1. WELCOME Respected Secretary (A&C) & other senior officers of DOAC Annual Action Plan – 2009-10 Directorate of Cashewnut & Cocoa Devpt., Cochin

2. VISION Enhancement of production and productivity of cashew and cocoa so as to make the country self sufficient Ensure welfare of the farming community Meet industrial and domestic demands with a view to provide sustainable employment

3. INDIAN CASHEW SCENARIO India (States 2007-08 Area (Ha)Production (MT)APY (Kg/ha) Kerala8400078000900 Karnataka10300056000710 Goa5500031000700 Maharashtra1670002100001500 Tamil Nadu12300065000700 And. Pradesh171000107000900 Orissa13100090000860 W.Bengal10000 1000 Others2400018000800 Total868000665000860

4. WORLD SCENARIO OF COCOA India (States 2007-08Global Position(2007) APAPYCountryAP Kerala105306000680Brazil660754221699 Tamil Nadu1421220300Cote D Ivore 17000001300000 Karnataka72002760600Ghana1725000690000 Andhra Pradesh 127341580560Indonesia520000620000 ----Malaysia3080030000 ----Nigeria1110000500000 ----Others1668527650611 Total3188510560535-74150814012310 A-Area in Ha P –Prodn. in MT APY – Average Pdty in Kg/Ha

5. ACHIEVEMENT- 08-09 Programme TARGETACHIEVEMENT Phy.Fin(Lak)Phy.Fin(Lks) Replanting (ha) - Fresh - Maintenace 3218 8498 553.365 -- 3066 8302 536.112 -- Rejuvenation of Corpn.Plantations(ha) 2170162.7501940145.500 FLT – No. of plots –Cashew Cocoa 145.7 10 14.596 1.610 118.7 10 12.179 1.610 Demo. Apple Utilisation(Trg.Nos)7704.0856603.175 Production forecast--1.000--0.500 Evaluation on the impact of CPT--2.530--2.530 Survey,surv. & Trg – Cashew--4.650--4.650 Publicity (Cashew & Cocoa)--26.500--25.016 Mission Management--8.000--5.311 Total--779.086--737.219 (95%)

6. CONSTRAINTS Senile Cashew Plantations – 3.20 lakh ha Improper selection of planting material Inadequate TOT programme Inadequate extension measures Absence of dwarf varieties for high density planting Non priority status by State Governments. Skeleton Technical Staff at DCCD

7. STRATEGIES - Plantation Crop status for cashew - Massive replanting programme - Abolition of tender system in procurement of planting materials - Procurement of PM from approved sources especially from Research Organisations/Corpns. - Area expansion in non traditional areas - Organizing intensive thematic campaigns - Intensive farmers training programme - Renovation of traditional processing industries - Contract farming system

8. PROGRAMMES – 2009-10 (Cashew) ProgrammesTargetOutlay(Lak) Replanting – Corporation area (ha) Fresh Planting M2 M3 3583 3069 3836 521.775 Rejuvenation - M2194087.300 Technology Intervention a.Front line tech.demo (No. of Plots) i. Farmers field ii. Institutions b. Innovative programme – Cashew Apple Utilisation- Cashew apple – Training Trainees 312.6 67.2 70 1750 41.322 5.934 11.000

9. PROGRAMMES – 2009-10 (Cashew) ProgrammesTargetOutlay(Lak) c. Survey, Surveillance & Training--3.850 Information upgradation/dissemination a.Evaluation on the impact of CPT b.Production forecast c.Publicity(Seminars/workshop/literat ure) -- 2.783 4.000 33.190 Programme Monitisation/Mission management --25.000 Total (Cashew)--736.154

10. PROGRAMMES – 2009-10 (Cocoa) ProgrammesTargetOutlay(Lak) Technology dissemination Front Line Tech.Demo (Nos.) i. Farmers field ii. Institutional farms 65 10 8.613 0.980 Publicity for crop promotion (Seminar, workshops, literature devand HRD training --66.055 Total (Cocoa)--75.648 Grand Total (Cashew + Cocoa)--811.802

11. Thank you