Best practices / Special initiatives by states

1. Best practices / Special initiatives by states SANDEeP SAXENA Apc & Secretary (agriculture) Tamil nadu

2. GROUP- III - STATES • GUJARAT • PUNJAB • HIMACHAL PRADESH • SIKKIM • ODISHA • DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI • TAMIL NADU

3. Initiatives of Gujarat • Growth Drivers- Cotton, Wheat, Horticulture, Dairy -8% Growth Rate during XII FYP • Growth goal fixed in areas viz., Soil Health, Seed, Farm Mechanization, High-tech Horticulture, Extension and Delivery model • 42 STLs with Micro Nutrient analysis • Fertility map across 9000 villages during 2013-14, Liquid Bio fertilizers • Establishment of bio-compost units in 11 Sugar factories • Seed village in all major crops in every district, Plant Tissue Culture Labs

4. Initiatives of Gujarat- contd. • Cluster Based Seed production for Maize and Vegetables • Agro service provider and custom hiring unit for small and marginal farmers, ABD categorization • e-tracking of farm mechanization and farm pond programme • Knowledge service provider and private extension • Model farm approach • Delivery Model- Unbundeling • “ Whistle Blower” scheme in Gujarat

5. Initiatives of Punjab • Crop Diversification-Promoting alternate crops like Maize and Cotton • Increasing area under summer Moong • More coverage under Bt Cotton & mechanical picking • Water saving in Rice cultivation through raised beds and Direct Sown Rice (DSR)

6. Initiatives of Punjab- contd. • Promotion of Sugarcane Trench Planter & Cane Harvester • Promotion of Tractor Mounted Boom And Gun Jet Sprayer on PPP mode • Encouragement to Protected Cultivation • Relay cropping in Cotton

7. Initiatives of Himachal Pradesh • Protected cultivation under poly houses in 14.00 lakh sq.m(11,500 nos.) • Micro irrigation increased productivity level by 2times • Soil Health card to all farmers (5.50 lakh farmers) • Establishment Vermi-compost units (5.00 lakh nos.) • Promotion of Organic Farming (13000 Ha.)

8. Initiatives of Odisha • Integrated Farming System • Technology adoption through Exposure Visits (Mustard from Rajasthan; Precision farming from Tamil Nadu) • Improved extension through input dealers (By DAESI) under RKVY • e-pest surveillance to minimize pest menace

9. Initiatives of Odisha- contd. • Online licensing and monitoring of inputs sales & stock • Extension delivery through Farmer Friend • Online fund management of RKVY / NFSM / Extension Reforms • Online subsidy disbursement for borewell/ shallow well / farm mechanization

10. Initiatives of Sikkim • Introduction of Buckwheat for higher income • Relay cropping (Maize with Millets) • Baby corn cultivation with value addition • Maize cultivation for Green Cob • On farm water harvesting with polythene spread

11. Initiatives of Tamil Nadu • Month long “UzhavarPeruvizha” (Farmer Festival) for mass campaign • Whole village approach for rapid technology transfer and adoption • Crop specific interventions –SRI, SPI, SSI, Precision Farming • Farmer Integrated Hand Book (FIHB)

12. Initiatives of Tamil Nadu – contd.., • Farmers Guide Book- District Specific Pocket Books on various topics • Farm Crop Management System (FCMS) • Agricultural Market Intelligence and Business Promotion Centre (AMI&BPC) • Weather and Market Advisories • Community Nursery • ICT enabled extension delivery mechanism

13. Base line data • Farm animals • Allied enterprises • Plantation crops • Fodder crops • Irrigation Details • Personal Details • Bank Details • Group Details • Land Details • Farm machineries

14. Physical format

15. Portal entry

16. Mobile mode

17. IVRS mode

18. Soil sampling

19. Lab process

20. Result entry

21. Crop Plan Development • FACTORS • MICRO ZONE • SOIL TYPE • IRRIGATION SOURCE • RAINFALL PATTERN CROP MATRIX

22. CROP PLAN DEVELOPMENT - ONLINE

23. Input requirement

24. Consolidated Crop Plan

25. Beneficiary tracking • Online registration of benefits • Prioritization by the departments • Monitoring the distribution process • Assessing the impact • Providing transparency in governance

26. Farmer enrollment

27. ONLINE FARM MACHINERY BOOKING SYSTEM 9444005219 Yes 564334 Tractor 25th March 6 hours

28. Touch Screen Kiosks-Services offered • Crop Plan • Technologies • Input availability • Market trend • Allied enterprises • Contact/ Feed back

29. Kiosk process - Model

30. Touch Screen Kiosk – Virtual Extension

31. Input Inventory Management – e-billing • Information about input availability is vital today • Static information will not serve the purpose • Hence a server based inventory management is need of the hour • As an ICT initiative 8 District Agricultural Extension Centres will be provided with customised Input Management application for uploading receipt/sale information

32. Integrating private outlets • Planned to integrate 11,000 Fertilizer/PP outlets • Planned to integrate 8,500 seed outlets

34. FARMERS’ PORTAL • An integrated portal (presently Work in Progress) from the stand point of a farmer converging elements from 200 plus websites of the Central & State Governments and NARS • Drill down approach down to Block level initially • States are to make one time data entry of NARP Zones, Dealers, Manufacturers etc. and periodically update the same. • Databases integrated from different sources and displayed as per farmer’s needs instead of only giving links • Backend integration with mobile based advisories (Text, Voice, IVRS, USSD) • Portal can be launched only after data entry is completed by States in English and Language of the State

35. Unified SMS Gateway • A single gateway (in collaboration with the Department of Electronics & IT, GoI) with multiple sub-users down to Block Level for officers from the Central Government, State Governments, PSUs and NARS • Unlimited Free SMSs to Farmers and other stakeholders in the field of Agriculture and allied sectors • Messages in the Language of the States using Phonetic Typing Tools • Outbound Calls, IVRS, USSD being pilot tested • As soon as functional and administrative levels are added by the States, the Service can be commenced

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