1. Group I-Strategy for Enhancement of Crop Production
Dr. M. Rajendran I.A.S.,
Director of Agriculture,
Tamilnadu

2. Topics covered Paddy Millets Pulses Oilseeds Cotton Sugarcane
Mechanization
Extension
Crisis Management
Credit
Organic Farming
Water use efficiency
Fodder cultivation
Others

3. States Participated Meghalaya Andra Pradesh Nagaland Assam Oddisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamilnadu
Tiripura
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Andra Pradesh
Assam
Chhattisghar
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Madhaya Pradesh
Maharashtra

4. Paddy
Agro Climatic Zone Wise Varieties recommended in Paddy and Pulses During Kharif – AP
Paddy Community Nursery – Bihar
Area expansion under hybrid rice – Chhattisghar
Line sowing of Rice, SRI - Chhattisghar
DSR in rice being promoted - Haryana
Hybrid rice of coarse varieties – Haryana
Hybrid Rice 50% subsidy - HP, UP
Subsidy to replace old varieties - UP
Gypsum MN mix at 25 % - UP
Use of Farm Saved seeds and Drum seeder - UP
Paddy Terrace Cultivation - Nagaland

5. Paddy contd… Dry seeding, summer paddy - Assam
Direct seeded rice -Jharkhand
Use of DAP Urea Bricklets - Maharashtra
Hybrid rice cultivation - Oddisha
SRI 40% coverage, Cono weeder 90% subsidy – MP
Scented Hybrid Rice - MP
Zero Tillage of Rice - WB
Community Demo for total technology - Tiripura
Express plan approach – Food grain Mission - TN
SRI Whole Village concept - TN

6. Millets
Popularizing foxtail millets under rainfed conditions 60 – 65 days, Rice fallow ragi where pulses not possible - AP
Promote single cross hybrids for higher productivity in Maize -Jharkhand
Promotion of quality protein maize and specialty corn (baby corn, pop corn and sweet corn) - Jharkhand
Hybrid Maize 75 % subsidy - J&K
Rice area to Irrigated Maize - Haryana
Hybrid Maize 1.5 lakh Ha 90% subsidy to SC/ST - MP
Hybrid Maize - Rajasthan
Massive Millets promotion program through promotion of traditional agro products announced by Hon’ble Chief Minister – Rs.10 crores TN
More area under irrigated Maize – TN
Productivity enhancement by use of millets / Maize boosters TN
Centre of Excellence for millets established - TN

7. Pulses
Redgram on rice field bunds & Rice fallow pulses with 2 critical irrigations, inter-cropping of Redgram in cotton and Groundnut - AP
Arhar/ Urad on Rice bund - Bihar
Promotion of summer moong - Haryana
Cultivation of arhar on rice bund – Chhattisghar
Provision of Dal mill - Nagaland
System of Pulses Intensification – Pulse village concept TN
Redgram cultivation through transplantation - TN
Planned to evolve pulses procurement policy as that of Paddy procurement. - TN

8. Oilseeds Improved Jhum Cultivation – Mizoram
Intercropping of Redgram in Soyabean – Maharashtra
Reduction of SRR to ensure quality supply of Soyabean seeds – Farm Saved seeds encouraged – Maharashtra
Cultivation of Sessame on rice bund – Chhattisghar

9. Cotton HDPS ( High Density Planting System) in cotton - Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu Cotton Cultivation Mission - TN

10. Sugarcane
State Advised Price at Rs. 301/-, 295/- and 290/- for Early, Mid and Late sown varieties (one of highest in the country) - Haryana
Ring Pit System being promoted - Haryana
Intercropping of vegetables in sugarcane
- Haryana
Sustainable Sugarcane Initiatives (SSI): comprehensive production technology -TN

11. Extension
Special web based application was developed with important features such as .. (Gujarat)
Facility of online application in local language.
Dual mode (Farmer/Beneficiary & Implementing Officer) accessible system for establish transparent system.
e- tracking and monitoring system of whole process i.e. Application to Award of benefit Gujarat
A Crop pest surveillance & advisory project CROPSAP Maharashtra
Integrated Farming System on District Saturation Model – TN

12. Extension contd…….
Krishi Samvad magazine Free of Cost in all the villages – Haryana
Timely agricultural advisories through Mobile SMS in Hindi highest in India (more than Lakh) - MP
(TN – lakhs and stands first in the country)
Voice SMS based grievance redressal mechanism for efficient service delivery location specific SMS 65 lakhs . MP
Seed Growers Co-operatives formed for augmenting availability of certified seeds. – MP
Extension support through skype and whatsapp
-Rajasthan

13. Extension in TN FARM CROP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IT Gadgets used in FCMS
Specialized software - Crop Doctor to deliver on the spot pest & disease remedial measures – in all Panchayat Union
Online Billing system introduced to track the beneficiaries and to ensure transparency in input distribution

14. Extension in TN Contd… 1.63 crore agro voice advisories delivered
10.69 crores customised and location specific text SMS on technology scheme, weather forecast and market trend given to farmers – Pushed by Block Level Extension Functionaries Distribution of Farmers’ Integrated Hand Book’ to all farm families
GIS mapping is taken up in six priority blocks in six selected pilot districts

15. Crisis Management
Train the farmers in mitigating the risks of natural calamities like drought, floods, hailstorm etc.-AP
Community nurseries will provide requirement of Paddy seedlings in the event of occurrence of flood. Farmers of flood prone areas are being motivated for community nurseries.Assam

16. Crisis Management contd…
Mitigate Change in Climate
- Bajra/Arhar/Madua (Ragi) - Bihar
BBF technology is important tool helps in dry spell to conserve moisture as well as to drain out excess water in heavy rainfall situation.
– Maharashtra
Separate Mission for Dryland farming
- Maharashtra
Precise Weather forecast & effective dissemination -Rajasthan

17. Mechanization AP-Established 462 Custom Hiring Stations
Yantra Laxmi (Farm Mechanization Exhibitions - AP
Agriculture tool kits to Agriculture labour :- Agriculture implement kit costing Rs to a group of labour, will be distributed - Chhattisghar
225 Nos of custom hiring centers Rs. 10 Lakhs per center– Chhattisghar
Gujarat is the first state offering intelligent rationing of power supply where villages get 3 phase power supply 24*7. – Gujarath
Farmers get 3 phase uninterrupted power supply at voltage for 8 hours according to a strict and pre –announced schedule. - Gujarat

18. Mechanization contd…
139 villages have been developed as Yantra doot Gram (Fully Mechanized Villages), where farmers are encouraged to adopt mechanized farming. Phenomenal increase in all crop productivity. – MP
Custom hiring Rs. 10 lakhs per Agro Service Center - Oddisha
Provision of Mini Rice mill in rural areas
- Nagaland
Creation of Mini processing unit in rural areas Nagaland
100 custom hiring centers - Jharkhand
Oil extraction units in production areas Nagaland
Power tiller distribution, - Assam
End to End Mechanization - Maharashtra
Custom hiring – Sikkim

19. Credit
Interest Free Crop Loans under The Andhra Pradesh Land Licensed Cultivators Act - AP
Pathar Parichalana Samities (PPS) have been geared up for field based planning to increase production & productivity. More than 25,000 PPSs have been formed so far.-ASSAM
Augmenting credit through KCCs (100% coverage by March 2014 targeted (5,30, 718 cards issued) J&K
KCC issued to 58 lakhs out of 71 lakhs - WB
Crop load at zero percent interest - MP

20. Organic farming Green Manure seeds Moong + Daincha - Bihar
Distribution on green manure seeds to farmer at 80% subsidized rate – Chhattisghar
Creation of Vermi-compost Unit – Chhattisghar
Organic Agriculture farming - Nagaland
Green Manuring - Haryana
Organic seed production and Certification – Sikkim
Green manure and Vermicompost – MP
Organic Rajma and Buck Wheat – Sikkim

21. Water use efficiency
Promotion of Underground Pipelines (UGPL) – Haryana
Installation of water storage structures e.g G-nap tank and permanent structure – sikkim
Sprinkler and Micro irrigation – J&K
Drip Irrigation in Cotton - Haryana
150 Villages selected for farm pond, Rs. 3 crores per villages - Maharashtra
12 L.ha under MI – This year 3 L.Ha – Maharshtra
Water conveying pipes sprinklers and farm ponds – Rajasthan
water bodies created - WB
Precision Farming - A site specific crop management concept promoted on cluster basis TN
Precision Farming / micro irrigation TN
70000 farm ponds taken up under MGNREGS - TN

22. Fodder crops
Fodder crops are being promoted under Accelerated Fodder Development Programme - Haryana

23. Others 90% subsidy for pesticides, 100% seed treatment – Jharkhand
Bringing fallow lands under cultivation 2.25 L.Ha deep plowing at 50% subsidy - MP
Ridges and furrow at 90% subsidy – MP
Crop diversification plan for 4 years - Tiripura