NATIONAL CONFRENCE ON RABI 2005-06

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NATIONAL CONFRENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF
COMPAIGN - 2014
VENUE NASC, PUSA COMPLEX, NEW DELHI.
Department of Agriculture, Punjab

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PUNJAB AGRICULTURE AN OVERVIEW

• Area (geographical) 50.4 lakh ha
• Net sown area 42 lakh ha (83 of states
  Geographicalarea)
• Irrigated area 40.70 lakh ha (98)
• Canals 11.16 lakh ha (27)
• Tubewells 29.54 lakh ha (71) through 13.93
  lakh tubewells
• Total cropped area 78.82 lakh ha
• Cropping intensity 189.6
• Cropping Systems Rice-Wheat Cotton-Wheat and
  Maize-Wheat
• During 2012-13 Punjab produced a 285.43 LMT of
  food grains

Punjab produces about 11 of countrys and 2
of worlds Rice
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NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MISSION WHEAT 2013-14
Sr. No. Major Interventions Unit Target Target Achievement Achievement
Sr. No. Major Interventions Unit Physical Financial (Lac Rs) Physical Financial (Lac Rs)
1 Demonstration on improved package practices Nos. 12000 1500.00 11200 1417.00
2 Increase in SRR quintals 300000 1500.00 247790 1238.95
3 Incentives on Gypsum Hectare 20000 100.00 20000 00.00
4. Machinery Nos. 2820 621.00 2310 485.64
5 Farmer training on FFS pattern Nos. 200 28.00 200 28.00
6 Misc. expenses - - 77.67 - 09.50
TOTAL TOTAL 3826.67 3179.09
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NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MISSION PULSES 2013-14
Sr. No. Major Interventions Unit Target Target Achievement Achievement
Sr. No. Major Interventions Unit Physical Financial (Lac Rs.) Physical Financial (Lac Rs.)
1. Distribution of certified seeds assistance Qtls. 5500 77.00 - -
2 Integrated Pest Management and Distribution of P.P Chemicals Ha. 4000 30.00 - -
3 FFS Nos. 10 1.40 10.00 0.700
4 Misc. expenses relating to Project Management team including contractual services, POL etc at District Level Nos. 21 50.57 7 14.310
TOTAL TOTAL 158.97 15.010
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RABI ASSESSMENTArea Lac.ha. Prod. Lac.MT.
S. NO. CROP Rabi 2012-13 Rabi 2012-13 Rabi Prospects 2013-14 Rabi Prospects 2013-14
S. NO. CROP Area Production Area Production
1. Wheat 35.12 165.91 35.00 168.00
2. Barley 0.13 0.47 0.17 0.60
3. Pulses 0.04 0.06 0.11 0.12
Rabi Food grains 35.29 166.44 35.28 168.72
4. Rabi Oilseed 0.32 0.41 0.40 0.52
5. Sunflower 0.13 0.24 0.20 0.36
Total 35.74 35.88
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MANAGEMENT OF YELLOW RUST IN WHEAT

• State level and district level teams for
  monitoring of yellow rust were constituted
• Strict regular surveillance by scientists and
  district agriculture officers in whole state from
  December 15 onwards
• Maintained adequate stock of fungicides
  Propaconazole _at_ 50 subsidized rate
• Yellow rust awareness campaign from 2nd fortnight
  of December onwards through newspaper, television
  and training camps.
• Coordinated efforts of State Government/
  Department of Agriculture /PAU
• No major outbreak of yellow rust so far. Minor
  incidence in sub mountainous areas of the state
  that has been managed.

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STATUS OF EXPENDITURE OF DIFFERENT SCHEMES
2013-14 Rs. In Lac
Scheme Funds available Expenditure up to 31-01-2014 Balance Remarks
Extension Reforms (ATMA) 1223.06 667.04 556.02
NFSM 5604.43 4818.61 785.82
RKVY 11719.00 3426.06 8292.94
CDP 112.25 71.25 41.00
Micro Irrigation 1848.60 429.69 1418.91
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KHARIF PROSPECTSArea Lac.ha. ProdLac.MT.
Sr. No. CROP Kharif 2013 Estimated Kharif 2013 Estimated Proposed Target - Kharif 2014 Proposed Target - Kharif 2014
Sr. No. CROP Area Prod. Area Prod.
1 Rice 27.73 108.42 26.40 104.28
2 Maize 1.52 5.96 2.00 7.90
3 Bajra 0.05 0.05 0.08 0.08
4 Kharif Pulses 0.15 0.11 0.25 0.22
Kh. Food Grains 29.45 114.54 28.73 112.48
5 Kharif Oilseeds 0.09 0.07 0.15 0.12
6 Sugarcane 0.96 67.20 1.10 79.20
7 Cotton 4.90 15.33 5.50 19.41
Total 35.40 -- 35.48 --
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AVAILABILITY OF SEEDS (Qtls.)

Crop 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2014-15 (Target) 2014-15 (Target)
Crop Requirement Distribution SRR (age) Requirement Availability
Paddy 186000 230293 42 175000 211988
Cotton 7850 8071 100 8820 9477
Maize 30000 53361 100 50295 54713
Kh. Pulses 2200 3563 81 4450 5401
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FERTILIZER REQUIREMENT
(Figures in 000 MT)
Name of Fertilizer Rabi 2013-14 Rabi 2013-14 Kharif 2013-14 Kharif 2013-14
Name of Fertilizer Requirement Availability. (Up to Feb. 2014 Consumption 2013 Requirement up to feb.2014
Urea 1350 1184 1301 1350
DAP 400 235 209 330
SSP 50 8.3 89 50
NPK 100 38 11 70
MOP 50 20 25 50

• State has two fertilizer testing labs with a
  capacity of 3600 samples per annum, 3017
  samples analyzed up to January, 2014 out of which
  90 have been found non standard.

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1.SOIL HEALTH STATUS OF PUNJAB SOILS( of Soil
Samples Determined as Low Medium High)
Nitrogen Nitrogen Nitrogen Phosphorus Phosphorus Phosphorus Potash Potash Potash
Low Medium High Low Medium High Low Medium High
36.1 52.9 12.5 28.1 53.4 19.0 5.0 45.0 50.0

• 2. Boron and sulpher deficiency- Not a major
  issue in Punjab
• State.
• Potassium balance is a matter of concern as
  consumption is very low-
• The state soils are medium to high in
  potassium, therefore the consumption is low.

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ISSUES AND PROBLEMS

• General
• Climate Change
• Lack of storage facilities for food grains.
• Water logging and salinity in south western
  districts.
• Degradation of natural resourcesi.e. soil,
  water and environment.
• Stagnating productivity and increasing cost of
  production thereby decreasing margins of
  farmers.
• Paddy
• Alarming decline in ground water levels
• Shortage of farm labour
• State is not covered under NFSM-Rice
• Burning of paddy straw
• Maize
• Proper Plant Population
• Costly hybrid Seed
• Mostisture problem during marketing of crop
• Cotton
• Ground water in cotton belt is unfit for
  irrigation
• Incidence of Sucking pests viz. Jassid and
  White fly
• Shortage of farm labour

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SUGGESTIONS

• General
• Strengthening of scientific storage
  facilities.
• Establishment of agro processing units in
  rural sector
• Paddy
• Provide More funds for diversification
• Include Punjab underNFSM-Rice
• Provide more funds for Mechanization for DSR
  and management of paddy straw
• Maize
• Provide funds for Mechanized planting
• Financial Assistance on hybrid /TL seeds
• Proper mechanism for ensuring MSP operations
• Arrangement of maize dryer in mandies
• Cotton
• Provide funds for research on sucking pest
  resistant varieties.
• Propagation of mechanized cotton picking
• Timely Intervention of CCI in cotton markets.

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PROPOSED PLAN FOR DIVERSIFICATION
Crop Current area (lakh ha) Potential area (lakh ha) Districts
Rice 28.0 16.0 Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Tarntarn, Ferozepur, Kapurthala
Maize 1.3 5.5 Traditional areas
Cotton 4.8 7.0 South-western districts
Sugarcane 0.7 2.6 Majha and Doaba regions
Guar - 0.3 South-western districts
Kharif Fodder 4.0 5.5 Throughout the state
Arhar Negligible 0.6 Central districts
Mungbean 0.2 0.6 Central districts
Kinnow 0.4 0.8 Traditional areas
Guava 0.07 0.2 Hoshiarpur, Ferozepur,
Agro-forestry 1.3 3.0 Kandi belt and Cental districts (Poplar) South-western districts (Eucalyptus)
Groundnut 0.2 Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahar
Turmeric, chilli, tomato, garlic, Capsicum, Kh. Onion 0.2 0.5 Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Amritsar
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YEAR-WISE PLAN FOR NET SHIFT IN AREA FROM PADDY
TO ALTERNATIVE CROPS
Crop Yearly proposed net increase in area (000 ha) Yearly proposed net increase in area (000 ha) Yearly proposed net increase in area (000 ha) Yearly proposed net increase in area (000 ha) Yearly proposed net increase in area (000 ha) Yearly proposed net increase in area (000 ha) Yearly proposed net increase in area (000 ha)
Crop 1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year 5th year 6th year Total
Cotton 50 50 50 50 - - 200
Maize 25 50 50 100 100 100 425
Sugarcane 25 25 25 50 50 - 175
Pulses - 10 10 20 30 - 70
Fodder 10 10 20 30 30 - 100
Fruits and Vegetables 10 25 25 25 - - 85
Agro-forestry 15 15 25 30 30 30 145
Total 135 185 205 305 240 130 1200
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INITIATIVES FOR DIVERSIFICATION

• Under PPP mode High yielding variety seeds of
  Maize were distributed to farmers on 75 subsidy
  in non traditional area.
• To facilitate farmers for marketing of maize crop
  to get better price, two commercial maize driers
  were installed at Saila Khurd (HPR) and at S B S
  Nagar.
• Technical advisory given to farmers through
  training programs and field days organized at
  District, block and village level.
• Latest agriculture Machinery provided to farmers
  on 50 subsidy.
• IPM field school were organized to promote
  judicious use of pesticides.
• Laser land leveling promoted to conserve
  irrigation water.
• 50 assistance on micro irrigation system like
  drip and sprinkler.
• 60 assistance on micro irrigation scheme to
  small and marginal farmers.

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STRATEGY FOR ENHANCEMENT OF CROP PRODUCTION
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PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT RICE

• Direct Seeded Rice (DSR)
• Improved Stress Tolerant Varieties
• Pre-positioning Of Seed Of Improved Varieties
• Supply of Dhaincha seed for Green Manuring
• Use Of Leaf Color Charts For Need Based
• Application Of Nitrogenous Fertilizers.
• Use of Tensio meter for saving water
• Trials Of System Of Rice Intensification

Year Area (lac ha.) Productivity (Kg./ ha.) Production (lac MT)
2010-11 28.31 3828 108.37
2011-12 28.18 3741 105.42
2012-13 28.45 3998 113.74
2013-14(E) 27.73 3910 108.42
2014-15 (T) 26.40 3950 104.28
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PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT BASMATI

• Direct Seeded Rice (DSR)
• Improved Stress Tolerant Varieties
• Pre-positioning Of Seed Of Improved Varieties
• Use Of Leaf Color Charts For Need Based
• Application Of Nitrogenous Fertilizers.
• Use of Tensio meter for saving water
• Trials Of System Of Rice Intensification

Year Area (lac ha.) Productivity (Kg./ ha.) Production (lac MT)
2010-11 5.50 2417 13.29
2011-12 5.58 2416 13.48
2012-13 4.58 2690 12.31
2013-14(E) 5.59 2660 14.87
2014-15 (T) 6.40 2700 17.28
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DSR COMPAIGN LAUNCHED WITH THE COORDINATION OF
ADMINISTRATION
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PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT MAIZE

• Improved Hybrid and Stress Tolerant Varieties
  0n subsidy _at_ 50 in Kharif season
• Pre-positioning Of Seed Of Improved Varieties
• Installation of Commercial Maize Driers .
• Emphasis on IPM and INM
• Promoting maize in non traditional area.
• Organization of field days

Year Area (lac ha.) Productivity (Kg./ ha.) Production (lac MT)
2010-11 1.33 3693 4.91
2011-12 1.26 3981 5.02
2012-13 1.29 3680 4.75
2013-14(E) 1.52 3924 5.96
2014-15 (T) 2.00 3950 7.90
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PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT COTTON

• TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR FARMERS
• DEEP TILLAGE AND SOIL TESTING
• ARRANGEMENTS OF 35 lac PACKETS OF
  
  
  APPROVED BT. COTTON HYBRIDS.
• ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF CANAL WATER DURING APRIL
  FOR TIMELY SOWING OF COTTON.
• PROMOTION OF IPM ON COTTON
• SUPPLY OF QUALITY PESTICIDES AND THEIR
  EFFICIENT USE.
• 4 sprays of 2 potassium nitrate (13045)
  starting at flower initiation, at weekly
  interval

Year Area (lac ha.) Productivity (Kg/ha) Production (lac bales)
2010-11 4.83 641 18.22
2011-12 5.15 535 16.21
2012-13 4.81 575 16.27
2013-14(E) 4.90 532 15.33
2014-15 (T) 5.50 600 19.41
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PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT KHARIF OILSEEDS AND
PULSES

• EFFORTS TO INCREASE AREA UNDER SUMMER MOONG.
• ADOPTATION OF IMPROVED HIGH YIELDING
  VARIETIES ESPECIALLY FOR RAPESEED, MUSTARD AND
  SUNFLOWER
• PROMOTION OF IPM AND INM.
• Area lac ha Production Lac MT

KHARIF OILSEEDS KHARIF OILSEEDS KHARIF PULSES KHARIF PULSES
Area Production Area Production
2010-11 0.08 0.06 0.15 0.12
2011-12 0.07 0.05 0.13 0.09
2012-13 0.07 0.05 0.10 0.08
2013-14(E) 0.09 0.07 0.15 0.11
2014-15 (T) 0.15 0.12 0.25 0.22
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PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT SUGARCANE

• PROPAGATION OF SEED THROUGH TISSUE CULTURE.
• STRESS WILL BE LAID ON SOWING ON RIDGES AND
  TRENCHES TO SAVE IRRIGATION WATER.
• PROMOTION OF IPM ON SUGARCANE.
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Year Area (Lac ha) Productivity (Kg/ha in cane) Production (Lac MT)
2010-11 0.70 70059 49.04
2011-12 0.80 70664 56.53
2012-13 0.83 71312 59.19
2013-14(E) 0.96 70000 67.20
2014-15 (T) 1.10 72000 79.20
Intercropping of sugarcane in wheat
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ADOPTION OF IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFICIENT
USE OF WATER , NUTRIENTS AND PLANT PROTECTION
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Average Monsoon Rainfall (June-Sept.)Punjab State
Name of month Rainfall 2012 Rainfall 2012 Rainfall 2013 (in mm) Rainfall 2013 (in mm)
Actual Normal Actual Normal
June 7.2 41.5 137.9 41.5
July 54.5 189.0 132.1 189.0
August 85.0 168.4 212.3 168.4
September 93.4 102.6 25.2 102.6
Total 240.1 501.5 507.5 501.5
(gtlt) -52 1
Annual State Average 309.9 460.0 631.0 460.0
(gtlt) 33 37
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Status of Ground Water development Critical Area

• As per the latest groundwater balance
  studies (2009), 23 blocks are categorized as
  Safe (stage of development less than 70), 2 as
  Semi-Critical (stage of development between 70
  to 90), 3 blocks as Critical (stage of
  development between 90 to 100) and 110 blocks as
  Over-Exploited (stage of development more than
  100).

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• Efficient Use of water 1/3
• Promoting Laser land leveling
• Promoting use of tensiometer for conserving
  irrigation water.
• Promoting Diversification for adopting less
  water consuming crops like Basmati, cotton and
  Maize.
• Enactment of Punjab preservation of sub
  soil water Act 2009
• Providing 50 subsidy on sprinkler and
  drip systems under Micro Irrigation scheme.State
  Provided 429.69 lakhs financial assistance to
  1248 beneficiaries
• Awareness training programs conducted for
  conservation of natural resources at District,
  Block and village level.
• 1400 AMSCs established for providing
  latest Machinery on custom hiring basis.

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Efficient Use of water..2/3 POLICY INITIATIVES
ENFORCEMENT OF TIMELY TRANSPLANTATION
For this purpose THE PUNJAB PRESERVATION OF
SUB-SOIL WATER ACT, 2009 has been enacted which
provides for

• No sowing of nursery before 10th May
• Nursery not to be transplanted before a date to
  be notified by the State.
• Notified date 10th June, 2009
• In case of violation, nursery or transplanted
  paddy to be destroyed at the expenses of the
  farmer.

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Efficient Use of water3/3

• Use laser land leveler for precision land
  levelling before puddling to enhance on farm
  water use efficiency and other farm inputs
• Restrict to timely sowing of nursery(second
  fortnight of May) and timely transplanting
  schedule (second fortnight of June) for better
  grain quality, water saving and low building up
  stem borer
• Use Leaf Colour Chart for nitrogen application
• For the management of bacterial leaf blight
  disease, rice varieties PR 111, PR 113, PR 115 ,
  PR 121 and PR 122 are promoted

TENSIOMETER
Laser land leveler
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Efficient Use of Nutrient

• In all the crops nutrient are applied through
  seed cum fertilizer drill.
• Fertilizers are applied in split doses.
• Micronutrient are supplied on subsidy under NFSM
• Gypsum also provided on 50 subsidy.
• Neem sulphur coated urea and briquetted urea
  is being used
• Promotion of Leaf Colour Chart for nitrogen
  application
• Promotion of bio fertilizers and organic manure.
• We Lack in Use of ICT as a tool , but we will
  look into it.
• Fertigation in orchard through tanks in drip
  irrigation.

Leaf Colour Chart
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Efficient Use of Plant Protection Chemicals

• Use of Battery operated sprayer is being promoted
  
• Awareness regarding use of appropriate nozzle
  type while spraying insecticide/fungicide or
  weedicide.
• Promotion of IPM technology through farmers field
  schools
• Awareness regarding proper spray technology
• Rodent control through compaign

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STRATEGY FOR CONTINGENCY PLAN IN THE EVENT OF
ABERRANT SOUTH WEST MONSOON
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ABERRANT SOUTH WEST MONSOON

• The south Western monsoon starts in the last
  week of June and covers the whole of Punjab by
  first week of July. It remains active during the
  months of July, August and mid September.
• Cultivate short duration early maturing and
  drought tolerant varieties of the various crops
  recommended for the region.
• Avoid early transplantation of Paddy and its
  cultivation on coarse textures soils as iron
  deficiency may appear in Paddy on such soils due
  to shortage of water.
• Avoid over-use of nitrogenous fertilizer than
  recommended dose which may lead to lodging of
  crop.
• Decrease area under Paddy grow locally suitable
  alternate crops such as maize, soybean,
  groundnut, basmati rice, arhar, moong, etc .
• Arrangement OF Seeds of toria has been made in
  sufficient quantity .
• Our recommended varieties are stress tolrent , we
  got maximum Yield during 2009 when drought like
  situation prevailed in the state.
• State is having its 98 area is under assured
  irrigation.
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Marketing interventions to ensure remunerative
prices of pulses, oilseeds and coarse cereal
grains
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Marketing interventions of pulses, oilseeds and
coarse cereal grains

1. Farmers get lower rate of the produce than the
   paddy- wheat.
2. Procurement of oilseeds and pulses mechanism
   needs to be strengthened
3. Research on disease and pest resistant High
   yielding varieties
4. Assistance for mechanical harvesting threashers .
5. State having negligible area under Kharif oil
   seeds and pulses and having no problem of
   marketing.

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FIELD DAY AT MAIZE DEMO PLOT
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Training Program at PAMETI
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Distt level Farmer Training camp
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THANKS