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WELCOME. WELCOME. Department of Agriculture U.P. National Conference Kharif 2005. Agro Climatic Zone in U.P. Tarai Western Plain Central Western Plain South Western Semi Arid Plain. Central Plain Bundelkhand North Eastern Plain Eastern Plain Vindhyan Area.

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  1. WELCOME WELCOME Department of Agriculture U.P.

  2. National Conference Kharif 2005

  3. Agro Climatic Zone in U.P. Tarai Western Plain Central Western Plain South Western Semi Arid Plain Central Plain Bundelkhand North Eastern Plain Eastern Plain Vindhyan Area

  4. Uttar Pradesh at a glance • Geographical Area 242-02 Lakh ha. • Net Area Sown 168-12 Lakh ha. • Divisions 17 • Districts 70 • Tehsils 303 • Development Blocks 812 • Nyay Panchayats 8135 • Gram Panchayats 52078 • Revenue Villages 1-09 Lakh • Population 16-61 Crore • Literacy 56-3 %

  5. Area, Production & Productivity of Foodgrains * Including Uttaranchal

  6. Contribution of U.P. in Agril Production of India Lakh Ton

  7. CROP -WISE COVERAGE DURING KHARIF (000 ha.)

  8. CROP -WISE PRODUCTION DURING KHARIF (000 tonnes)

  9. CROP -WISE COVERAGE DURING RABI (000 ha.)

  10. CROP -WISE PRODUCTION DURING RABI (000 tonnes)

  11. Agenda-1 Funds Received & its Utilization • Macro Management of Agriculture, ISOPOM, Intensive Cotton Development Programme, Timely Reporting (TRS), Improvement of Crop Statistics are the major schemes being implemented with the assistance of G.O.I. • Scheme wise position of funds received & its utilization follow.

  12. Macro Management of Agriculture (MMA) (Rs. In Lakh) • Administrative Approval - 9188.59 • Fund Received From G.O.I - 8648.59 • Fund Yet to be Released - 326.87 • Utilization of Fund - 4773.39 • %age of Utilization - 55 1- Rs. 1080 lakh central assistance released in the month of March. 05. 2- Total fund will be utilized in current financial year.

  13. Integrated Scheme of Oilseed , Pulses, Oil Palm & Maize (ISOPOM) (Rs. In Lakh) • Administrative Approval - 1264.00 • Fund Received From G.O.I - 1049.00 • Fund Yet to be Released - 215.00 • Utilization of Fund - 671.11 • %age of Utilization - 64 1-Rs. 286 lakh fund released by G.O.I. During March, 2005. 2- Less expenditure due to delayed administrative approval & released of fund.

  14. Intensive Cotton Development Scheme (Rs. In Lakh) • Administrative Approval - 80.00 • Fund Received From G.O.I - 84.74 • Fund Yet to be Released - 40.00 • Utilization of Fund - 51.69 • %age of Utilization - 61

  15. Timely Reporting Scheme (T.R.S.) (Rs. In Lakh) • Administrative Approval - 69.00 • Fund Received From G.O.I - 63.45 • Fund Yet to be Released - 5.55 • Utilization of Fund - 47.91 • %age of Utilization - 76

  16. Improvement of Crop Statistics(I.C.S.) (Rs. In Lakh) • Administrative Approval - 100.00 • Fund Received From G.O.I - 87.16 • Fund Yet to be Released - 12.84 • Utilization of Fund - 65.03 • %age of Utilization - 65

  17. Agenda-2 READINESS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS DURING FINANCIAL YEAR 2005-06

  18. Agenda-3 Thrust Areas of the State Sustainable agriculture Diversification of agriculture Improvement of R&D facilities Dissemination of technology Post harvest management Providing better marketing opportunity

  19. Diversification of Agriculture • Towards more remunerative cash crops like vegetables, spices, medicinal & aromatic plants. • Increasing area under oil seeds & pulses. • Promoting intensive agriculture. • Encouraging production of value added agriculture produce.

  20. Impact evaluation of World Bank funded ‘DASP, by AMC-IIM Lucknow.

  21. Thrust Area Contd…. Sustainable Agriculture • Improving soil health through IPNM, use of organic manures (NADEP vermi compost etc., green manuring, bio fertilizer etc. • Enhancement of seed replacement rate. • Doubling of Agricultural credit in three years. • Adoption of IPM. • Better natural resource management. • Strengthening of farm management. • Developing infrastructure for production of quality planting material in Horticulture. • Adoption of farming system approach

  22. Thrust Area Contd…. Dissemination of Technology • Use of IT for transfer of technology, especially with the help of private sector. • Strengthening of farmer-led extension. • Strengthening of KVKs/ KGKs for transfer of new technology. • Deployment of agriculture extension worker at Nyay Panchyat level. • Participatory approaches for dissemination of technology. • Involving women in agriculture extension training programmes. • Validation of Indigenous Technical know-how (ITKs)

  23. Thrust Area Contd…. Post Harvest Management • Creating infrastructure for increasing shelf-life of perishable products through cool chains, zero energy cool chambers, cold storages etc. • Value addition at production site. • Improving grading & packaging facilities.

  24. Thrust Area Contd…. Providing Better Market opportunities • Arranging regular buyers & sellers meet. • Strengthening of marketing information network. • Promotion of contract farming. • Promotion of agricultural export zone-Basmati rice & potato. • Amending Mandi Act, appropriately, to encourage private entrepreneurs for marketing of agriculture produce.

  25. Emphasis on technology generation for location specific problems based on SREPs. Priority areas advertised and research funded in competitive mode. Varietal and quality improvement as well as reduction in production cost major research areas. Varietal improvement through selection, purification and biotechnological tools viz. tissue culture and transgenic. Thrust Area Contd…. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

  26. Thrust Area Contd…. • Development of organic farming protocols for rice-wheat, sugarcane and vegetables. • Collection and cataloguing of traditional scented and boro rices of eastern U.P. • Quality improvement in mango and banana (softening of pulp around stone in Dashehari mango and maturity standard in Hari Chal banana). • Development of farming system modules. • Development of IPM modules.

  27. Agenda-4 Progress on APMC Act Amendment 1-Contact Farming • Draft document for facilitating contract farming prepared. 2-Direct Bulk Purchase • Policy direction issued for licensed traders purchasing 50,000 tonnes or more of specified agriculture produce directly from growers. 3-Private Mandies • Modus operendie to establish private mandies under study. • Amendment in APMC act of the state by introducing new chapter under study.

  28. 4-Facilitation Activities • Exemption from mandi fee for 5 years to new agro industries, spending more than 10 crore in their infrastructure. • Exemption from mandi fee and Vikas cess for Basmati Rice, Siesame and Masoor to promote their export. • Proposal to enlarge scope of penears of board to promote export of any specified agriculture produce. • Establishment of retail purchase, fruit & vegetables market at Saharanpur, Muzzafarnagar, Moradabad, Ghaziabad and Lucknow.

  29. Agenda-5 A Horticulture Mission The State is Prepared to implement N.H.M. The guide lines for preparing and implementation mission programme in awaited from Government of India Goals To achieve a production of 168.75 lac ton. Fruits, 309.00 lac ton. Vegetable, 157.50 lac ton potato upto 2011-12. To harness potential of relevant horticulture crops through location specific interventions. To establish convergence and synergy among various on-going and planned Government programmes To ensure adequate, appropriate, timely and concurrent attention to all links in production, consumption chain. To maximize benefits from the existing investments and infra-structure. To promote ecologically sustainable diversification and skilled employment. To promote the development and dissemination of technologies based on according international and national market demand

  30. Agenda-5 B Micro- Irrigation • About 22927 sprinkler & 931 drip irrigation sets distributed to command 1,14,635 & 938 ha. respectively. • More funds require for sprinkler & drip irrigation sets and subsidy to each category farmers may be allowed. • More allocation to harvest rain water for creating micro irrigation source specially in dry area. • Subsidy to each category of farmer under water harvesting scheme implemented through NABARD.

  31. Agenda-5 C Dry Land Agriculture • About 40 lakh ha. Area identified under dry farming. • Watershed development activities to harvest & retain as much rainfall as possible. • sprinkler & drip irrigation are being popularized through different schemes . • Sort duration & drought tolerant varieties are grown • Special thrust for pulse & oilseed programmes. • encouragement for adoption of dry land agronomical practices. • Improved agricultural implement specially seed drill distribution. • Diversified Agricultural system approach. • Location specific integrated package for rain water harvesting.

  32. Agenda-5 D Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) • Autonomous body at district level created under World Bank supported “ Diversified Agriculture Support Project” in 32 project districts in order to establish farmer’s oriented demand driven technology disseminations system. Coverage – 32 Districts

  33. ATMA Contd… Functions • Identify area specific problems & opportunities. • Compile and prepare long term strategies plans in the form of Strategic Research and Extension Plan (SREP) . • Preparation of annual action plans (AAP) • Arrange funds as per requirements in AAP. • Implementation of schemes through line agencies. • Co-ordination with all line agencies.

  34. Agenda-6 Suggestion for Improving Kharif Production • Timely and adequate arrangement of agriculture inputs. • Development of HYV in oilseeds and Pulses. • Enhanced fertilizer consumption from present 130 kg/ha to 150 kg/ha. • Present NPK ratio of to be improved too. • Seed Replacement rate to be enhanced from 17.3 to 18.1 percent • Remunerative minimum support price for oil seeds & pulses. • Increasing credit flow, reduction in the interest rate of crop loan. • Additional 1000 Watersheds under NWDPRA and ground water recharging • More allocation for drip and sprinkler irrigation system.

  35. Suggestions Contd…. • To popularize production of bio-pesticides at local level, licensing procedure to be made easier. • Strengthening of SAU’s and Research Institutions to boost Hybrid Seed Production • ISOPOM scheme to be operated under State sector instead of District Plan. • Instead of 75mm dia. DPE pipe, size of the pipe may be as per need of the farmers. • 2.5 times increase in farmer’s participation due to the change in the unit of R.K.B.Y from block to Nyay Panchayat in Kharif 2004 therefore 50% subsidy in this scheme should be continue and for all farmers. • Central assistance required due to large number of crop cutting experiment in lowering down the unit.

  36. Highlights • Progress of Crop Loan. • Kisan Credit Card • Crop Insurance

  37. Progress of Crop Loan • As per National Policy, State Plan to double the credit flow in Agriculture Sector by 2006-07. • Target of Crop Loan for 2004-05 has been increased by 14.97% against the target of 2003-04 • During 2005-06 target for Crop Loan is increased by 30.65 against the target of 2004-05.

  38. Progress Of Crop Loan Distribution(Rs.in Crore)

  39. Kisan Credit Card • Total Farming Families in the State are 215 lakh. • 130 lakh Kisan Credit Card have been issued till 28 Feb, 2005. • Rest of the eligible families are to be covered by 2006-07.

  40. Progress of Kisan Credit Cards Distribution No.In Lac.

  41. Farmers Participation in R.K.B.Y.(Kharif) (In Thousand)

  42. Thanks

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