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NATIONAL CONFRENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF COMPAIGN - 2007

NATIONAL CONFRENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF COMPAIGN - 2007. PRESENTATION BY. B.S. SIDHU Director of Agriculture, Punjab . PRODUCTIVITY OF MAJOR CROPS. Kg./ha. 4563. 4275*. 4221. 4179. 3715. 3943. 3506. 3858. 3868. 3123. 2793. 2726. 2730. 2738. 2329. 2237. 2733. 1784.

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NATIONAL CONFRENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF COMPAIGN - 2007

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  1. NATIONAL CONFRENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF COMPAIGN - 2007 PRESENTATION BY B.S. SIDHUDirector of Agriculture, Punjab.

  2. PRODUCTIVITY OF MAJOR CROPS Kg./ha. 4563 4275* 4221 4179 3715 3943 3506 3858 3868 3123 2793 2726 2730 2738 2329 2237 2733 1784 1765 1602 1213 1108 1200 1555 1032 1014 528 555 731 750 697 463 430 371 309 * expected

  3. OUR CONCERNS • CLIMATE CHANGE. • STAGNATING PRODUCTIVITY AND INCREASING COST OF PRODUCTION THEREBY DECREASING MARGINS OF FARMERS. • NON PROCUREMENT OF ALTERNATE CROPS AT MSP. • DEGRADATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES i.e. SOIL, WATER AND ENVIRONMENT.

  4. RICE THRUST AREAS • INTRODUCTION OF NEW CROP ESTABLISHMENT TECHNOLOGIES VIZ. TRANSPLANTING ON RAISED BEDS, DIRECT SEEDING, UNPUDDLED TRANSPLANTING AND SRI • ASSURED SUPPLY OF CANAL WATER AND ELECTRICITY (FOR 8 HOURS) FOR TIMELY TRANSPLANTAION. • USE OF LEAF COLOR CHARTS FOR NEED BASED APPLICATION OF NITROGENUS FERTILIZERS. • 250 FARMERS FIELD SCHOOLS TO BE ORGANIZED FOR IPM. • INTRODUCTION OF A NEW EARLY MATURING VARIETY PAU -201 AND PROMOTION OF HYBRID RICE. (80,000 HECTARES).

  5. MAIZE • THRUST AREAS • ARRANGEMENTS OF 24,000 QTLS. OF HYBRID SEEDS TO ACHIVE 90% SEED REPLACEMENT. • EMPHASIS ON PROPER PLANT POPULATON THROUGH MACHNISED PLANTING • WITH 30 MAIZE PLANTERS LARGE SCALE FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATIONS ON PROPER CROP ESTABLISHMENT. • STRESS ON INM AND IPM.

  6. PRODUCTION OF KHARIF OILSEEDS AND PULSES THRUST AREAS TO BOOST OILSEED PRODUCTION, TWO DISTRICTS WITH AN OUTLAY OF RS. 80.00 LAC SELECTED UNDER SRTT PROJECT FOR PROMOTION OF GROUNDNUT. ARRANGEMENT OF 2400 QTLS. CERTIFIED SEED OF PULSES.

  7. COTTON • THRUST AREAS • MORE AREA UNDER BT. COTTON HYBRIDS - ARRANGEMENTS OF 15,35,000 PACKETS OF APPROVED VARIETIES. • ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF CANAL WATER DURING APRIL FOR TIMELY SOWING OF COTTON. • PROMOTION OF IPM ON COTTON IN PPP MODE UNDER SRTT PROJECT OF • REVIVING GREEN REVOLUTION AND VILLAGE CLUSTER ADOPTION PROJECT OF VARDHMAN GROUP IN 112 VILLAGES. • SUPPLY OF QUALITY PESTICIDES AND THEIR EFICIENT USE.

  8. SUGARCANE • THRUST AREAS • NEED TO INTORDUCE IPM ON SUGARCANE. • PROPAGATION OF SEED THROUGH TISSUE CULTURE WILL BE ENCOURGED. • STRESS WILL BE LAID ON SOWING ON RIDGES AND TRENCHES TO SAVE IRRIGATION WATER.

  9. AVAILABILITY OF SEEDS • STRENGTHENING OF INFRASTRUCTURE ON SEED FARMS FOR PRODUCTION OF QUALITY SEED. • EXPENSION OF SEED PRODUCTION PROGRAMME OF PUNSEED, PAU AND PRIVATE GROWERS. • EMPHASIS ON REPLACEMENT OF TRADITIONAL VARIETIES WITH HYBRIDS.

  10. FERTILIZER REQUIREMENT (Figures in 000 MT)

  11. PROJECTED GROWTH RATES

  12. MEASURES TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURE GROWTH • AGRICULTURE DIVERSIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT FUND WITH A CORPS OF RS.20.00 CRORES SET-UP TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH ON NEW CROPS, THEIR PROCESSING AND MARKETING. • FOUR SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES (SPV) I.E. COUNCIL FOR CITRUS JUICES, COUNCIL FOR VALUE ADDED HORTICULTURE, COUNCIL FOR VITICULTURE AND COUNCIL FOR ORGANIC FARMING SET-UP TO PROVIDE IMPETUS TO DIVERSIFICATION EFFORTS. • PROMOTION OF RESOURCE CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGIES I.E. ZERO/MINIMUM TILLAGE, HAPPY SEEDER, LASER LEVELING ETC. TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND SUSTAINABILITY. • APMC ACT HAS BEEN AMENDED TO ENCOURAGE CORPORATES LIKE RELIANCE, FIELD FRESH AND PEPSI CO. TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN AGRICULTURE BUSINESS i.e. MARKETING INFRASTRUCTURE, CONTRACT FARMING, PROCESSING ETC. • ADEQUATE AND TIMELY SUPPLY OF QUALITY INPUTS viz. SEEDS, FERTILOIZERS AND PLANT PROTECTION CHEMICALS.

  13. MEASURES TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURE GROWTH • PROMOTION OF HORITICULTURE CROPS AND SETTING UP OF COOL CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE, PROCESSING UNITS AND CARGO HANDLING FACILITIES. • UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL SCIENCES SET-UP TO GIVE FOCUSED ATTENTION TO ALLIED ACTIVITIES LIKE DAIRY AND FISHERIES. • EXPLORING POSSIBILITIES OF VALUE ADDITION TO CROPS e.g. ETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM MAIZE ETC. • GENRATION OF ADDITIONAL 1000 MW OF POWER IN NEXT SIX MONTHS. • PUNJAB STATE FARMERS COMMISSION HAS BEEN SET-UP TO PREPARE A BLUE PRINT FOR DIVERSIFICATION OF STATE AGRICULTURE AND IMPROVEMENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUES OF FARMERS.

  14. STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN EXTENSION NETWORK • PRE SEASONAL WORKSHOPS TO FINALIZE PACKAGE OF PRACTICES FOR DIFFERENT CROPS. • ORGANIZATION OF FARMER TRAINING PROGRAMMES ON LATEST CROP PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AT DISTRICT, BLOCK AND VILLAGE LEVEL. KVKS ARE BEING ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN TRAINING AND FLDS’. • ATMA’S TO BE SET UP IN ALL 20 DISTRICTS OF THE STATE DURING 11TH FIVE YEAR PLAN AND FARMER INFORMATION CENTERS TO BE SET-UP IN EACH DISTRICT. • FOUR LIVE CROP SEMINARS TO BE ORGANIZED UNDER MASS MEDIA SUPPORT TO AGRICULTURE BY DD JALANDHAR. • PAMETI TO BE STRENGTHENED FOR SKILL UP GRADATION OF EXTENSION FUNCTIONARIES. • AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO POPULARIZE KCC LAUNCHED IN JANUARY, 2007. AND THE RESPONSE IS ENCOURAGING.

  15. IMPLEMENTATION OF NHM • CROP SPECIFIC CLUSTERS IDENTIFIED. 1. CITRUS : FEROZEPUR, MUKATSAR, BATHINDA AND HOSHIARPUR 2. MANGO : GURDASPUR, HOSHIARPUR 3. PEAR & GUAVA : AMRITSAR, TARANTARN 4. LITCHI : GURDASPUR • ADDITIONAL AREA OF 5000 HECTARES BROUGHT UNDER HORTICULTURE. • ABOUT 12.50 LAC NURSERY FRUIT PLANTS OF RECOMMENDED VARIETIES DISTRIBUTED. • CLOSE LAISION WITH PAU AND FARMERS IN PREPRATION OF AREA BASED PLANS AND PROMOTION OF PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY. • ANNUAL PLAN FOR 2007-08 WITH AN OUTLAY OF ABOUT RS. 60.00 CRORE BEING PREPARED BASED ON CROP SEPCIFIC CLUSTERS.

  16. QUALITY CONTROL MECHANISM • STATE HAS WIDE NETWORK OF 66 SOIL TESTING LABS WITH A CAPCITY OF TESTING 5,95,000 PER ANNUM. • STATE HAS THREE SEED TESTING LABS WITH CAPACITY OF 5000 SAMPLES PER ANNUM, 3673 SAMPLES ANALYSED UPTO 28TH FEB. • STATE HAS TWO FERTILIZERS TESTING LABS WITH A CAPACITY OF 3500 SAMPLES PER ANNUM, 3385 SAMPLES ANALYSED UPTO 28TH FEB. • STATE HAS THREE PESTICIDES TESTING LABS WITH A CAPACITY OF 3900 SAMPLES PER ANNUM, 3645 SAMPLES ANALYSED UPTO 28TH FEB. • SPECIAL CAMPAIGNS ARE LAUNCHED ANNUALY FOR : SOIL TESTING : APRIL & MAY, OCTOBER & NOVEMBER. SEEDS : RABI AND KHARIF SOWING PERIODS. FERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDES : DURING PEAK CUNSUMPSION PERIOD. • FLYING SQUADS ARE ALSO CONSITUTED FOR RANDOM CHECKING.

  17. PRODUCTIVITY OF MAJOR CROPS DURING 10TH FIVE YEAR PLAN (Kg./ha.) • THE PRODUCTIVITY OF MAJOR CORPS HAS STARTED IMPROVING AS A RESULT OF INITIATIVES TAKEN DURING THE 10TH FIVE YEAR PLAN INSPITE OF CLIMATIC CHANGES.

  18. ENFORCEMENT OF DANGEROUS MACHINES REGULATION ACT, 1983 • THE ACT. IS IN OPERATION IN PUNJAB STATE SINCE 1994. • LICENSES ISSUED TO 400 POWER THRESHER MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS. • SHORTAGE OF MANPOWER FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACT. • OTHER DANGEROUS MACHINERY LIKE CHAFF CUTTER, SUGARCANE CRUSHER MAY BE BROUGHT UNDER THE ACT.

  19. THANK YOU!

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