National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign 2014

1. National Conference on AgricultureforKharif Campaign 2014 Strategy for Enhancement of Crop Production J & K State Presentation 26th and 27th Feb 2014, NASC, Pusa Complex, ICAR, New Delhi

2. Characteristic features of the State Geographical area 2.22 lakh sq Kms Net Cultivated area 7.52 lakh ha Proportionately less (i.e., 35% of total reported area against National Av. Of 46%) Gross Cvtd. Area 11.02 lakh ha (C.I. is 146.54%) Net area irrigated 3.11 lakh ha (42% only. i.e., 24% in Jammu region where double & multiple cropping is prevalent and 60% in Kashmir region where mono- cropping is predominant)

3. Characteristic features of the State (contd…..) Av. land holding size 0.66 ha Scattered & Fragmented Holdings Small/ Marginal Farmers 85% Agro-climatic conditions 5 Agro-climatic Huge diversity Zones & above 10 AES and micro zones Fragile soil in Hilly Region Susceptible to erosion Low production potential Cultivation even on steep Limited potential for slopes Mechanization & irrigation

4. Characteristic features of the State (contd…..) Vast drought prone areas, specifically Contribute to low and In Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, Udhampur fluctuating yields & Reasi districts;: Limited post harvest management Higher level of spoilage infra-structure available: perishability & low value addition The inadequate and unorganized Lower returns to marketing system prevailing: farmers & greater say of middle-men Far off Markets for export of Inhibiting Specialty Agricultural products entrepreneurship to outside the State: among farmers

5. Characteristic features of the State (….contd.):Speciality Crops of Kharif Season Saffron: The pride of J&K, Grown in Kashmir region and & Kishtwar District of Jammu Basmati Rice: The Special Tasting and Aromatic rice grown in R.S.Pura and surrounding areas Rajmash: The Special tasting pulse crop grown in hill districts of Jammu division Black Zeera: Grown in the remotest areas of the State Potato Seed: High potential for quality virus free Potato Seed Production in high altitude Temperate areas of the State Off season vegetables: Great scope for area expansion under Quality & high value Peas & Vegetables Grown in Temperate areas of the State

6. Rabi Assessment 2013-14 • Only the Certified and Foundation Category of Yellow Rust resistant Varieties of Wheat Seed Provided to farmers; • Advance Stocking of Adequate pesticides done for distribution on 50% subsidy; • Pest monitoring and surveillance teams put in place; • Overall Crop Condition satisfactory especially due to good rains; • Wheat crop at booting stage; • Yellow Rust initially observed in some patches in areas of Jammu, Kathua, Samba and Reasi Districts, but management underway;

7. Rabi Assessment 2013-14

8. Rabi Assessment 2013-14 (contd…) • Plant Protection Sprays undertaken in the affected area and the surroundings just on initial appearance of disease symptoms; • Awareness campaign through Print and electronic media, Farmers’ field Schools, Training Programmes, etc. on a large scale; • Advisories issued through mobile SMS services; • Disease completely under control; • Farmers being advised to spray the pesticides periodically; • Sowing and Transplanting of vegetable crops in plains under progress.

9. Rabi Assessment – 2013-14(Area coverage in ‘000 Hectares)

10. Rabi Assessment – 2013-14(Production in ‘000 Mts.)

11. Residual moisture in soils from good Rains & Snowfall during entire Rabi season and in Feb. will benefit crops sown in the summer and early kharif; Timely sowing of maize, paddy, pulses, fodder being encouraged & facilitated; Focused attention to Timely arrangements and easy access of quality inputs & services to farmers; Renewed efforts for Soil & Water Management through RKVY, National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture, and other Schemes; Augmenting Seed Storage Capacity under RKVY & Seed Village Programme; Gearing up Extension Network & Capacity building of Farmers; Further Strengthening of Diversified cropping system; Augmenting credit through KCCs (100% coverage by March 2014 targeted (5,30, 718 cards issued). Kharif Prospects 2014

12. Kharif Prospects - 2014(Area coverage in ‘000 Hectares over the years)

13. Kharif Prospects - 2014(Production in ‘000 Mts. over the years)

14. KharifPropects 2014Arrangements of Certified Seeds (Unit : Qtls.)

15. Seed Replacement Rate (SRR) in J&K State

16. Seed Replacement Rate (SRR) in J&K State

17. Seed Replacement Rate (SRR) in J&K State

18. Strategy for enhancement of Crop Production Sourcing of support from various Schemes

19. Strategy for enhancement of Crop Production Sourcing of support from various Schemes Sourcing of financial and physical support from various Central / State Schemes viz., • National Food Security Mission Rice/ Wheat • RKVY (including NVIUC, and NMS) • Horticulture Mission for North East & Himalayan States (now MIDH) • Extn Reforms Scheme: ATMA • ISOPOM (Maize now covered under NFSM Coarse Cereals and Oilseeds, which were not covered earlier under any scheme now included under National Mission on Oilseeds & Oilpalm)

20. Strategy for enhancement of Crop Production(Additional Distts Approved under NFSM by GoI) 1. National Food Security Mission Rice • Distt Covered Initially Jammu, Samba, Kathua • Distt Covered Now: Jammu, Kathua, Anantnag, Baramulla, Budgam, Kupwara, Pulwama, Rajouri Issues • Samba distt may be retained 2. National Food Security Mission Wheat • Distt Covered Initially: Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur, Leh, Kargil • Districts Covered Now: Jammu, Kathua, Poonch, Rajouri, Udhampur, Issues • Samba distt may be retained

21. Strategy for enhancement of Crop Production(Additional Distts Approved under NFSM by GoI) 3. National Food Security Mission Coarse cereals • Baramulla, Doda, Kathua, Kupwara, Poonch, Rajouri, Udhampur Issues - All districts may be covered as it occupies a total of 3.08 lakhhect area in all districts except Leh & Kargil

22. Strategy for enhancement of Crop Production Continuing with NFSM Rice

23. Strategy for enhancement of Crop Production Continuing with NFSM Wheat

24. Strategy for enhancement of Crop ProductionPromoting Maize under ISOPOM / NFSM Coarse Cereals

25. Strategy for enhancement of Crop Production : Improvement of Soil Health & Fertility

26. Strategy for enhancement of Crop Production : Improvement of Soil Health & Fertility

27. Strategy for enhancement of Crop ProductionImprovement of Soil Health, Fertility & Plant Health

28. Strategy for enhancement of Crop Production : Augmenting Fertilizer Supplies

29. Strategy for enhancement of Crop ProductionAugmenting Fertilizer Testing Facilities for Quality Control

30. Strategy for enhancement of Crop ProductionPromoting Integrated Plant Protection Measures • One Stationery Plant Health Clinic and 5 Mobile Plant Health Clinics have been operationalized

31. Strategy for enhancement of Crop ProductionPromoting Quality Control of Pesticides

32. Strategy for enhancement of Crop ProductionFocusing Farm Mechanization

33. Strategy for enhancement of Crop ProductionFocusing Farm Mechanization

34. Strategy for enhancement of Crop ProductionInterventions for enhancing Farm Level Economy • Agri-Business Centres: • 20 Custom Hiring Centers established under RKVY for giving boost to farm mechanization; • Establishment of new Mushroom Units: Assistance provided @ Rs. 75000/ each for establishment of 126 new units & Rs.25000/- each for revival/strengthening of 249 existing Units of 100 trays to enterprising farmers under RKVY ; • Establishment of Bee-keeping Units: 71 Bee-keeping units (10 colonies each) established in Kashmir valley; • Rajmash Project: Quality Rajmash production being promoted under Rajmash Project of RKVY since Kharif 2011 in coordination with SKUAST);

35. Strategy for enhancement of Crop ProductionInterventions for enhancing Farm Level Economy • Basmati Project Basmati: Project launched under RashtriyaKrishiVikasYojna with focus on quality seed production of indigenous varieties; • Assistance provided to Basmati growers for purchase of seed, machinery, equipments & farmers field schools, plant protection measures; • Vegetable Development: Jammu Oriental Fresh (FPO) and FIGs formed under National Vegetable Initiative for Urban Clusters; • Hybrid Vegetable cultivation promoted through seed kits in 2164 HalqaPanchayats of Kashmir division & 2000 kitchen gardens developed in 65 hectare area in Srinagar city; • Conversion of 60 hectares of Narcotics infested areas into vegetable cultivation undertaken in Districts of Pulwama and Anantnag;

36. Strategy for enhancement of Crop ProductionInterventions for enhancing Farm Level Economy

37. Strategy for enhancement of Crop ProductionInterventions under NVIUC Protected cultivation: Area covered = 1,07,220 sq.m. (38,220 square meters in Jammu & 69, 000 sq.m. in Kashmir division since 2009-10 )’

38. Strategy for enhancement of Crop ProductionInterventions under NVIUC

39. Strategy for enhancement of Crop ProductionNational Mission on Saffron

41. Strategy for enhancement of Crop ProductionAdoption of Improved Technology for better WUE • 58% of Net Sown Area is rainfed in the State; • 76% of Net Sown Area is rainfed in Jammu region where mainly double and multiple cropping is followed and SW Monsoon has a great impact; • 60% of Net Sown Area is rainfed in Kashmir region where mainly single-cropping is followed and SW Monsoon has least impact; • Excepting rice all other crops are practically grown under minimum irrigation or purely dependent on precipitation;

42. Strategy for enhancement of Crop ProductionAdoption of Improved Technology for better WUE • Development of Rainfed farming system within and outside Watershed areas is the priority area. However, Watershed Management is with RDD & not the Directorates of Agriculture; • Deptt incentivising construction of Ponds/ Tube Wells/ Dug Wells (Individual/ Community level) Construction of Community Bore wells and Individual Bore Wells, Development of Water Bodies • 211 bore wells established since 2009-10. • 275 Water Harvesting Tanks/ Storage Tanks constructed at farmers’ field on subsidized rates since 2009; • Sprinkler Irrigation System. Micro-irrigation, etc., shall be covered under NMSA. • Greater involvement and empowerment of Water User Associations in Command Areas to improve WUE,

43. Strategy for enhancement of Crop Production Marketing Intervention to ensure Remunerative Prices Rabi marketing season 2012-13: • Procurement Centres for Wheat grain established: 12 (by FCI with the support of Agriculture Department; Impact of the intervention: Monopoly of private traders was broken & higher procurement rate of Rs. 1500 to Rs. 1600 per qtl. Provided by private millers in the open market contributing remunerative returns to growers ; Kharif marketing season 2013: • Procurements centres established for Paddy : 11 Impact: • Farmers got remunerative prices by breaking the monopoly of private millers.

44. Issues • Despite facilitation by AgriExtn Functionaries in filling up of KCC Application forms by farmers, some of the Banks are not coming forward in letter and spirit; • National Crop Insurance Program too seems to have high rate of premium and the share of States is higher; • Guidelines of Schemes like ATMA, NMSA are too elaborate and complex for a common extension functionary – not to speak of farmer;

45. Thanks