1. HYBRID RICE IN CROP RODUCTION (YEAR 2011-12) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR

2. STATE PROFILE Lakh Ha Geographical Area 93.60Gross Cropped Area 77.65Net Cropped Area 56.63Area Sown More than once 21.02Net Irrigated Area 35.29Area under Rice 35.00Area under Wheat 24.00Area under Pulses 7.00

3. FEATURES OF ACZs FeaturesZone-IZone-IIZone-III A &B ClimaticTropical humid Tropical monsoon humid Sub-humid & dry than Zone I & II Soil Alluvial sandy loam Sandy loam & Silty Loam Clay & Clay Loam Temperature (Min.- Max °C) 7.1-44.8°C4.5-43.1°C2.8-45.8°C R H (%) 7 AM-2 PM67-5975-5766-51 Annual Rainfall (mm)1234.71382.21102.1 June to Sept1100.61205.4958 Sept-Oct19.312.882.8 Dec- Feb29.628.729.5 March-May78.2133.031.6

4. ACZDISTRICTS ZONE-I East champaran, West Champran, Siwan, Saran, Gopalganj, Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Samastipur, Vaishali, Begusarai, ZONE-II Khagaria, Purnea, Katihar, Saharsa, Supaul, Araria, Madhepura, Kishanganj. ZONE-III A Bhagalpur, Banka, Jamui, Munger, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura, ZONE –III B Nawada, Nalanda, Patna, Jehanabad, Gaya, Aurangabad, Arwal, Buxar, Rohtas, Kaimur, Bhojpur.

5. Target of production

6. INITATIVES GREEN MANURING SRI TECHNIQUE HYBRID RICE 3 Lakh Ha 3.5 Lakh Ha 4 Lakh Ha

7. Hybrid rice program YEAR DEMONSTRATION ( in No./Acre) SEED MINIKITS ( in No.) SEED DISTRIBUTION ( in qtl.) 2008-0949470656 2009-105038014756 2010-11899833462770 2011-125000005500nil

8. Varieties NAMEDURATIONYEILD (qtl/ha) PA 6444130- 13580-90 PA 6201130- 13565-70 PRH 10110-11560-65 PRH 122120-13060-65 DRRH 2115-12060-65 DRRH 7115-12060-65 CRHR 5115-12060-65 CRHR 32115-12060-65

9. Continued…………… NAMEDURATIONYEILD (qtl/ha) JKRH 401140-14562-65 CORH 3115-12065-70 JK 5003125-13060-65 DRH 775125-13060-65 PAC 835130-13565-70 PAC 837130-13565-70 US 312130-13565-70 PHB 71130-13575-80

10. INPUT DISTRIBUTION  SEED INPUT @Rs 1200/ Acre  FARMER’S CHOICE OF VARIETY  TECHNICAL INPUT  OTHER INPUTS ON SUBSIDY

11. PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN  INAUGURATED BY HON’BLE CHIEF MINISTER  WIDE PUBLICITY IN PRINT & ELECTRONIC MEDIA  PUBLIC REPRESESNTATIVES IN BLOCK CAMP  PRESENCE OF HIGHER AUTHORITIES  HAND HOLDINGS BY OGOs  RATH YATRA

12. TRAINING CAMPAIGN DISTRICT NODAL OFFICERS AGRICULTURE OFFICERS SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS KISAN SALAHKARS PROGRESSIVE FARMERS LIVE TRAININGS IN FARMS

13. MONITORING  SRI TRAINIGS  NURSERY BED  FIELD VISITS  CROP CONDITIONS  CROP CUTTING EXPERIMENTS  YIELD DATA

14. FEED BACK ONLINE REPORTING REVIEW OF DISTRICT NODALS PUBLIC REPRESESNTATIVES VISIT OF GOI OFFICIALS

15. RESULT  HIEGHER YIELD IN EVERY DISTRICTS  STATE TARGET ACHIEVED  HIGHEST RICE YIELD RECORDED  FELICITATION BY HON,BLE CM

16. FELICITATION

17. YIELD ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE CROP CUTTINGS (No) AVERAGE YIELD (Qtl/Ha) HIGHEST FREQUENCY YIELD SRI TECHNIQUE206298180-90 HYBRID RICE186716560-70 IPP (CONTROL)129354240-50 YIELD : Qtl/Ha)

18. Rice Production

19. Rice Productivity * 3 RD ESTIMATE

20. ISSUES ICAR AND RAU INVOLVEMENT FOR SCREENING AND CONDUCTING TRIALS. INCREASE IN SUBSIDY CEILING. RECOMENDATION OF SUITABLE RICE HYBRIDS. REGULATION OF PRICE.