NATIONAL AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE ON RABI 2005

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• NATIONAL AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE ON RABI 2005
• Ministry of Agriculture
• Govt. of India
• On 15TH 16TH Sept.,2005
• at N.A.S.C. Pusa Complex,
• New Delhi

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A PRESENTATION
IN STATES' AGRICULTURE DIRECTORATE WITH
SECRETARY AGRICULTURE, GOVT. OF INDIA
BY DEPTT. OF AGRICULTURE GOVT. OF N.C.T.OF DELHI
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CURRENT STATUS OF AGRICULTURE IN DELHI

• Delhi is primarily a City State and has limited
  land under Agriculture and shrinking fast due to
  rapid urbanization, industrialization and land
  use for other non-agriculture purposes, the total
  cropped has continuously been declining. Under
  such condition, it is not possible to increase
  the area, hence there is scope to increase the
  production and productivity under
  agri-horticultural crops. The position over the
  last decade in respect of availability of land
  for cultivation is as under
• Year Total Cropped Area in Hectares
• 1990-91 76,239
• 2000-01 52,816
• 2004-05 41,508
• As per Delhi Master Plan 2021 published by
  D.D.A., the total area earmarked for Delhi would
  be available to the extent of 11.000 hect. for
  agri.-horticulture, green belt, dairy etc. by the
  year 2020-21.
• Contd.

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Contd.Present Agriculture Scenario
in Delhi State

• A. AREA
• Total Geographical area 1,47,488 ha.
• (1,485 Sq.Kms)
• No. of Villages 206
• No. of Farming Families 40,000
• No. of Small Marginal Farmers 34,000
• Gross Cropped Area 41,508 ha.
• Yamuna River Bed Area 5,000 ha.
• Contd.

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Contd.

• B. PRODUCTION 2004-05
• Food-Grains 1.88 Lakh M.T.
• Vegetables 7.10 Lakh
  M.T.
• Floriculture 5,479 Hect.
• Fruits 250 Hect.
• Medicinal Aromatic plants 80 Hect.
• Contd.

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Contd.

• C. IRRIGATION
• Source of Irrigation Area in
  Hectare
• State Tubewells 1425
• Private Tubewells 24,725
• Treated Sewage Effluent 1574
• Through Canals 2,384
• --------
• Sub-Total 30,108
• Rainfed Area 11,400
• Grand Total 41,508

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Item No.1 FUNDS RECEIVED FROM CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
AND ITS UTILISATION
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Item No.2- State of readiness for additional
funds during the financial year 2005-06Work Plan
on Agriculture Rs. In Lacs
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Cont. Action Plan on National
Horticulture Mission
Rs.
In lacs
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Item No. 3 Progress in seed production-Balanced
use of fertilizer, IPM and INM implementation i)
Progress in Seed production
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Cont. ii) BALANCE USE OF FERTILIZERS To
promoted balance use of fertilizers, the
following measure are being taken
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Cont. iii) INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
(I.P.M.) To promote and pupularise Integrated
Pest Management (IPM) for control of insect pests
and diseases of various agri-horticulture crops,
the following steps are being taken
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Cont. Iv) INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
(I.N.M.)

• Under the Integrated Nutrient Management
  (I.N.M.), the following various activity are
  being undertaken for
• management of soil health and fertility
  improvement through testing of soil and water
  samples as well as
• reclamation of saline alkaline soil with the
  application of soil amendments to maintain soil
  health and fertility
• improvement-

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Item No. 4- STEPS TAKEN TO IMPROVE
PRODUCTIVITY.

• Intensification of public awareness programmes
  
• Prog. 04-05 (36),05-06 (40) upto August,05 (08)
• Supply of quality Inputs.
• Promoting Seed Replacement Rate 15 to 25
• Promoting crop diversification.
• Intensification of Services.
• Laying out Demonstration Plots.
• Credit Kishan Credit Cards-3207
• Loan during 2004-05 Rs. 1620.82
  lacs

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• Item No. 5- PROGRESS ON APMC AMENDMENT
• Major provisions under APMC at have been amended
  by the Govt. of Delhi.
• The provisions in respect of the following are
  under the process of amendment
• Contract Farming
• Participation of public
• Spot trading

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Item 6- READINESS TO IMPLEMENT NATIONAL
HORTICULTURE MISSION AND ATMA RELATED EXISTING
PROGRAMMES. i. Action Plan on National
Horticulture Mission Rs. In lacs
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• Cont.
• MEASURES TO BE TAKEN TO IMPLEMENT
• NATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSION
• Diversification
• Vegetables
• Fruits
• Flowers
• Medicinal and aromatic plants
• Extension Services
• Supply of inputs
• Other supporting programmes
• v) Model Demonstration cum Training Centre
• Cont.

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Cont. Targets for Area and Production of
Horticulture Crops during 2004-05 and proposed
for the year 2005-06
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Item No.8 Suggestion for improving
Rabi-Production

• Intensification of extension services
• Promoting cultivation of horticulture
  and floriculture.
• Promoting cultivation of pulses
• Promoting cultivation of oilseeds crops.
• Promoting Seed Replacement Rate
• Promoting cultivation of medicinal
  and aromatic crops
• Credit Promoting more credit flow in agriculture
  
• Other supporting programmes

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• Thanks