Transcript West Bengal
AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE
EASTERN REGION
WORKSHOP TO REVIEW
STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
WEST BENGAL
WEST BENGAL- LEADERSHIP POSITION
•1st position in - Rice, Jute, Brinjal, Cauliflower, Cabbage &
Pineapple
•2nd position in - Potato & Litchi
•7th position in - Fruits
STRENGTHS
•Comprehensive land reforms.
• Vibrant 3-tier Panchayati Raj System.
• High acreage (more than 93% of available land is under cultivation).
• 4 cropping seasons for growing wide varieties of crop round the year:
Pre-Kharif
Kharif
Rabi
Rabi-Summer-Boro
• Balance use of NPK : 2.3:1.3:1 (Best in the Country).
• Well knit input distribution net work 38000 retail outlets in 41000 villages.
CONSTRAINTS
•Cloudy sky and few sunshine hours during Kharif season.
•Short and relatively non-persistent Winter spell.
•Vast areas of North Bengal (approx. 27% ) under severe micronutrient stress.
•Natural calamites (Flood, Drought & Cyclone) are regular
phenomenon.
•Several districts are drought prone – Bankura, Purulia, West
Medinipur & Part of Burdwan &Birbhum. (Erratic rain fall and
very low productivity).
ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF YIELD (%)
Year
Rice
Wheat
Pulses
Oilseeds
Jute
Potato
2006-07
-
-
-
-
-
-
2007-08
0.586
20.407
5.930
10.398
-4.332
36.351
2008-09
1.878
9.688
5.189
5.438
-0.284
12.670
2009-10
3.935
4.640
5.529
4.378
2.314
7.487
2010-11
3.943
4.479
5.379
4.280
2.481
6.146
2011-12
3.959
4.383
5.309
4.229
2.590
5.069
N.B.:
•Area, Production and yield rate figures of different crops corresponding to base
year 2006-07 are actually the triennium average of three years, namely, 2004-05,
2005-06 and 2006-07.
•Area, production and yield rate figures for the years 2010-11 and 2011-12 are
year wise targets
CURRENT STATUS OF PRODUCTIVITY IN THE STATE
VIS-À-VIS NATIONAL LEVEL
Crop
Maximum
Yield at
National
Level *
Average
Yield at
National
Level **
Yield gap Maximum
at National
Yield at
level
State Level
**
Average
Yield at
State
Level **
Yield gap
at State
level
Rice
3944
2173
1771
3156
2566
590
Wheat
4370
2800
1570
2833
2458
375
Pulses
812
631
181
1054
731
323
Oilseeds
1784
1019
765
1515
914
601
Potato
26102
16617
9485
23860
15922
7938
Jute
13.76 #
11.71 #
2.05
17.97
13.69
4.28
( Yield rate in Kg/ha. Jute – bales/ ha)
* Based on two years average ;
** Based on three years average (2006-09);
# Including Mesta
AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN EASTERN
REGION - OVERALL STRATEGY
•Bringing 172 below average productivity blocks to state
average productivity level.
•Enhancing productivity @ 2.5% per annum of remaining
153 blocks.
COMPONENTS OF STRATEGY
• Enhancing Seed Replacement Rate (SRR)
• Enhancing irrigation potential
Repair, renovation and restoration of existing derelict water bodies
Extension, modernization, repair & renovation of minor-irrigation
sources
• Land & Water Management
Waste Land Management
Rain Water Harvesting
• Emphasis on farm mechanization in small and marginal holdings
• Soil management
Integrated Nutrient Management
Special emphasis on organic manure
Addressing micro-nutrient deficiency
Leguminous crops in cropping sequence
Crop diversification
Encouraging intercropping/mixed cropping
TARGET FOR QUALITY SEEDS
Crop
Type
Present Status
(in%)
(2009-10)
Enhanced Status
(in %)
(2011-12)
Cereals
Rice
HYV
85.0
94.0
Local
14.95
2.0
Hybrid
0.05
4.0
Wheat
HYV
100
100
Maize
HYV
40
-
Hybrid
60
100
HYV
60
100
Local
40
-
HYV
70
100
Local
30
-
Pulses
Oilseeds
TARGET FOR NPK CONSUMPTION (KG/HA.),
IRRIGATION POTENTIAL (%), CROPPING INTENSITY
(%) AND FARM MECHANIZATION
Sl. No.
Components
Present status
(2009-10)
Projected status
(2011-12)
1
Irrigation potential (%)
72
85
2
Cropping Intensity (%)
185
200
3
Farm mechanization
1.25 Kw/ha.
2.50 Kw/ha.
4
NPK consumption (Kg/ha.)
132
160
TARGET FOR CHANGE IN ACREAGE
(Gross cropped area as a % of net cultivable area)
Crop
Present
coverage
(200910)
Increase in
coverage
(2011-12)
Change
(%)
Change in
terms of area
(ha.)
110.6
105.4
(-) 5.2
(-) 2,79,453
Wheat
7.6
8.4
0.8
42,993
Maize
0.9
3.1
2.2
1,18,230
Pulses
4.3
9.8
5.5
2,95,576
Oilseeds
12.9
18.7
5.8
3,11,698
Rice
PROJECTED INCREASE IN PRODUCTIVITY
Crop
Rice
Wheat
Maize
Pulses
Oilseeds
Current
Productivity
(MT/ha.)
(2009-10)
2.6
Projected
Productivity
(MT/ha.)
(2011-12)
3.2
(%)
Increase
2.1
2.94
0.74
0.83
2.5
3.95
0.96
1.05
19.04
34
30.0
25.0
23.08
PROJECTED INCREASE IN PRODUCTION
Production
(Lakh MT.)
Crop
(%) Increase
in Production
Current Production
(2009-10)
Projected
Production
(2011-12)
148.85
181.29
29
Wheat
8.41
11.27
34
Maize
1.90
6.51
42
Pulses
1.67
5.04
201
Oilseeds
5.56
10.38
86
Rice
INVESTMENT PROPOSAL (2010-2011)
Sl.
No.
Intervention
Investment
(Rs. in crore)
1
Production & Distribution of Seeds (Hybrid &
HYV)
25.00
2
Creation of Minor Irrigation Facilities
25.00
3
Conservation of Land & Water Resources
23.20
4
Farm mechanization & Technology Dissemination
20.00
5
Addressing problematic Soils across the State
10.00
Total
103.20