1. NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MISSION Performance review Presentation to the 3 rd General Council meeting of the National Food Security Mission on 7 th December 2009 at 3 PM under the Chairmanship of Union Agriculture Minister

2. Demand Supply Gap Crop 2008-092011-122020 Projected Demand Projected Production Surplus/ Shortfall Projected Demand Projected Productio n Surplus/ Shortfall Projected Demand* Rice92.87 95.34 (99.15) 6.2898.79104.215.42111.9 Wheat72.72 76.21 (80.58) 7.8677.3683.616.2579.9 Coarse Ceareals 35.9 34.57 (39.48) 3.5838.1935.75-2.4437.3 Pulses17.51 14.43 (14.66) -2.8519.9115.73-4.1823.8 Foodgrai ns 219 220.55 (233.88) 14.88234.26239.35.04252.8 Oilseeds47.43 26.32 (28.16) -19.2753.3927.53-25.86-

3. Wheat Targets

4. Rice Targets

5. Pulses Targets

6. Impact on productivity of Wheat State<0<10>10 and <20>20(blank)Total % -ve Rajasthan9231 15 60 Haryana43 7 57 WB2 11 4 50 Maharashtra3221 8 37 UP141662 38 36 Bihar95 11 25 36 MP10884 30 33 Punjab21 137 28 Gujarat 44 0 Grand Total533720217138 38 Productivity increase in the No. of NFSM Districts in 2008-09 over 2006-07

7. Impact on productivity of Rice State<0<10>10 and <20>20(blank)Total% -ve Jharkhand5 5 100 TN1011 12 83 Chhattisgarh721 10 70 Orissa8241 15 53 Bihar7 11 18 39 WB3122 8 38 AP4214 11 36 UP63314 26 23 Maharashtra14 1 6 17 Assam2227 13 15 MP1 8 9 11 Gujarat 22 0 Karnataka 7 7 0 Kerela 1 1 0 Grand Total541715552143 38 Productivity increase in the No. of NFSM Districts in 2008-09 over 2006-07

8. Impact on Productivity of Pulses State<0<10>10 and <20>20(blank)Total % -ve MP1622 20 80 Bihar931 13 69 Maharashtra10116 18 56 Haryana22 15 40 Punjab21 137 29 AP3326 14 21 Orissa2134 10 20 Rajasthan3219116 19 UP33112 19 16 Chhattisgarh 26 8 0 Gujarat 11 0 Karnataka 13 0 WB 2215 0 Grand Total5018155917159 31 Productivity increase in the No. of NFSM Districts in 2008-09 over 2006-07

9. IMPACT OF DROUGHT Loss of crop production in Kharif 2009 166 of the 300 drought declared districts are covered by NFSM

10. Area coverage of Kharif Rice,2009 Area in Lakh ha. Normal Area Area CoveredChange over 2008 % of Normal 20092008+/-% 391.86335.86395.49-59.63-15.0885.71

11. Area coverage of Kharif Rice,2009 Area CoveredChange over 2008 20092008+/-% NFSM2028.963124.11095.1435.05 Non-NFSM2053.042984.2931.1631.20 Total4082.006108.32026.333.17 Area CoveredChange over 2008 20092008+/-% NFSM1353.221936.48583.25530.12 Non-NFSM949.151492.86-543.70636.42 Total2302.373429.33-1126.9632.86 BIHAR Uttar Pradesh Area in Thousand

12. Impact on targets Loss of about 13 million tons of kharif rice and about 0.3 million tons of pulses as per first advance estimate In Rabi and Summer seasons the Rice production can be enhanced by about 3 million tons and pulses by 1 million ton Overall, therefore the rice production could be short by 5 million tons as compared to base year of 2006-07 to reach 88 million tons Pulses could achieve the target of additional 1.5 million tons as compared to base year to reach 15.3 million tons In Wheat if the climate conditions remain favourable an increase of about 2 million tons is possible to reach 82.6 million tons, making the overall production of food grains reaching the demand levels for the year

13. RICE Additional strategies for production

14. Reducing Risks of Rice production Increased production in good season for maintaining food buffer stocks Promotion of Hybrid Rice; Strategies to enlist Private sector participation, and adapting Chinese experience of production of public bred hybrids Reaching out to low capacity rice farmers Promotion of SRI; Inclusion of NGOs for individualized service to farmers especially for rainfed rice Develop technologies on drought and submergence tolerance Partnering IRRI for active promotion of STRASA

15. Constraints in Hybrid Rice Promotion Inadequate availability of breeder and certified seed Seed Production limited to very specific region Non –synchronous flowering of A & R lines in North India-Main cause for low seed setting Private sector is not keen for seed certification- not eligible for assistance under NFSM Higher cost and less comparative advantage in high productivity areas High cost of seed and limited supply of quality seeds in the areas of demand

16. Impact of Hybrid rice seed Minikit Farmers were very happy to see the performance of public rice hybrid because of shorter duration than private hybrid during this drought year. This year rice hybrid minikits have been distributed 51812 no (6 kg each) against 60300 no allotted. Some states have utilized hybrid seed minikit as demonstration under SRI.

17. Area in SRI under NFSM & Non-NFSM State 2006 (base year) 2007-082008-092009-10 NFSM- State 437130489422650* Non- NFSM State 264995450000522000670000 Total265432451304530942672650 *Information is still awaited from some states

18. Challenges in SRI promotion Changing mind sets of the scientists and the farmers – Adoption and its continuation by Farmers – More documentation by researchers Refining technology to make it easier for adoption – Nursery raising – On farm moisture conservation to address dry spells in rainfed rice areas Labour problem in rural areas – Availability of Conoweeders – Approval for Power weeders – Development of Precision mechanised farming (single seedling multi line transplanter Availability of Farm Yard Manure – Promoting Green manure

19. IRRI partnership Popularizing Suvarna sub 1, submergence tolerance variety Fast tracking release of drought and salinity tolerant varieties developed by IRRI Common areas of interest – low productivity districts are rainfed and flood prone MoU with IRRI for time bound delivery of services to the farmers

20. WHEAT Stabilizing the production

21. Coping with the climate change Promotion of Conservation Agriculture Zero till seed drill machines and Laser aided land levellers Regulations for timely planting of rice crops System of wheat intensification; scaling up Bihar model Promotion of terminal heat tolerant varieties Seed minikits of PBW 550, DW 17 varieties Strategic research for developing new varieties Timely sowing of wheat in Eastern India Flood control measures for early vacation of fields

22. PULSES Realizing the yield potential and area expansion

23. Addressing yield gaps Merger of ISOPOM with NFSM Large scale Block demonstrations with nutrient and plant protection centric approach Converging with Rainfed area development programs for providing protective irrigation Pilot projects with ICRISAT on identifying promotional strategies, control of pests and hybrids Controlling the blue bull menace by de regulation of its status under wild life legislation

24. Area expansion Potential for summer moong in Punjab, Haryana, Western UP in view of the water use regulation Developing rice fallows in Central and Eastern India through promotion of rice hybrid-chickpea/lentil/lathyrus line sown farming system Intercrops with soybean Inclusion of Jharkhand and Assam under NFSM for intensive pulses promotion

25. Sum up NFSM has done very well in its first two years of operation with achievement of the production targets Drought this year and the climatic factors for wheat requires additional strategies to reduce the associated risks and stabilize the production Pulses promotion approach is being revamped with strengthening of NFSM through the proposed merger of ISOPOM pulses components All the stake holders including the non governmental organizations and the private sector need to be included in the mission programs to deepen its reach New partnerships are being forged for capacity building of the extension teams in the States