1. Department of Agriculture
Govt. of West Bengal
Department of Agriculture

2. Production & Productivity of Various Crops during in West Bengal (as per 4th advance estimate)
Name of crop
Area(‘000 ha)
Production
(‘ 000 tonnes)
Productivity (Kg/ha)
Kharif Rice
2732
Boro Rice
3377
Total Rice
2884
Lentil
67.00
66.00
985
Black gram
73.67
53.33
724
Khesari
32.00
40.00
1250
Green gram
26.50
21.60
815
Total Pulses
246.95
235.39
953
Maize
150.42
652.10
4335
Total Food grains
2836
Jute
567.22
bales
15.53 bales

3. NFSM DISTRICTS OF WEST BENGAL
Rice
Pulses
Maize
Jute
Cotton

4. Performance of NFSM districts in comparison to Non-NFSM districts
NFSM Rice
Category
Area (‘000 Ha)
Yield (Kg/Ha)
% increase in Yield
NFSM Districts (7)
17.68
Non-NFSM Districts
9.32
NFSM Pulses
Category
Area (‘000 Ha)
Yield (Kg/Ha)
% increase in Yield
NFSM Districts (18)
182.40
233.43
825
922
11.76

5. Performance of NFSM districts in comparison to Non-NFSM districts
NFSM Coarse Cereals (Maize)
Category
Area (‘000 Ha)
Yield (Kg/Ha)
% increase in Yield
NFSM Districts (3)
59.78
86.34
6.94
Non-NFSM Districts
37.93
57.57
9.14
NFSM Commercial Crops
Crop
Area (‘000 Ha)
Yield (Bales/Ha)
% increase in Yield
Jute (13 Districts)
613.69
565.15
15.18
15.49
2.04
Cotton (2 Districts)
1.29
0.36
2.53
3.62
43.08

6. Lessons Learnt & Future Strategies
NFSM Rice
Although NFSM districts have witnessed increase in productivity of paddy, the area under paddy cultivation is declining.
To maintain production levels, it is necessary to target higher productivity for which there is ample scope.
Strategy:
Use of stress tolerant varieties
Adoption of zero tillage technique
Use of paddy transplanter
Using SRI technique for Boro cultivation (due to lower water requirement and higher productivity).

7. Lessons Learnt & Future Strategies
NFSM Pulses
Although area & productivity of pulses have increased substantially during last 5 years, there is a huge gap (about 80%) between requirement and production of pulses in the State.
There is urgent need of bringing more area under pulses.
Strategies:
Expansion of pulses area by targeting rice fallows & intercropping with Maize, Jute etc.
Availability of suitable short duration moong varieties with single picking character.
Increased availability of pulses varieties suitable for short winter spell.

8. Popularization of SRI in Paddy cultivation
SUCCESS STORIES
SUCCESS STORY - RICE
Popularization of SRI in Paddy cultivation
Farmer: Sri Kamal Roy, a progressive farmer
Location: Jalpaiguri Sadar Block
Achievement: 25-30% water saving and 22-25% increased yield during Kharif, 2014

9. Adoption of Good Agricultural Practices in Pulses Production
SUCCESS STORY - PULSE
Adoption of Good Agricultural Practices in Pulses Production
Name of Farmer: Buddha Deb Ghosh
Location: Balagarh Block of Hooghly District
Achievement: 33% higher yield of Lentil (1500 kg/ha over 1125 kg/ha in traditional method) in NFSM Demonstration during Rabi, 2014 and increase of net income from Rs 24,500/- to Rs 55,000/- per ha compared to traditional cultivation.

10. Demonstration with Hybrid Maize (PAC-740)
SUCCESS STORY - MAIZE
Demonstration with Hybrid Maize (PAC-740)
Name of Farmer: Shah Alam, a progressive farmer
Location: Goalpokhar-I Block, Uttar Dinajpur District
Achievement: 33% higher yield (32 qt/acre) than control plot (24 qt/acre) from demonstration under NFSM-Coarse Cereals during Rabi, 2014.

11. Specific Issues/Suggestions
Low productivity of NFSM Rice Districts due to agro-climatic factors.
There is a huge gap between requirement and production of pulses
Cost of seed of Hybrid Maize being very high, little fund remains available for other inputs in Maize DCs.
SUGGESTIONS:
More investment on Rice DCs required for facilitating productivity enhancement.
To popularize pulse cultivation it is suggested that:
Area of each Pulse DC be reduced to max. 25 ha.
Allocation for Pulse DCs be increased.
Total cost per hectare of Maize DC may be increased under NFSM-Coarse Cereals
Some potential districts need to be included under NFSM-Coarse Cereals.

12. THANK YOU