Status Review of National Food Security Mission

1. Status Review of National Food Security Mission General Council Meeting under the Chairmanship of Agriculture Minister scheduled on 18th January,2011 Mukesh Khullar; Mission Director, National Food Security Mission

2. Status Summary • NFSM is on track to deliver 20 million tons of food grains by 2012 • Rice from 94 to 104 MT • Wheat from 76 to 84 MT • Pulses from 14.2 to 16.5 MT • An amount of Rs. 3500 crores spent so far; budget for remaining amount 1385 crores submitted • Partnerships with Institutions and Programs for sustaining the efforts • International - IRRI, ICRISAT, ICARDA • National - NCIPM, IIPR, CRRI, DWR, NABARD • Programs – STRASA, MMA, RKVY, MGNREGS, MSP

3. NFSM Rice In million tons

4. NFSM Wheat In million tons

5. NFSM Pulses In million tons

6. Fund Releases Rs in Crores Total Plan outlay 4882 crores

7. Progress • Increase in Seed Replacement Rate • Stress tolerant varieties for rice and terminal heat tolerant wheat varieties promoted • Soil health improvement • Soil amendments and promotion of Micro nutrients especially for rice and pulses crops • Large scale demonstrations and Farmers’ Field Schools • Accelerated Pulses Production Program • Pest surveillance and monitoring • Involvement of CBOs through NABARD • Diesel pumpsets and Sprinklers to supplement the works under MGNREGS, RKVY and IWMP

8. % increase in input consumption from 07-08 to 09-10

9. Significant outputs up to 31/3/10

10. Attention Areas • Technical • Improve Seed multiplication rates for production of seeds of pulses and hybrid rice and hybrid pigeon pea • Develop better Pest and Disease tolerance of pulses especially of kharif pulses – black gram • Appropriate zero till seed drills for heavy soils in rainfed areas and other machines for harvesting, threshing and drying of paddy in small land holdings • Standardizing innovative farm practices e.g. dibbling, nipping and drip irrigation for pigeon pea crops • Developing shorter duration pulses crops esp pigeon pea which can also be harvested with machines • Administrative • Business model for promotion of custom hiring of farm machinery to small and marginal farmers for line sowing, ridge making, spraying of pesticides • Reducing policy-implementation gap • Capacity building of stakeholders

11. Mission capacity • Responsive • Direct Fund Flow to districts • Dedicated Project management Teams • General Council empowered to make suitable changes from time to time • Flexibilty • ATMA can engage with CBOs and Private sector • Pilot Projects through Agencies to draw lessons for program formulation • Scope for innovations under local initiatives • Convergence • Initiative on development of Eastern India rice base cropping system • Initiative on development of rainfed agriculture in 60,000 pulses and oilseeds villages • Proposed initiative on Millets development

12. Sum Up • Mission is at the centre of the policies for augmenting food grains production • With the clear mandate and empowered decision making, the mission activities are being steered to achieve the desired objectives • Pulses promotion was pumped up this year and the results are encouraging • Institutional support is being enlisted to sustain high production level • Implementation capacity is being enlarged for deeper reach and improved quality of service delivery