Transcript NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF …
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF CAMPAIGN 2015, NEW DELHI ( 7
th
& 8
th
April 2015)
GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
BASIC INFORMATION Population Census (2011)
Total population Rural population Total farming household
Total Geographical Area
Total cultivable area Gross cropped area Double cropped area Net cropped area Gross irrigated area Net irrigated area Food-grain Production (2014-15) Oilseeds Production (2014-15) Commercial Production (2014-15) : : : : : : : :
:
: : : : 19,80,602 14,06,861 2,50,360
16,579 Sq.km
7,21,924 ha.
4,22,200 ha.
96,750 ha.
3,25,250 ha.
1,06,150 ha.
97,250 ha.
6,51,270 MT (Anticipated) 69,500 MT (Anticipated) 4,57,000 MT (Anticipated)
RAINFALL DATA FROM JAN 2011 TO DEC 2013 RAINFALL STATUS IN NAGALAND FROM JAN 2013 UPTO FEB 2015
12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average rainfall in mm 2013 2014 2015
INTRODUCTION & POLICY STATEMENT
Nagaland is an agrarian state with over 71% of its population living in rural areas and they depend on agriculture sector for their livelihood. Majority of the farmers practices shifting cultivation locally known as Jhum which accounts for about 73% of the net cropped area. This indigenous system of farming meets the basic needs for food, fuel and housing materials to make subsistence living. The other system of wet terrace rice cultivation (WTRC) accounts for about 27% of net cropped area only.
The Department anticipated to achieve its food grain production target of 651.27 lakh MT from 325.25 lakh ha.
area during 2014-15 with the support extended to the farming community in the form of various agricultural inputs.
In line with the Department’s Vision “Food for All by 2025”, it is proposed to increase food grain production with the following interventions during 2014-15: • Providing quality seeds.
• Bring more areas under cultivation and development of WTRC.
• Double cropping wherever feasible.
• Adoption of SRI method wherever feasible.
• Farm mechanization wherever feasible.
• Taping & strengthening of irrigation potential and facility.
• Increase use of manure & fertilizer and better plant protection measures (INM & IPM).
• Promotion of economy through Organic Agriculture farming.
• Effective transfer and adoption of appropriate technology through trainings, extension services and demonstrations, etc.
• Strengthening of Integrated Farming System (IFS).
RABI ASSESMENT FOR 2014 - 15 TARGET & LIKELY ACHIEVEMENT OF AREA & PRODUCTION CROPS AREA ('000 ha) TARGET LIKELY ACHIEVEMENT PRODUCTION ('000 MT) TARGET LIKELY ACHIEVEMENT a. Cereals b. Pulses Total Food Grain: c. Oilseeds d. Other crops 13.53
20.10
33.63
35.21
7.22
13.40
20.05
33.45
35.15
7.18
28.13
22.52
50.65
33.59
72.23
28.10
22.48
50.58
33.51
72.20
Mustard field Linseed field
a. Cereals b. Pulses c. Oilseeds KHARIF PROSPECT FOR 2015 TARGET & PROJECTED ACHIEVEMENT OF AREA & PRODUCTION AREA ('000 ha) PRODUCTION ('000 MT) CROPS TARGET TARGET d. Other Crops Total Food Grain: 279.32
17.52
296.84
32.55
31.99
606.83
20.69
627.52
36.38
392.04
Paddy field Maize field
GROUP-I STATE: NAGALAND STRATEGY TO ISSUE SOIL HEALTH CARDS IN TIME BOUND MANNER
3 Nos of Static Soil testing Labs. with the capacity of samples/year.
45000
Sl.No.
1 2 3 4
Particulars
Soil health card Training of Soil chemist Line staff Training Farmers training
Rabi Achievement 2014-15 Target Kharif 2015
12250 Nos 16000 Nos 1 No 1 No 1 No 2 Nos 2 Nos 11 Nos
STRATEGIES
Involvement of District and Sub-Divisional Agriculture field functionaries for collection of soil samples.
Involvement of KVKs and ATMA functionaries Besides Static soil testing laboratories Digital Soil Test and Fertilizers Recommendation (STFR) Kit will be procure and issue to the DAOs, SDAOs, and KVKs to reach out to the far flung and remote area.
PROBLEMS & SUGGESTIONS
• The existing static soil testing laboratory Medziphema being established in 1970s needs Up-gradation with Micro nutrient testing Facilities • Strengthening of Mon, SARS Yisemyong soil testing labs.
GROUP-II STATE: NAGALAND PROMOTION OF PULSES THROUGH INTER-CROPPING IN KHARIF SEASON AREA, PRODUCTION & YIELD OF PULSES DURING RABI 2014 Sl.No.
1 2 3 4 5
Crop
Pea Lentil Gram Rajmah (Kholar) Black Gram
Total: Area ('000 ha)
7.12
2.11
0.76
9.23
0.79
20.01
Production ('000 MT)
7.80
1.73
0.64
11.64
0.64
22.45
Yield (per ha)
1095 819 842 1261 810
1121 Kholar Kidney bean
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1 2 3 4 5 6 8
PROJECTION FOR KHARIF 2015 UNDER PULSES Crop
Tur/Arhar Urd/Moong Rice bean/Naga dal Cowpea Beans Rajmash (Kholar) Horsegram
Total: Area ('000 ha)
3.01
0.35
4.71
0.49
2.33
5.65
0.45
16.99
Production Yield (per ha) ('000 MT)
2.71
0.35
5.33
0.72
3.16
7.20
0.48
19.95
900 1000 1131 1469 1356 1274 1066
1174 Arhar French beans
ISSUES
Arhar as strip crop in upland paddy and maize.
(Varieties of Arhar: ICPL – 8791, ICP - 7035 Intercropping of Rajmash (Kholar) with paddy and maize during summer.
Relay cropping of maize and rajmash (Kholar) as late Kharif crop: Sowing of maize – April/ May Sowing of Rajmash – August Relay cropping of upland paddy and rice bean (dwarf) Sowing of paddy – March/April Sowing of rice bean – August.
Intercropping of paddy and rice bean (creeper type)
Relay cropping of maize and rajmash (Kholar) as late Kharif crop
PROBLEMS
Grown under rainfed conditions and faces moisture stress problem specially in summer crop Insect pest problem specially pod borer and plume moth.
Storage problem as there is no storage facilities to store surplus produce.
SUGGESTIONS
Allocation of more funds for pulses development specially in NFSM-Pulses program to cover more area under pulses and increase production as there is tremendous scope.
Various irrigation components (Harvesting ponds, pump sets etc.) be included in the program to made assured irrigation.
GROUP-III STATE: NAGALAND USE OF ICT IN DECISION SUPPORT FOR ENHANCING KHARIF PRODUCTION
•ICT in decision support for enhancing Kharif production in the State •Farmers Portal- The state has already uploaded the modified English version of Farmer Friendly handbook, Seven package of practices on various crops, video documentary on farm mechanization in hill agriculture in the farmers portal besides the progress report data entry of ATMA, RKVY, NFSM and SEEDNET.
•Kisan SMS- The State has registered for sending Kisan SMS to farmers through mKisan. However, mKisan services like USSD,IVRS,Ksewa could not be utilized till date by the state which requires operational services from experts .
•KCC- The performance of KCC in the state is very poor due to the state being comprised of multi-lingual tribes.
•Hand held devices & Pico projectors- Yet to receive from Govt. of India •AGRISNET Functional through LAN only.
The State requires SWAN upgradation/connection. Further, the State has submitted a proposal to Govt. of India for installation of GIS in the State Agriculture Department under Good Agriculture Practice (GAP) however, there is no response from the Govt. of India, Ministry of Agriculture
•Present status of NeGPA in the State •Appointment of Senior consultant from Price Waterhouse Coopers Pvt.Ltd, Kolkata vide interview conducted by State level Selection Committee on 18 th March, 2015.
•Site preparation for NeGPA started for all the 74 blocks covering 11 districts including State Headquarter in line with the departments of Agriculture, Horticulture, Fisheries and SAU •Detail progress report will be furnished by the end of May 2015 •Issues/Constraints in implementation of ICT in the State •Poor internet network connectivity •Regular Power load shedding •State IT Deptt. and NIC centres need upgradation