Kharif Campaign 2006

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WELCOME

• Kharif Campaign 2006
• NEW DELHI 21th 22th Feb. 2006
• Presentation by
• Department of Agriculture
• Government of Kerala

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KERALA AGRICULTURE - AN OVERVIEW
Total geographical area -
38,85,497 ha Forests -
10,81,509 ha Land put to non-Agri use
- 3,93,341 ha Barren uncultivable
land - 29,580 ha Permanent
pastures and others - 263 ha Land
under misc.Tree crops - 13,022
ha Fallow other than current fallow -
39,181 ha Current fallow
- 70,798 ha Cultivable waste
- 69,226 ha Net sown area
- 21,88,537 ha Total
cropped area - 29,70,384 ha
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SPECIAL FEATURES

• Predominance of Small Marginal Farmers - 98
• Average size of operational holdings - 0.27
  ha/0.675 ac
• Cropped area under perennial crops - 86
• Coconut occupy 41 of the net cropped area
• support 17.5 million people.
• Plantation crops of rubber,tea,coffee cardamom
• occupy 28 of the net cropped area .
• 6 million people depend on plantation sector.
• High cost of production
• Rich biodiversity with advantageous global
  competitiveness
• Export oriented crops-high value crops
  (Cashew,coffee,cardamom,pepper) - Rs.1365.47 Cr

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AREA, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF PRINCIPAL
CROPS
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Crop Target and achievement Kharif
2005
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Crop target and achievement Rabi/ Summer 2005-06
(As on 01-02-2006)
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Area and Production target for Kharif 2006
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Area and production target for Rabi/Summer
2006-07
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Government of India Funds received and
Utilization 2005-06 Consolidated
(Rs.
in lakhs)
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Funds received 2005-06 (100 Central
assistance)
(Rs. in lakhs)
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Funds received 2005-06 (90 Central
assistance-MM) (Rs. in
lakhs)
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Funds received 2005-06 (75 Central
assistance) (Rs. in lakhs)
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Funds Received 2005-06(50 Central
assistance) (Rs. in lakhs)
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State of Readiness for Additional Funds 2005-06
(Continued)

• Control of root(wilt) of coconut - 1924.6755
• a.GOI Share 279.4556 Crores
• b.GOK Share 52.2345 Crores
• c. Farmer Share 190.7984 Crores
• d. Bank 1402.1870 Crores
• Components
• n Cut and removal of root (wilt) palms
• n Cut and removal of juvenile palms
• n Replanting against root (wilt) palms
• n Replanting against juvenile palms
• n Establishment of Serological labs
• n Integrated management of existing coconut
  gardens
• n Providing Irrigation
• Implementation Alappuzha, Kollam,
  Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam

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State of Readiness for additional funds 2005-06
(Continued)

• Control of Yellow Leaf Disease in Arecanut
• Project Proposal Rs 49.555 Crores
• a. GOI Share Rs. 37.166 Crores
• b. GOK Share Rs. 12.389 Lakhs
• c. Sharing Pattern 7525
• d. Total Area Under Arecanut 97485 ha
• e. Disease affected area 9542 ha
• f. Severely affected 3815 ha
• g. Partially affected 5727 ha

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Organic Farming

• State of Readiness for additional funds 2005-06
  (Continued)
• NATIONAL PROJECT ON ORGANIC FARMING
• Project Cost 251.47 lakhs
• Components
• Training to officer and farmers
• Setting up of Model Organic Farms

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SEED PLAN - KHARIF 2006

• Seed replacement rate - 20
• Breeder seed from KAU
• Certified seed requirement for kharif - 3120 MT
• Seed available for kharif - 4500 MT
• Foundation seed production in 33 State Seed Farms
• Certified seed production in farmers field
• Effective technical supervision
• Procurement - State Seed Development Authority
• Seed testing facilities - 3 labs, TVM, ALP, PGT
• Distribution through 1068 Krishi Bhavans

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Steps to Improve Productivity 2006

• Rehabilitation of cash crops
• Better management of crops
• Group approach- Agro clinics
• Group Farming
• Fallow land Cultivation
• INM
• IPM
• Gender initiatives Women in Agriculture

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Steps to Improve Productivity 2006 (Continued)
  New initiatives for Medicinal plants export
under AEZ   Decentralized Nurseries  
Programmes under National Horticulture
Mission   Organic Agriculture   Organised
information system   Improvement in
Post-harvest technology
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Steps to Improve Productivity 2005(Contd)

• Agro clinics - Group approach
• Krishi Bhavan in each Panchayat and Municipality
  1068
• Group approach
• Agro clinics in each ward of the Panchayat to
  facilitate technology transfer to farmer
• Total No of wards - 16238
• Agro clinics constituted 16069
• Agro clinics Started functioning 15811
• Advisory committee for agro clinics
• Steering committee of farmers

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Farm Mechanisation

• Adoption of new suitable equipments
• Combine harvester
• Transplanter
• Improved Tractor
• Distribution to farmers groups/ padasekhara
  Samithies
• Assistance for Mechanisation of Padasekhara
  Samithies
• Infrastructural developments
• Installation of petty and para
• Construction of engine thara
• Research and Development - supported by
• RTT Centre, Vellayani
• Kerala Agricultural University
• RAIDCO
• KAMPCO

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Pest Management

• Pest surveillance
• Rapid action wing
• State Bio control Laboratory
• Parasite breeding stations
• Farmers field schools
• Group approach

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New initiatives for Medicinal plants export under
AEZ

• Initiatives
• Conservation of MAPs
• Promotion of marketing
• Export promotion
• Sustaining the bio diversity
• Research and Development activities

• Beneficiaries
• Small and marginal farmers
• Plant collectors of MAPs
• Self help groups / women groups
• Ayurvedic industry
• Present and future generation

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Duration of the Project - 5 Years from
2005-06District covered - 9 districts
(Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta,
Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad,
Malappuram and Wayanad)Total Project
Cost - 2234.1205 Lakhs GoK share - 647.4655
Lakhs APEDAs share - 306.25 Lakhs NMPB
share - 567.53 Lakhs Private investment - 712.87
5 Lakhs
New initiatives for Medicinal plants export under
AEZ (Contd)
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APMC Act

• Kerala does not have APMC act
• No statutory regulations prevail
• There are no controls what so ever for
  agricultural market
• Government and LSG institutions provide marketing
  infrastructure
• Complete liberal market scenario prevail in
  Kerala

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National Agricultural Insurance Scheme

• Crops covered Paddy, Banana, Tapioca, Ginger,
  Turmeric, Pineapple
• Horticulture and plantation crops not included
• 25 crops covered in the State Insurance Scheme
• (Coconut, Rubber, Banana, Pepper, Arecanut,
  Cardamom, Cashew, Pineapple, Coffee, Ginger, Tea,
  Tapioca, Turmeric, Cocoa, Groundnut, Vegetables,
  Sesamum, Clove, Nutmeg, Betle vine, Pulses,
  Tubers, Sugarcane, Paddy, Tobacco)

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State Horticulture Mission

• Mission launched - Society registered
• GOI released Rs.30.33 crores
• Full impetus to implementation- Governing body
  and executive committee in place
• District level committees constituted
• Action plan approved Physical targets assigned to
  Districts
• Funds allotted
• Area expantion - Beneficiaries identified
• Nursery area identified

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State Horticulture Mission (Contd)

• Annual Action Plan 2006-07
• Preparation entrusted to Agricultural Finance
  Corporation
• Field surveys and stakeholder consultation
• Report to be ready by March 2006
• Project based components Preparation entrusted
  to consultants, detailed project report by April
  2006, implementation from June 2006 after
  approval by NHM

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THANK YOU!
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