1. ADOPTION OF IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFICIENT USE OF WATER, NUTRIENTS AND PLANT PROTECTION CHEMICALS GROUP –II Dr. D.G. Bakwad Director Hoticulture National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign-2014

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4.  Micro Irrigation – Drip & Sprinkler.  In situ soil & moisture conservation.  BBF.  Farm ponds for protective irrigation for field crops.  Mulching.

6. Sr. No. Name of Crop Normal Area (Lakh Ha) Area covered under MI (Lakh Ha) Percentage 1Vegetables5.91 3.5059 2Cotton39.422.426 3Sugar cane10.002.0621 4Pomegranate1.631.0967 5Banana0.820.8199 6Citrus3.571.0128 7Grapes0.920.9199 8Other crops33.614.2313 Total95.8816.03

7. Application Submission Pre -sanction Bill invoice entry Subsidy recommendation Subsidy disbursement

8. Sugarcane Status in Maharashtra  Area under sugarcane – 10 lakh Ha.  Coverage under micro irrigation – 2 lakh Ha.  Potential for micro irrigation – 8 lakh Ha.  Funds required (Rs. ) – 4000 Cr.  Present productivity level – 81 MT/ha.  Expected productivity with MI – 100 MT/Ha.

9.  Inadequate funds.  Subsidy rates – SC/ST 75%.  Project approach  Subsidy to Non ISI (Low wall Thickness) – 50%

10. Efficient Use of Nutrients Quality production of Bio-fertilizers at each district level for easy and timely availability Efficient use of Liquid fertilizer and micro-nutrients through drip and foliar spray Large scale production of quality organic manure and compost for improve soil fertility Promotion of organic farming in cluster base for agriculture crops

11. Efficient Use of Plant Protection Chemicals CropSap – Scientific Pest Surveillance and Advisory System Use of Disease & pest forecast Precautionary Measures (AWS) Integrated Pest Management – Adoption of Good Agriculture Practices ( GAP) Mechanization in spraying techniques- use of STP Pumps, Electrostatic pump Support for use of Botanical pesticides Creating on line facility for large scale awareness on Pesticides residue monitoring ie total traceability ( Farm to Fork)

12. Crop Pest Surveillance and Advisory Project (CROPSAP) e-Governance Gold Award winner Project

13. 4 SAUs & SAD 6 ICAR Institutes 946 contractual staff MULTI STAKE HOLDERS Web based Multiple stakeholders Multi crops Large Scale/ Area Wide Education & Employabil ity Institutional arrangement Pest Scouts :- 835 at village level (Agril. Diploma Holder) Having Jurisdiction of 12000 Ha. Pest Monitors :- 84 at SDAO jurisdiction ( Agril. Graduate) For Supervision of 10 Scout Data Entry Operator :- 84 at SDAO jurisdiction Research Associate :- 20 at Institute level (Post. Graduate) For data analysis Talukas:348Districts:33 Area Coverage Tur10.93 Lakh ha Rice15.13 Lakh ha Gram17.95 Lakh ha Cotton38.71Lakh ha Soybean39.17 Lakh ha

14.  32 % increase in area coverage since inception (77% of Kharif area and 94 % of Rabi Pulses Area)  Cost per hectare of project is less than Rs. 10/ha  Cost of project per Quintal of Production is less than Rs.1/Qtl. Year Total area covered (Lakh ha) Cost of Project (Rs. Cr.) Project Cost Rs/ha Total Prodn. (Lakh Qtl) Project Cost Rs/Qtl 2009-1087.9423.0026.15934.102.46 2010-1193.966.587.001406.50.50 2011-12106.319.579.001530.20.63 2012-13112.1910.409.271654.30.62 2013-14 (Ongoing) 121.8912.0010.55 1820.8 (2 nd Estimates) 0.65

15. Year Advisory & SMSPlant Protection No. of Subscribers (Lakh) No. of Advisories Issued (No) NO. of SMS Sent ( Lakh) Use of Bi-pesticides (MT) 2009-10 1.631351731.93 1788 2010-11 2.4055602112.0 2200 2011-12 3.4064170255.58 2500 2012-13 3.4062098360.83 2800 2013-14 3.9078629505.35 3200 2013-14 Farmer participation for SMS increased by 2.39 times Farmer participation for SMS increased by 2.39 times Total no. of farmers covered 84.64 Lakh Total no. of farmers covered 84.64 Lakh

16.  Increased awareness about pest surveillance and management among farmers and field functionaries  Real time, location specific advisories helped to avoid indiscriminate use of pesticides  Pest Population maintained below ETL  Bio-intensive pest management helped to reduce cost of cultivation  No outbreak of any major pests on crops under project since inception of the project  No assistance was required to be paid to farmers towards losses due to pest problems

17. Rainfed Area Development Programme Rainfed Area Development Programme