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NATIONAL CONFERENCE KHARIF 2010 –

18th & 19th March 2010

Presented by : Department of Agriculture, Kerala

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CONTENTS

▪ Overview

▪ Kharif 2010

▪ Seeds (Availability, Treatment, Testing)

▪ National Food Security Mission

▪ Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

▪ Micro Irrigation

▪ Fertilizers (Availability, testing, INM)

▪ State Horticulture Mission

▪ Agriculture Marketing

▪ Best practices2

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BACKGROUND

▪ The impact of land reforms on agriculture

– Average size of land holding is 0.27 ha

– Fragmented holdings rendered agriculture unviable

– Rise of petty production economy in agriculture

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BACKGROUND (continued)

▪ Crop area unchanged but massive shift from food to cash crops

▪ Area under rice has sharply decline as a result of GSDP declined in the

state

207476111906287297621942003-04

192449114914471306722651995-96

108212327693876298121891975-76

PepperRubberTapiocaCoconutRiceTotal

cropped area

Net Sown Area

Year

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(Area in ‘000 ha)

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▪ Shift towards food grains production

– Rice sanctuaries identified – Legislation enacted for conserving paddy lands– Targeted incentives for paddy cultivation eg. Rs.1500/ha as incentive for group farming interest free loan, production bonus Rs.350/ha/season

▪ State food security programme

– launched during 2007-08 – Allocation for 2009-2010: Rs.65.00 crores– Allocation for 2010-11 – Rs.130.00 crores– Focus on enhancing production and productivity– Rice, vegetables, eggs, milk, and meat covered

CURRENT FOCUS

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CURRENT FOCUS (continued)

▪ Focus on enhancing returns from limited land holdings

– Increased support for group farming

– Popularizing cluster approach

– Encouraging proper land management and adoption of

POP

– Raising supplementary crops like pulses, sesame,

vegetables, tubers, groundnut in paddy fields

– Subsidizing loans for small/marginal farmers

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CURRENT FOCUS (continued)

▪ Shortage of agricultural labourers – focus on mechanization

– Custom Hiring Centers through local bodies

– Centralized Agro Service Centers at the Panchayat level

– Converging subsidies across schemes eg. Agro Service Centres – funds under RKVY + State Food Security + LSGD

▪ Strengthening marketing

– Procurement

– Participatory marketing (Swasraya Vipani)

– Establishment of small processing & marketing units . 7

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CURRENT FOCUS (continued)

▪ Peasantry welfare a key focus

– Debt relief

– Remunerative procurement prices – additional amount of Rs.2.50/kg above the MSP for rice

– Comprehensive insurance (Kissan sree – accident insurance programme)

▪ Enhancing agricultural investment as a long term measure

– Major areas – minor irrigation, strengthening of labs,

market infrastructure, improving infrastructure for

production of planting material and other inputs. 8

AREA AND PRODUCTION OF PADDY FOR 2009-10

437.50 (Likely)

684.60175.00 (Likely)

249.00Rabi 2009-10

194.00347.5579.26145.00Kharif 2009

Ach.Tar.Ach.Tar.

Production ( '000 MT)Area ( '000 ha)

Season

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TARGETS - AREA AND PRODUCTION OF PADDY FOR KHARIF 2010

▪ Area – 1 lakh ha

▪ Production – 3 lakh tonne

▪ Productivity – 3000 kg/ha

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TARGETS - AREA AND PRODUCTION OF PADDY FOR RABI 2010-11

▪ Area – 2 lakh ha

▪ Production – 6 lakh tonne

▪ Productivity – 3000 kg/ha

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VARIETY WISE REQUIREMENT OF CERTIFIED SEED FOR KHARIF 2010

40000Total

180VTL-6

16950Uma

2500Aiswarya

50Athira

5000Kanchana

15000Jyothi

200Harsha

120Annapoorna

Requirement (Qtls.)

Variety

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SEED AVAILABILITY – KHARIF 2010

Seed Requirement

▪ Certified seed requirement for Kharif 2010 – 40,000 qtls

- Based on the targeted area of 1 lakh hectares

- Seed Rate of 80 Kg/Ha and SRR of 50%

Seed Availability

▪ Certified seed available with Department of Agriculture for Kharif

2010 – 26050 qtls

▪ Balance of 13950 qtls: from NSC/other Government approved

agencies

Seed Village programme

▪ Tentative allocation of Rs.20.00 crores for the state.

▪ Area covered – 20,000 ha

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SEED TREATMENT AND TESTING

▪ Seed treatment campaigns will be undertaken

– To create awareness about treatment with carbendazim

– Brochures and leaflets popularizing seed treatment

– Popularization through electronic media (Krishideepam)

▪ Targets for 2010-11:

– 40,000 ha of paddy land to be sown with treated seeds

▪ 3 Seed testing labs

– Samples analyzed for 2009-10 – 2233 (up to 31-01-

2010)

– Target for 2010-11 – 3000 samples

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SEED INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

ISSUES

The rate of assistance provided for 1000 MT capacity godown

is Rs.25.00 lakhs at present. This amount is insufficient for

constructing the same. Hence the rate of assistance should

be increased by 25%.

Minimum capacity of the godowns may be reduced from 1000

MT to 200 MT.

Assistance may be extended to farmers group for the

construction of small godowns of 50 MT and drying yards.15

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OVERVIEW - NFSM

▪ Implemented in one district in the State: Palakkad

▪ Amount sanctioned – Rs. 390.53 lakhs

▪ Amount received – Rs. 277.72 lakhs

▪ Area to be covered in 2009-10 – 50,000 ha

▪ Thirty percent increase in yield targeted

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NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MISSION - 2009-10

17 277.72390.53Total

1.001.50Miscellaneous Expenditure9

0.0020.00 Local initiatives 8

26.80164.50

Incentive for conoweeder and other implements

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30.8556171 ha50.0010000 ha

Assistance for plant protection chemicals

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8.550 nos8.550 nosFarmers field school5

0.002063 nos0.002063 nosSeed Mini kit Programme of rice4

26.5995616.45 ha50.0010000 haApplication of Lime in Rice b.

5.9353550 ha18.003600 haPromotion of Micronutrients in rice  a.

Nutrient management/soil ameliorants3

168.382597.77 mt168.382500 mtVarietal replacement of Rice 2

4.51504.5150System of Rice Intensification (SRI)b

5.152065.15206Demonstration on improved package of practices of rice

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    Demonstration ha1

Financial Amount

(Rs Lakhs)

Physical (Ha/Nos)

Financial Amount

(Rs Lakhs)

Physical (Ha/Nos)

AchievementTarget

Name of scheme

Sl.

No.

ISSUES UNDER NFSM

•Inclusion of more districts

- Thrissur, Alappuzha and Malappuram may be included

•Higher subsidies for mechanization

- Subsidy may be increased to 50%

•Higher percentage of inter component changes

- The present level of 20% may be increased to 50%

• Release of balance amount by Government of India

- Rs.112.81 lakhs is due from Government of India during

2009-10 under the scheme

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NFSM - IMPACT ANALYSIS

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2600286400(Likely)

110154 (Likely)

2009-10

2496240143961902008-09

Productivity (Kg/ha)

Production (MT)

Area (Ha)Year

RASHTRIYA KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA

56.05 *110.92110.922009-10

29.6030.0660.112008-09

53.5655.4055.402007- 08

ExpenditureReleaseAllocationYear

Rs in Crores

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*Expenditure as on March 10 2010

EXPENDITURE DETAILS – 2008-09

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Cont….

50.0050.00Horticorp11

10.0010.00Soil Conservation10

145.00145.00KSPDC9

100.00100.00KLDB 8

151.50152.00Vegetable and Fruit promotion Council Kerala

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300.00300.00KAU 6

33.75043.00Serifed5

212.00212.00Dairy Development Department4

206.00206.00Fisheries Department3

300.00300.00Animal Husbandry Department2

638.80667.00Department of Agriculture 1

Expenditure [Rs. In

lakhs]

Fund Allotted [Rs.

In lakhs]Agency

Sl. No.

2960.333000.00Total

22.0022.00FIRMA21

138.00138.00ADAK20

146.00146.00Matsyafed19

100.00100.00Harbor engineering18

20.0020.00MPI17

200.00200.00Kerala feeds Ltd16

10.0010.00Soil Survey15

58.0058.00KLDC 14

44.2846.00Minor irrigation13

75.0075.00KAICO12

Expenditure

[Rs. In lakhs]

Fund Allotted

[Rs. In

lakhs]

AgencySl.

No.

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15.0098.00MPI15

Total

KVK, Pathanamthitta 1.5675.2016

5605.8778895.84

200.00700.00Kerala Feeds Ltd14

49.72215.00KLDC 13

0.0075.00KAICO12

8.4863.37Soil Conservation11

0.0010.00soil survey10

200.00200.00KSPDC9

87.50137.50KLDB 8

116.10148.08VFPCK7

317.66519.81KAU 6

0.0010.00Serifed5

135.87135.87Dairy Development Department4

1117.001785.04Fisheries Department3

444.48732.32Animal Husbandry Department2

2912.504060.65Department of Agriculture 1

Total Expenditure [Rs. In

lakhs]

Total Allotment [Rs. In lakhs]

AgencySl. No.

RKVY 2009-10 – AGENCY WISE ALLOCATION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS (as on 10-03-2010)

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IMPACT OF RKVY NIRD conducted impact study in December 2009 Improvement in :-

- the production of paddy, coconut and vegetables in agriculture- production of milk, egg and meat in Animal Husbandry and dairy sector- Inland aqua culture in fisheries sector

Paddy : -- 14,000 ha under fallow land cultivation - 6,000 ha to double crop area- 1,200 ha under upland cultivation - Increase in productivity from 2.4 tonnes/ha to 3 tonnes/ha- Change in the mind set of farmers to small farm

mechanization Coconut : -

- Better disease management, intercropping, INM, IPM, improving irrigation facilities, Value addition and product diversification

Vegetable: -- Special vegetable development programmes- Additional production of 80,000 MT of vegetables

Fisheries :-- Targeted production of inland aqua culture of 75000 mt could

be achieved last year through Matsya Keralam programme

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RKVY 2010-11

The broad thrust areas are :-

- Paddy Development

* Bringing additional area under paddy

* Increase in productivity

* Mechanization

- Coconut Development

* Intensive coconut development project

- Vegetable & Fruit Development

* Intensive vegetable development projects

* Development of fruit crops (Banana, pineapple, mango)

- Location Specific/Innovative programmes25

WORK PLAN OF RKVY 2010-11

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25-05-2010Release of funds to implementing agencies

10-05-2010GO sanctioning the implementation of projects

approved by the SLSC

30-04-2010Conduct of SLSC meeting

15-04-2010Preparation of abstracts/ agenda noted

31-03-2010Scrutiny of DPRs

25-03-2010Completion of SAP (C-DAP preparation already over)

DateSchedule of activities

WORK PLAN OF RKVY 2010-11 (cont…)

•Budgeted outlay of Rs.120.00 crores

•Monthly review by Agricultural Production Commissioner

•SLSC meeting in every 2 months

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MICRO IRRIGATION

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Amount released –

- General – Rs.3200.00 lakhs

- Special distressed districts – Rs.636.30 lakhs

Expenditure

- General – Rs.387.81 lakhs

- Special distressed districts – Rs.147.69 lakhs

An amount of Rs.2864.54 lakhs remitted back to Government of India

from the release of Rs.3200.00 lakhs

PROBLEMS IN IMPLEMENTATION

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• Size of land holding is very small

• Rate of subsidy is very low

• The beneficiary should have the freedom to purchase the

installation units from any of the recognized dealers

• Non inclusion of coffee crop under this programme

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REQUIREMENT FOR KHARIF 2010

557406TOTAL

162856OTHER COMPLEX

17000ROCKPHOS

1500015:15:15

1500010:26:26

2000020:20

112850FACTOMFOS

25000DAP

95000MOP

3000SSP

1700AMSO4

90000UREA

Requirement (Mt.)Materials

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Nutrients Quantity (in MT)

N 76560

P 48660

K 63150

Total 188370

REQUIREMENT IN KHARIF 2010 IN TERMS OF NUTRIENTS

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FERTILIZER TESTING

▪ Fertilizer Quality Control Laboratories – 2

– Annual analyzing capacity of fertilizers: 5000

– Fertilizer samples analyzed for 2009-10 : 2760

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ISSUES

• Railways are insisting for movement of full wagon/half wagon for the

movement of fertilizers. Kerala being a small state the manufacturers

find it difficult to comply this order since the requirement of fertilizers is

very low compared to other states.

• To the south of Kottayam district there are no rake points in Kerala and

hence the movement of fertilizers to the southern districts is a problem.

A rakepoint may be allotted at Kazhakuttom railway station in

Thiruvananthapuram to solve this problem

• Since Zuari India Ltd. is not in a position to supply the allocation of

complex fertilizer due to Kerala, the same may be given as additional

allocation to M/S FACT.

• The claim for FACT is pending from April 2009 onwards, since the claim

in Proforma A & C uploaded by the firm in Fertilizer Monitoring System

(FMS) is not tallying with the claim submitted to the Department.

INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT

• INM promoted on padasekharam basis for rice cultivation.

• Supply of adequate quantity of green manure seeds

• Assistance for establishment of vermi compost units

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EXPENDITURE UNDER STATE HORTICULTURE MISSION IN KERALA (LIKELY BY 31.03.2010)

967.3526017.7826985.131826.625158.5370509.718Total

967.3489708.85*

200200nil6921.442009-10

10476.1985686.68678843.891326.67517.2917420.152008-09

7318.99468008.89886447.733006147.7319212.7582007-08

8880.16342442.89667959.53Nil7959.5319372.842006-07

3363.53170.453533.98Nil3533.987582.532005-06

TotalGovernment

of Kerala share

Government of India share

Unspent balance

Expenditure

Released amountSanctioned Amount

(in principle)Year

*This includes anticipated expenditure amounting to Rs. 2702 lakhs which will be expended by the following agencies before 31.3.2010 VFPCK- Rs. 302 lakhsHorticorp- Rs. 100 lakhsKerala Agricultural University- Rs. 300 lakhs KSACC- Rs. 400 lakhs Pepper Rejuvenation Scheme –Rs.1000 lakhsExpenditure by districts –Rs. 600 lakhs

Rs.2702 lakhs

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NURSERIES

3 LAKHS22 LAKHS37CASHEW

29 LAKHS34 LAKHS4217PEPPER

10.6 LAKHS

4.05 LAKHS

PRIVATE

5 LAKHS155PINEAPPLE

1.28 LAKHS488BANANA

PUBLICPRIVATEPUBLIC

PRODUCTIONNUMBERSCROP

INTERVENTIONS

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ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER AREA EXPANSION/ ORGANIC FARMING/ IPM ( FROM 2005-06 TO 2009-10)

240799.45

90458.98

24148.13

113942.16

AFTER NHM

BEFORE NHM

4486.3687766.7918237669PEPPER

45815281547CASHEW

196.024317.7112680PINEAPPLE

4150.864459.1658866BANANA

IPM (in ha)

ORGANIC FARMING

(in ha)

AREA EXPANSION (in ha)

CROP

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LINKAGE TO MARKET

CENTRE FOR PERISHABLE CARGO AT CIAL

• A perishable cargo at cial is under establishment for a total

project cost of rs.5336 lakhs with a financial assistance of rs1334

lakhs from nhm

Twenty seven Rural Markets have been established under clusters of

VFPCK

Two Sorting and Grading Units in General areas and Four Grading

units in hilly areas have been established

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The average size of land holdings in Kerala is 0.27 hectares with,

homestead farming. NHM may provide assistance to mixed nurseries of size

0.2 ha.

Plastic mulching in homesteads is impractical. Hence, the financial

assistance proposed for plastic mulching may be given for organic

mulching.

Under creation of water resources, provision may be given to provide

financial assistance to individual farmers also.

Since there is scope for intensive cultivation of vegetables and tuber crops

in the State, assistance may be provided to these crops also.

ISSUES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSION PROGRAMMES

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AGRICULTURAL MARKETING IN KERALA

• APMC act not enacted in Kerala

• Around 2000 markets (Daily/weekly/bi-weekly)

• 6 agricultural wholesale markets, constructed with the assistance from

EEC are functioning under Department of Agriculture

• A new initiatives for marketing of agriculture produce with the participation

of farmers/farmers groups envisaged through 6 agricultural markets

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AGMARKNET

• In Kerala 94 AGMARKNET nodes has been provided for reporting

market related information of various agricultural commodities

• During 2008-09 Rs.8.00 lakhs was provided for internet

connectivity and AMC of the 94 AGMARKNETS

TERMINAL MARKET

• The site proposed for the terminal market is at the Agricultural urban

Wholesale Market at Ernakulam

• The terminal market (hub) will be linked to the collection centres (the

Spokes) which will be located at Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Thrissur,

Kottayam and Idukki

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STRENGTHENING OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING INFRASTRUCTURE

• State Horticulture Mission has provided assistance for

infrastructure setup in 25 rural markets in the state

• State Horticulture Mission has also provided assistance for 2

sorting and grading in Kerala

• Farmers groups under VFPCK programme manages 239 nos of

farmers market

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PROCUREMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE IN THE STATE DURING 2009-10

Paddy

▫ Quantity procured by Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation - 1209375

Qtls.

Copra

▫ Quantity procured by KERAFED - 232817 Qtls.

▫ Quantity procured by Marketfed – 72000 Qtls.

▫ Quantity procured by Consumerfed – 1094 Qtls.

Green coconut

▫ Quantity procured by Consumerfed – 375982 nos. (1744.20 qtls.)

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KARSHIKA VIBHAVA SAMBHARANA SAMSKARANA KENDRANGAL

• To provide infrastructural facilities like seed godowns and drying yards in

padasekhara samithies

• To provide Agro Service Centres in padasekhara samithies

• Grama panchayats/padasekhara samithies will provide 10 – 15 cents of

land for the construction of seed godowns, drying yards and agro

service centres

• Functioning of the centres will be under the control of the apex bodies of

padasekhara samithies

• Overall monitoring of the scheme is done by agriculture department/

grama panchayat

• With the implementation of the scheme the procurement and processing

infrastructural facilities has been enhanced

• Agro service centres helps in strengthening the basic infrastructural

facilities of the padasekharams

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Rain water harvesting unit

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Cardamom processing unit

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