88
(+)0.06
Chickpea
21.06
23.76
(+)2.7
Black gram
0.96
1.02
Green gram
0.58
0.69
(+)0.11
Lentil
1.53
1.52
(-)0.01
Rapeseed - Mustard
2.05
2.25
(+)0.2
Source: Seed Division, DAC, GOI.

9. REQUIREMENT AND CONSUMPTION OF FERTILIZERS
Rabi
Rabi
Assessed Requirement (lakh tonne)
Total Consumption
(lakh tonne)
(Tentative)
Urea
158.04
162.43
174.00
DAP
49.22
46.00
51.61
MOP
16.55
12.79
17.78
NPK (Complex)
47.94
42.92
50.13
SSP
27.80
16.84
25.33
Source: INM & FMS, DAC, GOI

10. KEY ISSUES Fall Army Worm- Maize Rogose spiriling whitefly in palms
Phalaris minor weedicide resistance in wheat
Pink Ball Worm-cotton: Maharashtra, Gujarat
Wheat Blast: areas adjoining to Bangladesh
Management for Yellow Rust & Karnal Bunt
Enforcement of quality standards for seeds pesticides and other inputs
Management of crop residues and avoid burning

11. Paddy Straw Residue Management
MACHINES FOR IN-SITU CROP RESIDUE MANAGEMENT
Super Straw Management
System
Hydraulic Reversible M.B. Plough
Happy Seeder
Paddy Straw Chopper/ Shredder
ROTARY MULCHER
Shrub Master
Rotavator
Zero Till Seed cum Fertilizer Drill

12. FALL ARMY WORM: MAIZE Alert sent to states: States took the action
MAIZE in INDIA
27.2 million ton, million ha
Fall Army Worm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
Outbreak in Africa 2016, now in Asia – India, China, Thailand, Myanmar, Pakistan, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
Entered India 2018: Karnataka, Tamilnadu, AP, Telangana
Wide host range 80 species, Polyphagus
Alert sent to states: States took the action
Surveillance, Monitoring – Pheromones, scouting
Contain & suppress insect
Avoid staggered sowing, prefer intercropping
IPM, Advisory on Website :
First 30 days of sowing important
Chemical control:
Cyantraniliprole 19.8% +Thiomethoxam 19.8% Seed treatment
Spinosad 0.3ml/lt
Thiomethoxam 12.6% + Lambda cyhalothrin 9.5% ZC 4.
Chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC
Biological control:
Spray 5%NSKE/ Azadirachtin 1500 ppm
NPV, Metarhizium anisopliae, Entomophaga aplicae, Nomuraea rilevi, Erynia radicans, Bacillus thuringensis, Trichogramma, Telenomus

13. Rugose Spiralling Whitefly in Palms
Intrusion to India: 2016: Kerala, TN, AP, Telangana, Karnataka
Polyphagous: Coconut, Oilpalm,
Application of 1% starch solution on leaflets to flake out the sooty moulds.
Installation of Yellow sticky traps on the palm trunk to trap adult whiteflies.
Encourage build up of parasitoids (Encarsia sp.), predator (Dichochrysa sp.) and reintroduction.
Spray Entomopathogenic fungus Isari fumosorosea on the affected plants.
In severe case, spray neem oil 1%
Do not spray unwanted insecticides, it may harm natural enemies.

14. PREPAREDNESS: Rabi
Effective implementation: PMKSY, PMKY, PMFBY, PM Kisan, PM KMDY, PM AASHA, RKVY, E NAM, Machinery, Seeds, NMSA, MIDH, NFSM, NMOOP.
Timely arrangement of inputs
Seeds, fertilizers, micronutrients, plant protection, machinery.
Coordination meeting with line departments (credit, power, irrigation)
Preparation for timely crop insurance cover
Weekly video conferencing for reviewing crop situation: follow up
Mobilizing extension staff for field deployment
Convergence with ATMA and other centrally sponsored schemes
Implementation & monitoring
Close monitoring of flow of funds to ensure timely reach
Technical backstopping , capacity building
Effective monitoring and feed back
Implementation of Direct Beneficiary Transfer (DBT).
Preparedness for all possible scenarios

15. Current favourable condition and better arrangements will again help us to surpass crop production targets in
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