1. WELCOME

2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR PROMOTION OF PULSES THROUGH INTERCROPPING IN KHARIF SEASON

3. STATUS OF KHARIF CROPS FEASIBLE FOR INTERCROPPING SYSTEM SL. NO. KHARIF CROPS AREA (IN HACT) PRODUCTION (IN MT) YIELD (QTL/HACT) 1MAIZE28493082287028.00 2SORGHUM1530163010.65 3PEARL MILLETS2600299011.50 4FINGER MILLETS7430861011.59 5 OTHER SMALL MILLETS LIKE PROSO MILLETS, FOXTAIL MILLETS, BARNYARD MILETS 268020307.57 6PIGEON PEA272504910018.02 7MOONG BEAN896059306.62 8URD BEAN15840139208.79 9HORSE GRAM828079209.57 10SOYABEAN25003000012.00 11TOTAL36200094500012.25

4. POTENTIAL AREA OF PULSES CROP FOR INTERCROPPING SYSTEM IN KHARIF SEASON SL. NO. PRINCIPAL CROPS ASSOCIATED PUSES CROP FOR INTERCROPPING AREA OF PRINCIPAL CROPS (hact.) POTENTIAL AREA OF INTERCROPPING WITH PULSES 1MAIZE PIGEON PEA, MOONG BEAN, URD BEAN, COW PEA, SOYABEAN, HORSE GRAM 28493070000 2SORGHUM PIGEON PEA, MOONG BEAN, URD BEAN, COW PEA, SOYABEAN, HORSE GRAM 1530 3 PEARL MILLETS MOONG BEAN, URD BEAN, COW PEA, SOYABEAN, HORSE GRAM 2600 4 FINGER MILLES MOONG BEAN, URD BEAN, COW PEA, SOYABEAN (4:1), PIGEON PEA (6:2) 7430 5PIGEON PEA MOONG BEAN, URD BEAN, COW PEA, SOYABEAN, HORSE GRAM 27250 6 OTHER MINOR MILLETS MOONG BEAN, URD BEAN, COW PEA, SOYABEAN, HORSE GRAM 2680 7TOTAL326420111490.00

5. POTENTIAL AREA OF PULSES CROP FOR INTERCROPPING SYSTEM IN KHARIF SEASON

6. Constraints in Promotion of Intercropping System with Pulses in Kharif Season Limited Area of Coarse Cereal & Millet Crops except Maize. Availability of Millet Seeds. Availability of Short Duration Varieties of Pigeon Pea. Crop Damages Due To Wild Animal (Blue Bull)

7. Strategy for Promotion of Intercropping System with Pulses Crops in Kharif Season Bringing about 1.00 Lakh Hectare Area of Upland Maize, Coarse Cereals Millets and Pigeon Pea under Intercropping System with Pulses Crops like Moong Bean, Urd Bean, Cow Pea, Horse Gram & Soya bean. Replace Upland Rainfed Paddy Field By Coarse Cereals Like Sorghum, Pearl Millet, Porso Millet, Barnyard Millet, Foxtail Millet To Facilitates Intercropping Of Above Pulses Crops As Well As To Face Scanty Rain Fall Or Drought Situation. Seed Production of above Crops on Government Farms As well As Farmer’s Field under Seed Village Scheme to Meet the Requirement of Seed under Intercropping System of Pulses. Emphasis on Intercropping System Programme As Above Under Work Plan of Central & State Scheme.