2. RABI ASSESMENT – FOODGRAINS STATESAREA 2007-08 (LAKH HA) AREA 2008-09 (LAKH HA) PRODN 2007-08 (LAKH TONS) PRODN 2008-09 (LAKH TONS) AP 31.45 32.52 83.84 98.11 KARNATAKA 18.61 30.1130.16 33.73 PUNJAB 35.18 157.67 155.73 HARYANA 26.14 26.62 104.15105.57 RAJASTHAN 41.10 40.05 82.0784.49 GUJARAT 18.5817.8246.6536.53

3. RABI ASSESSMENT-OILSEEDS STATES AREA 2007-08 (LAKH HA) AREA 2008-09 (LAKH HA) PRODN 2007-08 (LAKH TONS) PRODN 2008-09 (LAKH TONS) AP 6.72 6.96 9.60 10.38 KARNATAKA 7.74 8.955.26 5.16 PUNJAB 0.480.35 0.33 0.42 HARYANA 5.08 6.33 6.129.88 RAJASTHAN 24.97 27.64 33.5338.64 GUJARAT 5.514.259.747.84

4. KHARIF 2009- PROSPECTS STATES FOODGRAINSOILSEEDS AREA (LAKH HA) PRODN (LAKH TONS) AREA (LAKH HA) PRODN (LAKH TONS) AP 45.00 (42.74 ) 123.32 (105.20 ) 19.95 ( 19.56) 28.72 ( 12.98 ) KARNATAKA48.50 (44.76) 86.12 (80.09) 16.50 (13.94) 10.93 (8.49) PUNJAB28.15 ( 29.09 ) 108.57 ( 115.56 ) 0.15 (0.11 ) 0.09 ( 0.06 ) HARYANA 19.65 (19.66) 49.43 (44.96) 0.1 (0.08) 0.08 (0.06) RAJASTHAN 89.50 (86.42) 77.95 (73.58) 16.00 (15.95) 23.15 20.55) GUJARAT 27.70 (24.20) 36.68 (27.39) 28.49 (26.13) 43.72 (35.18)

5. 2008-09 State average Yield levels (kg/ha) STATES WHEATRICECOARSE CEREALS PULSESOILSEEDS AP -32043380753662 KARNATAKA-28501547 449 502 PUNJAB444140303345 833 1200 HARYANA 4160272616218661551 RAJASTHAN 2833203113116401208 GUJARAT 2750165318387161350

6. NFSM Districts yield levels statesRiceWheatPulses 2007-08 (RABI) 2008- 09 2007-082008-092007-082008-09 AP 26733228--427725 HARYANA --36953900553800 RAJASTHAN --27492833466758 GUJARAT 866109824922791831850

7. INM- Status of Soil Testing STATESNo. of Soil Testing Laboratories No. of samples tested –2008-09 (No. lakh) No. of samples to be tested –2009- 10 (No. lakh) AP 84 5.00 5.65 KARNATAKA 19 1.201.80 PUNJAB 662.40 5.95 HARYANA 33 3.00 3.50 RAJASTHAN 33 2.85 3.50 GUJARAT 201.907.20

8. NFSM / RKVY Utilization of funds under NFSM satisfactory. The yield levels by and large show increasing trend. RKVY, utilization of funds is satisfactory. For some States, funds allocated to Animal Husbandry are lower than the agri.GDP Yield Gaps among the states still persist Yield is highly susceptible to climatic variations

9. Fertilizer -status AP-Opening stocks are meagre, Stocks may be positioned by 15 April, Owing to price problem of complexes, units stopped production. Major allocation of DAP, Complex fertilizers may be made to local manufacturing units Karnataka- Likely shortage of Complex fertilizers Punjab- The supply of DAP during rabi was constrained Rajasthan-There is a gap of 2.19 lakh MT of DAP against agreed plan by the manufacturers Haryana and Gujarat- Situation is satisfactory

10. Best Practices Andhra Pradesh - Effective conduct of Farm Field Schools – 7677 in 3 years, Best farmer or farmwoman is considered as Facilitators, crop loans at 3% to farmers - Every village has its soil health map displayed and all farmers are educated on the soil health management - DNA finger printing and latest seed testing laboratories to check and ensure genetically pure seeds for farmers - Information Boards in the village displaying contact details of concerned agriculture officers - AGRISNET-IT support to Farmers Entire Portal in Telugu. - DAATT Centers in all districts -70 Scientists deployed

11. Best Practices Andhra Pradesh Village as a unit of crop insurance in all districts Rs 5000 incentive to prompt crop loan payee farmers – Rs 18000 crores disbursed to 37 lakh farmers

12. Best Practices Karnataka - Convergence with all line departments at Sub-block level through multidisciplinary centers called as Raitha Sampark Kendras - International Exposure Visits to 525 farmers (China) - Organic Farming Mission to promote organic farming – oath taken by 50000 farmers - Crop loans to farmers at 3% (State to subsidize the remaining interest) - Intercropping of pulses in maize and sugarcane - Farm Women Empowerment-147 Lady officers deployed

13. Best Practices Punjab Agriculture Machinery Service Centres to provide custom hiring services Clean cultivation of cotton to control mealy bug – yield levels restored to 710 Kg/ha Modern livestock houses- 1000 houses at a subsidy of 35% Law to control use of sub-soil water for paddy

14. Best Practices Haryana EDUSAT System for Tele Conferencing with field level officers once in a month GIS application in agriculture for balanced use of fertilizers – soil fertility status maps along with micronutrient status, water quality maps and ground- water status maps Krishi Sanvad magazine in all villages (24 dedicated pages on agriculture) Promoting of mechanization of sugarcane farming Application of remote sensing technique

15. Best Practices Rajasthan Empowerment of women through special support to higher education Promotion of Date palm and Olive through PPP Kharif Abhiyan (15 th May to 30 th June) and Rabi Campaign (15 th September to 15 th October) covering all the 9189 Panchayats Soil health enhancement –soil health cards and soil fertility mapping PPP in Extension through corporate houses

16. Best Practices Gujarat Krishi Mahotsav- convergence and mass contact strategy Agri-horti-vety kits, soil health cards, kisan credit cards, animal vaccination, irrigation schemes etc implemented during the mahotsav Golden Goals Increase aggregated average SRR of self pollinated varieties by 50% Cover all operational land holders under soil health card programme Each village to have minimum one vermi-compost unit

17. ISSUES Issue of model code of conduct is affecting implementation of ongoing schemes in all the states Fertilizer companies have stopped production of fertilizer complexes in absence of policy decision by the Deptt. Of Fertilizer. Insufficient grant in ISOPOM compared to approved Action Plans The time of release of funds should coincide with the crop season, preferably in the month of April and September

18. The issue of operation of schedule III & IV of FCO (related to Bio-fertilizers/organic fertilizer) Lack of extension staff affecting programme implementation in the States. Uniformity in cost and technical norms of the different schemes of the Ministry Advance stocking of DAP. Karnataka has provided Rs400 crore as revolving fund to MARKFED for the purpose. AP has provided Rs500 crore to MARKFED

19. Researchable Issues Mealy bug in cotton- Tolerant varieties required Wheat- Terminal heat tolerant varieties required Mustard- Frost tolerant varieties required Brown Plant Hopper- Tolerant rice varieties required Blackgram and greengram yellow mosaic virus resistant varieties required Impact of Bt refugia not being adopted by farmers to be assessed

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