1. Presentation ON Primary Sector Tripura

2. PERSPECTIVE PLAN ACHIEVEMENTS AGRICULTURE COMPONENTS1999-2000 Before Perspective Plan 2005-062006-07 Foodgrains Requirement (Lakh MT) 8.11*7.76**7.87** Total Foodgrains Production (Lakh MT) 5.136.20 anticipated 7.20 target Gap (Lakh MT) 2.981.560.67 Calculated based on Population growth Rate @ 2.98% ( before 2001 census) ** *Calculated based on Population growth Rate @ 1.47%

3. HYV Seed Production (Contd..) HYV Certified paddy seed Production anticipated to be 4000 MT in 2005-06 from 28 MT in 1999-00. Own Requirement of Certified HYV seeds is 4000 MT & Production target is 5000 MT per annum w.e.f.2006-07. Surplus HYV certified Paddy seed (1000 MT ).

4. 4 HYV Paddy Seed production Multiplication of Breeders’ seed from Nucleolus seed and Foundation seeds from Breeders’ seed in the departmental farms.

5. 5 Hybrid Rice Seed Production Production of Hybrid Rice Seed in Govt. Farms & also in farmers’ field since 2002-03 (KRH -2 & DRRH-1). In NE states, only Tripura has taken up Production of Hybrid seed in Farmers’ field.

6. 6 SEED Seed Certification agency established. Seed Testing Laboratory established & notified. One Seed Processing Plant set up. Three more Seed Processing Plant would be set up at Baikhora, Udaipur and Kumarghat.

7. 7 HYV Seed Replacement (%) 1999-00 (before Perspective Plan) 2.8% 2000-01 5.2% 2001-02 6.8% 2002-03 9.4% 2003-04 14.2% 2004-05 19% 2005-06 25% 2006-07(Target) 33%

8. 8 HYV Seed Production (MT) 1999-00 (before Perspective Plan) 28 2000-01 370 2001-02 1024 2002-03 1033 2003-04 1105 2004-05 2126 2005-06 4000 2006-07(Target) 5000

9. 9 Per ha. Use of fertilizer (Kg) 1999-00 (before Perspective Plan) 25 2000-01 32 2001-02 39 2002-03 26 2003-04 36 2004-05 39 2005-06 43 2006-07(Target) 60

10. 10 Kisan Credit Card Issued (Nos.) Year KCC Issued ( Nos.) Amount Disbursed ( Rs. In Lakhs) 1999-00 (before Perspective Plan) 00 2000-01 586107.89 2001-02 3072329.01 2002-03 5194468.05 2003-04 8032848.21 2004-05 126471515.97 2005-06 115071768.41 2006-07About 85000 nos.

11. ANNUAL ACTION PLAN : 2006-07 Projected Population : 34.89 Lakhs (taking growth rate of 1.47% as per 2001 census) Foodgrains Requirement : 7.87 Lakh MT Foodgrains Prodn. Target :7.20 Lakh MT

12. CROP DIVERSIFICATION : Pulses Area expansion from 8500 ha to 10000 ha in 2009-10. Increase in productivity from 600 Kg/ha to 1362 Kg /ha in 2009-10. Processing: Dal mill shall be provided in the pulse growing areas.

13. 13 Strategy for oil seed Production Area expansion. Seed replacement of high yielding improved varieties of oil seeds. More area to be brought under irrigation Training of farmers as well as field personnel.

14. 14 HORTICULTURE Target for additional area revised upwards from 12750 ha to 16927 ha in 2012. Production of fruits increased from 4.46 Lakh tons ( before Perspective plan) to 5.25 lakh tons ( 2005-06 estimated). Target of fruit production in 2012 :6.05 lakh MT Vegetable production increased from 3.37 Lakh tons ( before Perspective plan) to 3.65 lakh tons ( 2005-06 estimated). Target of Vegetable production in 2012 : 4.38 lakh MT

15. 15 HORTICULTURE New Initiatives: Cluster approach for identified Horticulture crops ( Orange, banana, litchi, mango, cashew nut, papaya). Promotion of nurseries in private & public sector. Creation of water bodies as source of irrigation. Procurement of quality planting materials from out side states.

16. 16 HORTICULTURE Training of farmers. Protected cultivation of Off-season vegetables & flowers. Cultivation of high value flowers through contract farming with marketing tie up. Training to SHGs & Women for home scale processing.

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