2. Area and Production of Vegetable Crops in Bihar Sl. No. Vegetable Crop Name Area (in ha) Production (in Ton) Productivity (Quintal/ha) Suitable vegetable seed for Production increasing production 1. Tomato447971126250235.63Hybrid Seed 2. Brinjal562181291540229.74Hybrid Seed 3. Green Chilli40327493154122.29Hybrid Seed 4. Ladys Finger59235854279144.22O.P 5. Onion530181107843208.96O.P 6. Cauli flower631121193735189.14Hybrid Seed 7. Cabbage39728778547195.97Hybrid Seed 8. Cucumber233427135116.26Hybrid Seed/O.P 9. Pumpkin32114725132225.80Hybrid Seed/O.P 10. Bitter gourd100887813977.46Hybrid Seed 11. Cucurbit5918628146.99O.P 12. Sponge gourd56074735691131.20O.P 13. Ridge gourd84935639366.39O.P 14. Carrot447460956136.24O.P 15. Radish15536271823174.96O.P 16. Pea100208871288.53O.P

3. Major Vegetables of Rainy Season Bitter gourd Bottle gourd Brinjal Cabbage Capsicum Cauliflower Cucumber Chillies Okra Tomato Sponge gourd Ridge gourd

4. Present status of Rainy Season vegetables Sl. No. Vegetable Crop Name Present Area (in ha) Seed rate. Requirement of Seeds. (in Kg) 1.Tomato44797300gm 13439 2.Brinjal56218400gm 22487 3.Green Chilli40327300gm 12098 4.Lady Finger592356kg/12kg 355410/ 710820 5.Cauli flower63112300gm 18934 6.Cabbage39728300gm 11918 7.Cucumber2334300gm/1kg 700/2334 8.Bitter gourd100885kg 50440 9.Cucurbit5914kg 2364 10Sponge gourd560744kg 224296 11.Ridge gourd84933kg 25479 Total496159

5. Factors supporting rainy season vegetable production.

6. Production Support by Government of Bihar (25% Area) for Rainy season vegetable Sl. No. Vegetable Crop Name 25% Area (in ha)Seed rate. Requirement of seed 1.Tomato11200300gm3360 2.Brinjal14055400gm5622 3.Green Chilli10082300gm3025 4.Ladys Finger148096kg/12kg88854/177708 5.Cauli flower15778300gm4733 6.Cabbage9932300gm2980 7.Cucumber584300gm/1kg175/584 8.Bitter gourd25225kg12610 9.Cucurbit1484kg592 10Sponge gourd140194kg56076 11.Ridge gourd21233kg6369

7. Availability of Seeds  By Government sector BAU/Research farms/different Pvt. Companies which are engaged in seed multiplication and production.  More or less each and every High Yielding Variety/ Hybrid variety is available at each and every district by Companies.  Quality assurance, germination and productivity are main factor for the seed which are used by farmer for vegetable production.

8. Availability of Protected cultivation technology (A)For growing vegetable under protected cultivation. Poly house already installed in 2,65,000 sqmt till 2014-15 Protected Structure Proposed to be installed in (2015-16) MIDH-98,000 sqmt. CMHM-80,000 sqmt. (B) Vegetable cultivation under Protected Cultivation. (2015-16) Proposed –MIDH - 75,000 sqmt. CMHM - 60,000 sqmt.

9. Availability of Protected cultivation technology (C)Total Area covered under Protected Cultivation of Vegetable. (i) Under Poly House-3,45,000 sqmt (ii) Under Shadenet-MIDH - 35,000 sqmt CMHM - 20,000 sqmt (iii) With Support of Mulching. Financial Year 2014-15 Financial Year 2015-16 (Proposed) Name of Scheme TargetAchievementTargetAchievement MIDH400 ha - CMHM1000 ha900 ha2000 ha-

10. Centre of Excellence for Vegetable and Nursery Raising Support.  Nursery raising.  Training.  Technology know how.  Seed multiplication.  Demonstration.  Post Harvest Management Technology.  Pre cooling.  Pack house technology.  Sorting / Grading.  Marketing.

11. Estimated Increase in Production of vegetable during Rainy Season. Sl. No.Vegetable Crop Name Present Production (in Quintal/ ha) Target of Annual Increase over Present Production. 1.Brinjal229.745-6% 2.Green Chilli122.294-5% 3.Ladys Finger144.224-5% 4.Bitter gourd77.462-3% 5.Cucurbit145.993-4% 6.Sponge gourd131.204-5% 7Ridge gourd66.392-3%

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