1. Presentation For National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign – 2009 on 20 th & 21 st March, 2009 at Pusa Complex, New Delhi.

2. 2 WEST BENGAL : AN OVERVIEW Population (2001 census) : 8,02,21,171 Population Density : 903/ Sq. Km. Nos. of Agricultural Districts : 18 Nos. of Mouza / Village : 40782 Geographical Area : 88752 sq. Km. Agro-Climatic Zones : 6 Nos. Gross Cropped Area : 9510423 ha Cultivable Area : 5686639 ha Net Area Sown : 5354196 ha Irrigated Area : 62% of Net Cropped Area Total Nos. of Agricultural holdings : 6953922 Nos Size of average Land Holding : 0.82 ha / Holding Cropping Intensity (Provisional, 2008): 184 % (Provisional) Total Food Grains Production (2007-2008) : 160.61 Lakh MT Total Food Grains Production (2008-2009) : 170.19 Lakh MT (Provisional) Productivity (2007-2008) - Food Grain : 2521 Kg / ha Productivity (2008-2009) - Food Grain : 2585 Kg / ha (Provisional)

3. 3 Crops Achievement 2007-2008 Achievement 2008-2009 (Anticipated) Target 2009-2010 APYAPYAPY Rice4208.1629793.41523274350.0010657.50024504427112002530 Maize34.57072.463209645.0090.00200050.00105.002100 Small Millets 3.1372.9999565.0004.6569315.5005.165939 Total Pulses47.60135.97375650.0038.75077555.0044800 Food Grains4305.7059917.94323034470.0010811.12524194500.0011182.502485 Total Oilseeds 5.4184.3728079.0007.3258149.8508.175830 Jute609.817 8216.039 (‘000 bales) 13.47 (bales) 600.00 8400.00 (‘000 bales) 14.00 (bales) 604.874 9121.283 (‘000 bales) 15.08 (bales) Mesta7.432 77.499 (‘000 bales) 10.43 (bales) 10.00 100.00 (‘000 bales) 10 (bales) 10.50 106.05 (‘000 bales) 10.10 (bales) A=Area in ’000 ha, P= Production in ’000mt, Y= Yield in Kg/ha KHARIF PROSPECTS – 2008-2009

4. 4 Crops Achievement 2007-2008 Achievement 2008-2009 (Anticipated) Target 2009-2010 APYAPYAPY Rice1511.5934926.10532591500.004912.5032751400.004964.4783515 Wheat352.579917.2842602375.00975.002600395.5781047.0992647 Maize17.36381.620470150.00200.00400060.00252.004200 Small Millets 1.6501.88111402.002.40612033.003.60 1200 Total Pulses 153.342122.048796180.00150.00833200.00170.00850 Food Grains 2046.7256142.63929752114.006208.00629372150.006437.1722994 Total Oilseeds 702.016701.335999735.000740.3851007750.000757.5001010 Potato400.7869900.84624704360.008280.0023000385.7019747.0325271 Cotton8.230 13.198 (‘000 bales) 1.60 (bales) 12.00 24.00 (‘000 bales) 2.00 (bales) 15.00 (‘000 bales) 30.00 (bales) 2.00 Sugarcane16.8681772.001 105051 20.001600.008000025.001925.0077000 A=Area in ’000 ha, P= Production in ’000mt, Y= Yield in Kg/ha RABI ASSESSMENT 2008- 2009

5. 5 PROJECTED ENHANCEMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY IN THE IDENTIFIED DISTRICTS NFSM - RICE Sl No Districts Productivity (Kg/ha) 2007-08 Productivity (Kg/ha) 2008-2009 (Anticipated) Target 2009-2010 1 Jalpaiguri 157824182624 2 Coochbehar 176824062626 3 Uttar Dinajpur 243224062631 4 South 24 Pgs. 203024842645 5 Purulia 244923982481 6 Howrah 219924682492 7 Purba Midnapur 207423942657 8 Paschim Midnapur 276723682686

6. 6 PROJECTED ENHANCEMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY IN THE IDENTIFIED DISTRICTS NFSM - WHEAT Sl NoDistricts Productivity (Kg/ha) 2007-08 Productivity (Kg/ha) 2008-2009 (Anticipated) Target 2009-2010 1Jalpaiguri2076 2421 2450 2Coochbehar1974 2393 2468 3Uttar Dinajpur2471 2485 2514 4Dakshin Dinajpur2499 2427 2495

7. 7 PROJECTED ENHANCEMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY IN THE IDENTIFIED DISTRICTS NFSM - PULSES Sl NoDistricts Productivity (Kg/ha) 2007-08 Productivity (Kg/ha) 2008-09 (Anticipated) Target 2009-2010 1 Malda 10001020 1092 2 Murshidabad 809858 894 3 Nadia 791861 894 4 Birbhum 10191058 1090 5 Purulia 392866 888

8. Financial Target, Fund Allocation & Financial Progress under NFSM up to January, 2009 8 Component Approved Allocation by GOI Un-spent balance as on 1.4.2008 Fund Released during 2008-2009 Total Availability of Fund Financial Progress Up to January, 2009 NFSM-RICE 4632.850013.87004618.9804632.850 2997.382 NFSM-WHEAT 299.990013.870086.12099.99132.590 NFSM-PULSE 1300.534072.00001228.5341300.534681.445 Total6233.37499.745933.6346033.3743811.417 LOCAL INITATIVES 806.0000200.0000403.0000603.0000101.500 MEDIA & PUBLICITY -77.3615- 44.68 (Rs. in Lakh)

9. Financial Target under NFSM during 2009- 2010 9 Sl. No.CropsTarget 1NFSM - Rice4200.00 2NFSM – Wheat300.00 3NFSM - Pulses 1300.00 Total5800.00 * Non availability of hybrid paddy seed & low subsidy rate, thus financial target of NFSM-Rice be reduced.

10. 10 Physical & Financial progress up to January, 2009 NFSM- Rice Sl. No. Interventions Approved rate of Assistance Unit Target Achievement up to January, 2009 PhysicalFinancialPhy. Fin 1 D.C. on improved package of practice( 1 D.C. 0.4 ha i.e., one acre) Rs. 2500/D.C.Nos3000 Nos75.00300074.90 2 D.C. on SRI( One D.C. 0.4 ha at every 100 ha area of Rice) Rs. 3000/ D.CNos300 Nos9.003008.85 3 D.C. on Hybrid Rice( one D.C. 0.4 ha at every 100 ha of Rice) Rs. 3000/D.CNos750 No0s22.5075022.45 4.Assistance for production of Hybrid Rice Seed Rs. 1000/qtl.qtls.7500 qtls.75.00-- 5Assistance for distribution of Hybrid Rice Seed Rs. 2000/qtl.Qtl.18000 qtls360.0051.601.032 6Assistance for distribution of HYV Seeds Rs. 500/qtlQtls255000 qtls.1275.008124.05406.00 7Seed Minikits of HYVs Full costNos60,000 Nos -60000- 8Incentive for Micro-Nutrients Rs. 500/haHa90,000 ha450.0088560443 9Incentive for Liming in soils Rs. 500/haHa2,15,070 ha1075.350156655784.00 10 Incentive for Conoweeder &Other farm implements Rs. 3000/ per farmer per implement Nos24,975 Nos749.25024900747.00 11 Assistance for Plant protection Chemical & bio- agents. Rs. 500/ha Ha75,000 ha375.0074886375.00 12 Farmers’ Training at FFS pattern( one FFS at every 1000 ha) 17,000/TrainingNos600 Nos102.0055093.50 13 Misc. Expenses for Project Management team & other Misc. expenses at District level Rs. 6.36 Lakh per district Nos. of districts 8 - districts50.880-38.65 14 Misc. Expenses for Project Management team & other Misc. expenses at State Level Rs. 13.87 lakh per State No. of State 113.87-3.00 State Total---4632.850-2997.382 (Rs. in Lakh)

11. 11 Physical & Financial progress up to January, 2009 NFSM- Wheat (Rs. in Lakh) Sl. No. Interventions Approved rate of ssistance Unit Target Achievement up to January, 2009 PhysicalFinancialPhy Fin 1 Demonstration on Improved package of practices( One DC 0f 0.4 ha at every 50 ha of Rice Area) Rs.2000/= per D.C.Nos50010.0050010.00 2 Increase in Seed Replacement ratio ( Seed Distribution) Rs. 500/= per Qtls.Qtls25000125.002574.513.00 3Distribution of Seed MinikitsFull costNos2600 - - 4.Incentive for MicronutrientsRs. 500/= per haHa8,00040.00800035.00 5Assistance for GypsumRs. 500/= per haHa4,80024.00480023.99 6 Distribution of Zero Till Seed Drills Rs. 15,000/= Per machine Nos15022.50406.00 7 Distribution of Rotavators Rs. 30,000/= Per machine Nos309.0072.10 8. Incentive for Diesel pump Sets Rs. 10,000/= per set Nos25025.0025025.00 9 Farmers’ Training at FFS pattern(One FFS at every 1000ha) Rs. 17,000/= per training Nos305.10305.10 10 Misc.Expenses :- Project Management Team(PMT) & other Misc. Expenses at State Level Rs. 13.87 Lakh per State Nos113.87-2.00 11 Misc.Expenses :- Project Management Team(PMT) & other Misc. Expenses at District Level Rs. 6.38 Lakh per District Nos4 -districts25.52-10.40 State Total---299.990132.59

12. 12 Physical & Financial progress up to January, 2009 NFSM-Pulse (Rs. in Lakh) Sl. No. Interventions Approved rate of AssistanceUnit Target Achievement up to January, 2009 PhysicalFinancialPhyFin 1Purchase of Breeder seed from ICARAppox. Rs.5234/qtl..qtls857 qtls.44.8551.580.065 2 Production of Foundation & Certified seeds Rs. 1000/qtl.Qtls.7282 qtls.72.62235.003.01 3Distribution of Certified seeds 50% cost limited to Rs.1200/qtls. Qtls. 7238 qtls. 86.856-- 4. Distribution of Lime/Gypsum 50% of cost limited to RS.750/ha Ha45,000 ha337.5021034153.27 5 Distribution of Micro-Nutrients 50% of cost limited to Rs. 500/ha Ha45,000 ha225.0035965157.00 6 Integrated Pest Management(IPM) 50% of cost limited to Rs. 750/ha Ha57543 ha 431.57344723335.00 7 Distribution of Sprinkler Sets 50% of cost limited to Rs. 7500 /ha ** Ha500 ha37.50-- 8. Farmers’ Training on FFS pattern( one FFS at every 1000 ha) Rs. 17000 Per Training Nos 200 Nos 34.0015025.50 9 State Level training for Trainers Rs. 1.00 Lakh per Training Nos 2 Nos 2.00-- 10Misc. expenses at districts level-Nos. 5 Nos districts 22.35-6.10 11Misc. expenses at state level-Nos.1 No.6.28-1.50 State Total 1300.534681.445

13. RKVY in WEST BENGAL 2008 - 2009 RKVY in WEST BENGAL 2008 - 2009 Fund Sanctioned by GOI = Rs. 147.38 crore 1 st Installment Rs. 76.01 crore 2 nd Installment Rs. 71.37 crore  SLSC approved outlay for the State under RKVY Rs. 147.590324 crore Stream – I project = Rs. 118.886084 crore Stream – II project = Rs. 28.704240 crore Fund Sanctioned & Released to implementing departments by State Nodal Department 1st Installment Rs. 73.697489 crore * 2nd & final Installment Rs. 73.682511 crore Fund will be released to implementing departments by 20.03.2009. Fund Utilization (as on 15.03.09) 73% of Sanctioned fund (committed) 13

14. High lights of Sectoral Share of RKVY during 2008 - 2009 Sl. No. SECTORStream I (Rs. InLakh) Stream II (Rs.InLakh) Total (Rs. In Lakh) Sectora Share (%) 1Agriculture Department3338.4275996.5044334.931529.4 2Animal Resources Development Department 3217.8049187.5403405.344923.1 3FPI & Horticulture Department1155.034028.9401183.9748.0 4Co-operation Department1087.4800- 7.4 5Agri. Marketing Department955.0000142.0001097.0007.4 6Fisheries Department923.1620200.8001123.9627.6 7Water Resources Development Department 734.2900309.1901043.4807.1 8Panchayat & Rural Development Department 285.0000126.000411.0002.8 9Forest (Soil & Water Conservation only)192.4100285.000477.4103.2 10SAU-74.450 0.5 11Agril. / P & RD / SAU-170.000 1.1 12Fisheries / Minor irrigation-350.000 2.4 Total11888.60842870.424014759.0324100 Rupees one hundred forty seven crore fifty nine lakh three thousand two hundred forty only 14

15. 1Agriculture Dep’t.29.4 2ARD Dep’t.23.1 3FPI & Horticulture Dep’t.8.0 4Co-operation Dep’t.7.4 5Agri.Marketing7.4 6Fisheries7.6 7Water Resources Dep’t.7.1 8Panchayat & Rural Dep’t.2.8 9Forest Dep’t.3.2 10SAU0.5 11Agril. /P&RD / SAU1.1 12Fishery / Minor Irrigation2.4 RKVY - STREAM – I & II PROJECTS 2008 – 2009 SECTORAL SHARE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15

16. Innovative Schemes Establishment of Agri. Implement Hub with Co-operative societies / SHGs Community vermi compost production unit through SHGs Bio-Village programme GPS based e-pest Surveillance Hand Held Terminal (HHT) Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme Integrated farming system approach demonstration-cum-training centre for Agriculture & Agri. allied sectors Management of large water bodies for multipurpose uses towards development of Agriculture & allied sector. Infrastructure Development sexing of Semen at Haringhata Farm, Nadia. Establishment of Heifer production Farm at Salboni Composite State Animal Husbandry Farm, Paschim Mednipur. Procurement of Animals for FSBS, bull mother Farm, Salboni under Paschim Banga Go-Sampad Bikash Sanstha. Establishment of 3 (three) Feed Mixing Units at Haringhata, Salboni & Beldanga in Nadia, Paschim Medinipur & Murshidabad. 16

17. Process of C-DAP formulation as per Planning Commission’s guidelines is under progress.  AFC/MANAGE/NABARD/ PRADAN engaged as TSI by the Districts for preparation of C-DAP’s. Status of C-DAP’s preparation AFCMANAGENABARDPRADANZilla Parishad 11 district1 district 3 district Expected date of C-DAP preparation - by 15 th April, 2009 17

18. Progress report of RKVY (Physical) Progress report of RKVY (Physical) 2008-09 Sl. NoName of Sector Total No. of Schemes approved Total no. of schemes Progress as on 15.03.09 Achievement (% ) Stream-IStream-II 1Agriculture167231670 2ARD203231774 3FPI & Horticulture352371849 4Co-operation20- 1575 5Agril. Marketing5510880 6Fisheries162181689 7Water Recourses538675 8Panchyat & Rural Dev.448563 9Forest4599100 10SAU-222100 11Allied Sector (Management of Large Water Bodies & Integrated farming approach) -22150 Total1253516011371 18

19. Progress report of RKVY (Financial) 2008-09 Sl. NoName of Sector Approved allocation (Rs. in lakh) Total allocation (Rs. in lakh) Fund released as on 15.03.09 Expenditure incurred Achievement (%) Stream-IStream-II 1Agriculture3338.4274975.47184313.8992 3019.729470 2 ARD3217.8048187.54003405.3448 2519.955174 3FPI & Horticulture1019.034028.94001047.9740 513.5072649 4Co-operation1087.4800- 815.610075 5Agril. Marketing955.0000142.00001097.0000 877.600080 6Fisheries923.1600200.80001123.9620 1000.326189 7Water Recourses734.2900309.19001043.4800 782.610075 8Panchyat & Rural Dev.285.0000126.0000411.0000 258.000063 9Forest192.4100421.0000613.4100 100 10SAU-74.4500 100 11Agri./P&RD/SAU-170.0000 85.000050 12Allied Sector (Management of Large Water Bodies & Integrated farming approach) -350.0000 200.000057.15 Total11752.60822985.391814737.9990 10760.1979673 19

20. ‘SUPPORT TO STATE EXTENSION PROGRAMMES FOR EXTENSION REFORMS’ FINANCIAL ALLOCATION DURING 2008-09 (Rs. In Lakh) Fund Approve d by GOI GOI’S Share State Share Fund released by GOI Fund to be Released by the State Govt. within March 2009 Fund to be released by GOI Total Fund to be released within March 2009 2731.402458.26273.141815.27273.14642.99916.13 20

21. ‘SUPPORT TO STATE EXTENSION PROGRAMMES FOR EXTENSION REFORMS’ Up to Date Achievement during 2008-09 Sl. No. Activities Financial Target ( Lakh Rs.) Financial Achievement ( Lakh Rs.) Physical Target Physical Achievement DISTRICT LEVEL ACTIVITIES:- B.1.Developing SREP47.50038.00019 nos. B.2.c. Training of Farmers (within District) 381.2675305.014190634 f.day 152507 f.day B.3.a. Organizing Demonstration271.08216.886777 no.5422 no. B.3.b. Farmer to farmer Technology Dissemination 146.19116.95248730 f.day38984 f.day B.4.c. Exposure visit (Within District)111.0188.80855505 f.day44404 f.day B.5.a. Capacity building/ Skill development 25.7520.60515 groups412 groups B.5.b. Seed money / revolving fund12.209.70122 groups97 groups B.9.Information dissemination43.163232.3724 21

22. ‘SUPPORT TO STATE EXTENSION PROGRAMMES FOR EXTENSION REFORMS’ Up to Date Achievement during 2008-09 (Contd.) Sl. No. Activities Financial Target (Lakh Rs.) Financial Achievement (Lakh Rs.) Physical Target Physical Achievement B.11Farmer Scientist Interaction at District level 10.338.26426 nos.21 nos. B.12Organization of Field days and Kisan Gosthis 104.7083.76349 nos.279 nos. B.13KVKs and other local Research Stations 46.40 34.80-- E.2.Innovative activities-District component like ATMA Bio-village, Seed production, IT appliances, Model milk village etc. 139.333 97.533-- Farm School268.00214.50536 nos.429 nos. STATE LEVEL ACTIVITIES :- A.1.Inter Departmental Working Group meeting 4 nos.3 nos. A.2.Training courses for Extension functionaries 21.87816.4110939 m.day 8205 m.day 22

23. ‘SUPPORT TO STATE EXTENSION PROGRAMMES FOR EXTENSION REFORMS’, 2008-09 SYNOPSIS :-  No. of Farmers’ Organization developed – 57 no.  No. of FIG formed – 510 no.  No. of CIG formed – 52 no.  No. of NGO attached with the Extension system – 85 no.  No. of KVK attached with this programme – 17 no.  No. of Agri-preneures & Agribusiness formed – 15 no.  No. of Agro Service Centre motivated – 12 no.  No. of Training Centers modernized – 8 no.  Establishment of P-P-P collaboration – 55 no.  Status of DAP - Completed.  Status of SEWP – (09-10 ) – Completed, (10-11) to be submitted soon.  Status of SREP – Completed. 23

24. 24 CENTRAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ANTICIPATED ACHIEVEMENT - 2008 – 2009 & TARGET 2009-2010 Sl. No Name of Schemes ANTICIPATED FINANCIAL ACHIEVEMENT 2008 – 2009 FINANCIAL TARGET 2009-2010 1R.K.V.Y10760.19796- 2FOOD SECURITY MISSION (Rice, Wheat, Pluses including local initiatives and Media & Publicity) 3957.5975800.00 3MACRO MODE WORK PLAN4851.006589.00 4ISOPOM1225.001700.00 5MINI-MISSION (Jute)335.85642.00 6MINI-MISSION (Cotton)174.896300.00 7E.A.R.S.(Establishment of Agency for Reporting Agricultural Statistics) 320.00400.00 8Support to State Extension Programme for Extension Reforms 1452.2263751.7585 Total23076.76696 (Rs. In Lakh) 24

25. 25 SEEDS Requirement and Production 2008-2009 & Target 2009-2010 Crop 2008-2009Target 2009-2010 RequirementProduction Deficit / Surplus (%) RequirementProduction Deficit / Surplus (%) Paddy292425297500(+) 1.75293887300500(+) 2.0 Hybrid Paddy308(-) 73.05020(-) 60.0 Maize160001200(-) 92.0165002000(-) 87.0 Jute45142600(-) 42.445372775(-) 33.38 Pulses71844645(-) 35.072924886(-) 33.0 Groundnut50001000(-) 80.054001600(-) 70.0 Wheat450006200(-) 86.0460007000(-) 84.0 Potato800000680500(-) 15.0771402692550(-) 10.22 Mustard34043575(+) 4.7834733660(+) 5.10 In Mt.

26. 26 SEED REPLACEMENT DURING - 2008 -2009 & TARGET DURING 2009-2010 SL No8 CROP2008-2009 (%) 2009-2010 ( %) 1Paddy34.7035.00 2Maize36.1237.00 3Wheat20.4022.00 4Jute5.05.5 5Mung46.6647.00 6Khesari35.0636.00 7Lentil73.1174.00 8Til52.1454.00 9Mustard48.2250.00 10Groundnut17.4418.5 11Potato15.1616.25

27. 27 SEED TESTING – 2008-2009 & TARGET FOR 2009-2010 SL No Type of SeedNumber of Samples Analyzed 2008-09 Target (Number) 2009-2010 1Service11751500 2Certified943715500 3Official29075000 Total1351922000 Target (Number) 2009-2010 Anticipated Achievement (Number) 2008-2009 Non – Standard (Number) Anticipated (2008-2009) 45003120235 FERTILIZER TESTING DURING 2008- 2009 & TARGET 2009 - 2010

28. 28 CONSUMPTION OF FERTILIZERS – KHARIF - 2008 & REQUIREMENT - KHARIF - 2009 YEARNPKTOTAL 2008278053179576183375641004 2009 (Requirement) 314650207850150850673350 In Mt. USE OF BIO – FERTILIZER & MICRO – NURIENT & ORGANIC MANURE YearBio – FertilizerMicro –Nutrient Fertilizer Organic Manure 2007-0869018826102 2008-0980021800125 2009-10 (Target)95023100175 In Mt.

29. 29 PROGRESS OF SOIL TESTING DURING KHARIF 2008-2009 ( Actual) STL No. of Laboratories Capacity No. of Samples Analyzed Capacity Utilised (%) StaticMobileTotal State Govt.108181150003860040.00 Other than State Govt. 35- 1050001800017.14 Total4585322000056600-  Additional STL  2008-09 – 1 Static & 7- Mobile *  2009-10 - 10 Static * * To be establish

30. 30 BEST PRACTICES ADAPTED BY THE STATE Best Practices adaptedBenefits 1.Zero Tillage Machine (Rice & Wheat Crop)  High Yield benefits  Cost of Ploughing is saved  Germination is uniform  Less requirement of Seed Rate  Less Water is required  Early Crop Maturity 2. SRI a) NFSM - 300 nos. b) Macro Management of Agriculture- 7000 nos.  Higher yield (10 to 12)%  Lesser maturity duration  less water is required

31. 31 PERFORMANCE OF ZERO TILLAGE TECHNOLOGY IN RICE CULTIVATION Sl. No. Districts Nos. of Unit Mean Grain Yield Over Unit (T/ha)% increase In grain yield in ZT over CS ZTCS 1 Jalpaiguri 303.93.511.4 2 Coochbehar 112.52.38.7 3 24- Parganas (South) 55.24.418.2 4 Burdwan 534.964.627.36 5 Dakshin Dinajpur 23.12.810.7 6 Nadia 244.33.823.2 7 Birbhum 105.204.4516.85 Total 1324.173.7012.70 ZT = Zero Tillage, C.S. = Convention System.

32. Sl. No Season No. Conducted Highest Yield qt./ha Lowest yield Qt./ha Average Yield qt./ha SRIControlSRIControlSRIControl 1.Boro2006-‘07786.7473.3060.0847.6564.3054.08 2.Kharif 2007-‘0811558.5049.5042.0031.5048.2038.64 3.Boro 2007-‘0818088.8775.4961.0046.8571.9056.50 Comparative report on SRI Conducted in North 24 Parganas District 32