1. Agriculture & Allied Sectors Mid Term Appraisal TENTH PLAN

2. MTA Prime Concerns  Slow growth – 1% in the first three years.  Decline in public investment.  Low productivity levels.  Low growth in input use.  Recurrent drought  Degradation of natural resources  Stagnation in livestock/ fisheries development  Stagnation/Decline in cereal consumption.

3. Initiatives Accelerate growth through:  Increased investment by public/ private sectors.  Increased productivity of crop/livestock/fisheries  Encourage diversification.  Promote horticulture and allied activities.  Reduction of Post Harvest losses.  Development of markets – Contract farming – Direct Marketing.  Increase of agricultural exports.

4. Irrigation: Irrigation:  Completion of 388 major/medium irrigation projects.  Improve water use efficiency through drip, sprinkler and other water saving devices.  Flood control, drainage & water logging. Watershed management: Watershed management:  Reclamation of wasteland / degraded land.  Integrated treatment of drought prone areas.  Stabilization of fragile eco systems. Infrastructure Development Infrastructure Development  Roads, Markets, Processing, Storages & Godowns. Stepping up investment

5. Enhance Productivity Crop productivity: Crop productivity:  Relevant research (ICAR-SAU-KVK)  Improved hybrid seed  Fertilizer  Water management  Extension services. Livestock productivity Livestock productivity  Livestock breeding policy – selected indigenous breeds.  Genetic upgradation of cattle: buffaloes and ruminants.  Disease control. Fisheries productivity Fisheries productivity  Increasing aquaculture and marine fisheries, improved gear, landing site and fishing vessels for deep sea fishing,. Leveraging strength of private sector in extension and marketing. Leveraging strength of private sector in extension and marketing.

6. Managing Drought  Concern - Against state plan outlay of Rs.92143 crores for the water resources sector, expenditure only 30%.  Greater emphasis on watershed management.  Diversify into less water intensive crops.  Promote dry land systems farming approach, livestock, dairy, poultry in areas with less than 500mm rainfall.  Promote horticulture, floriculture through adoption of micro irrigation – drip, sprinkler.

7. Launched with an outlay of Rs.2300 crores to double horticulture production by 2012. Launched with an outlay of Rs.2300 crores to double horticulture production by 2012. Will adopt regionally differentiated area specific, cluster approach. Will adopt regionally differentiated area specific, cluster approach. Will address development of infrastructure for production, quality planting material, post harvest management & marketing. Will address development of infrastructure for production, quality planting material, post harvest management & marketing. Technology led development making use of precision farming practices including micro irrigation, fertigation, tissue culture etc; Technology led development making use of precision farming practices including micro irrigation, fertigation, tissue culture etc; Micro irrigation programme to be launched shortly. Micro irrigation programme to be launched shortly. National Horticulture Mission

8. Essential for securing remunerative prices to farmers/growers Essential for securing remunerative prices to farmers/growers To ensure assured market for farmers through contract farming/direct marketing To ensure assured market for farmers through contract farming/direct marketing Essential for integrating the supply chain production with processing and marketing. Essential for integrating the supply chain production with processing and marketing. Nine States and four UTs have amended APMC Act, partial reforms by six States, action initiated by 13 States and 3 UTs. Nine States and four UTs have amended APMC Act, partial reforms by six States, action initiated by 13 States and 3 UTs. Market Reforms

9.  Commodity exchanges for price discovery/risk management. Important agri markets being provided internet connectivity for dissemination of price and market related information. Important agri markets being provided internet connectivity for dissemination of price and market related information. 1200 markets already connected giving real time price information in respect of more than 300 commodities and 2000 varieties. 1200 markets already connected giving real time price information in respect of more than 300 commodities and 2000 varieties. 2700 markets planned to be connected by March, 2007. 2700 markets planned to be connected by March, 2007. Information Access

10.  Current level of losses – Rs.60000 crores per annum. Foodgrains(10%), Horticulture(30%), Dairy (1%), Fisheries (15%), Livestock (3%). Foodgrains(10%), Horticulture(30%), Dairy (1%), Fisheries (15%), Livestock (3%).  Thrust Areas – Value Addition through Primary & Secondary processing Primary & Secondary processing Scientific storage and cold chain facilities Scientific storage and cold chain facilities Packaging and transport Packaging and transport Infrastructure linking produce to market. Infrastructure linking produce to market. Post Harvest Technology

11. Marketing Season Procurement under DCP RiceWheat 2003-047815 2004-058821 (Lakh MTs) Benefits  Helps farmers in non traditional states get remunerative prices  Savings in freight costs and ease transport congestion.  Consumers get foodgrains of their choice produced locally  States benefit by way of higher revenue  Operational in 10 States  State expenses reimbursed Decentralized Procurement

12.   PDS an important part of government’s food policy.   Target 2005-06 - identification of an additional 50 lakh at the risk of hunger.   Grain Banks to be set up in chronically food scarce and inaccessible areas   Reports about large scale diversion of foodgrains to be addressed.   States to hasten identification of BPL Households. Strengthening PDS

13. Step up investments in agriculture to achieve 4% growth. Step up investments in agriculture to achieve 4% growth. Improve productivity of crop & livestock. Improve productivity of crop & livestock. Speed up completion of ongoing irrigation projects. Speed up completion of ongoing irrigation projects. Water use efficiencies through drip & sprinkler. Water use efficiencies through drip & sprinkler. Undertake watershed development on large scale. Undertake watershed development on large scale. Close monitoring to expand credit cover for farmers. Close monitoring to expand credit cover for farmers. Revitalize rural credit cooperative system. Revitalize rural credit cooperative system. Strengthen research & extension support system. Strengthen research & extension support system. Balanced use of fertilizers & other inputs. Balanced use of fertilizers & other inputs. Expedite reforms in APMC Act. Expedite reforms in APMC Act. Improve international competitiveness of agricultural products and become a global player. Improve international competitiveness of agricultural products and become a global player. Task Ahead

14. “everything else can wait, but not agriculture” “everything else can wait, but not agriculture” -- Jawaharlal Nehru -- Jawaharlal Nehru