1. Agriculture Uttarakhand Agriculture Uttarakhand Planning strategies to enhance wheat and barley production in north-western region of the country

2. Land Use

3. Percentage Distribution of Land Holdings in Uttarakhand As per agriculture census 2005-06 there are 9,21,554 holdings and area of holdings is 8,47,012 ha. Percentage distribution of holdings is as follows:- Avg. Size-ha. Social Group/ Category HillPlainTotal No.(%)Area(%)Avg. SizeNo.(%)Area(%)Avg. SizeNo.(%)Area(%)Avg. Size SC Small & Marginal 15.408.140.448.133.640.4912.966.340.45 Others 0.471.662.920.561.583.070.501.622.98 Total 15.879.790.518.695.210.6513.467.970.54 ST Small & Marginal 1.801.250.573.421.800.582.351.470.58 Others 0.522.393.811.586.984.820.884.224.42 Total 2.333.641.305.008.781.923.235.691.62 Others Small & Marginal 74.1557.040.6473.0838.490.5773.7949.650.62 Others 7.6529.523.2113.2347.523.929.5236.693.54 Total 81.8086.560.8886.3086.001.0983.3186.340.95 All Social Groups Small & Marginal 91.3566.430.6084.6343.930.5789.1057.460.59 Others 8.6533.573.2315.3756.073.9810.9042.543.59 Total 100.00 0.83100.00 1.09100.00 0.92

4. Cropping Pattern of Rabi 2009-10

5. Area, Production and Productivity of Wheat & Barley in Uttarakhand (Hill) S. No.Year WheatBarley AreaProductionYieldAreaProductionYield 12007-08*22699225611811.28242602583610.65 22008-09*2162011944488.9928023220447.87 32009-10*21363024407511.43236572634311.14 4 2010-11 Target 22800036480016.00290004060014.00 Area: ha.; Production: MT ; Yield: (Qtl./ha.) * Provisional Data 2004-05 Achieved yield 14.21 (Qtl/Ha.)

6. Area, Production and Productivity of Wheat & Barley in Uttarakhand (Plain) S. No.Year WheatBarley AreaProductionYieldAreaProductionYield 12007-08*17011855817532.817617222.63 22008-09*18210060288033.117412917.43 32009-10*18100360136333.228213216.10 4 2010-11 Target 18100063350035.008018022.50 Area: ha.; Production: MT ; Yield: (Qtl./ha.) * Provisional Data

7. Area, Production and Productivity of Wheat & Barley in Uttarakhand S. No.Year WheatBarley AreaProductionYieldAreaProductionYield 12007-08*39711081429320.51243362600810.69 22008-09*39830179732820.0228097221737.89 32009-10* 394633 845438 21.42 23739 26475 11.15 4 2010-11 Target 40900099830024.40300004605615.35 Area: ha.; Production: MT ; Yield: (Qtl./ha.) * Provisional Data

8. UTTARAKHAND STATE Varieties for Tarai, Bhawar & Plains Agro climatic condition Wheat varietiesBarley varieties Timely sown, irrigatedUP 2554, DBW17, PBW550, PBW343, PBW502, UP2338, UP2382, UP2628, RD2552, RD2035, PL426, RD2592, BH393, RD2508, DL88 Timely sown, rain fedPBW 396, PBW175, PBW65, PBW299, PBW527 RD2508, RD2624, RD2660, PL419 Late sown, irrigatedRAJ 3765, PBW 373, WH1021, DBW16, UP2425, UP2338, RAJ3077

9. Varieties for Hill areas Agro climatic condition Wheat varietiesBarley varieties Timely sown, irrigatedVL804, VL802, VL738, HS240 Timely sown, rain fedHS365, VL832, VL829, HPW 251, TL 2942(TRITICALE) VLB 85 HBL 276, BHS352, VLB 56 Late sown, irrigatedVL 892, HS420, HS 295

10. Seed Replacement Rate 10 Wheat Year 2007&082008&092009&10 Hill 2.753.508.00 Plain 49.5048.5065.00 Total 22.5023.0034.00

11. Strategies for Wheat Production Bridge up of yield gap. KCC distribution at Nyaya Panchayat Level during Krishak Mahotsava. To increase the SRR in Hill areas. Basal dressing of NPK & Top dressing of Urea in Rainfed Hill areas. Use of Micro-nutrients & weedicides.