Kharif Review Rabi Prospects Strategies Dr. J. S. Sandhu Agriculture Commissioner Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture Dr. J. S. Sandhu Agriculture Commissioner Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture

C ROP PRODUCTION TARGETS: Kharif weather:  South West Monsoon highly erratic, delayed onset and initially progress was quite slow and June end with 43% deficient.  Eleven per cent deficit rains at National level and 19 % deficit in North West India  Deficient rains in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Marathwada(Maharashtra), Telangana, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, East M P  Incidence of flash floods in J&K, Assam, Bihar, Eastern UP and Odisha, Cloud burst (Uttarakhand & HP);  Contingency plan for 565 districts implemented  No serious disease/insect-pests observed (Million Tons/Bales) Crop KharifRabi-STotal Rice Wheat Barley Maize Millets Pulses Food grains Oilseeds Sugarcane Cotton (170 Kg Bales) Jute & Mesta (180 Kg Bales) Source: DAC, GOI

C UMULATIVE RAINFALL ( MM ): South-West Monsoon Season Actual Normal Departure (%) 1 st June -30 th Sept st June -09 th Sept st June -12 th Sept st June – 11 th Sept st June – 10 th Sept Source: IMD.  SW Monsoon recorded -11% Less rains.  Monsoon coverage: Out of 36 sub-divisions, 25 sub-divisions constituting 72% of the total area have received excess/normal and 11 sub-divisions constituting 28% of total area received “Deficient” rains.  Only one sub-division (South Interior Karnataka) received excess rainfall

D ISTRIBUTION OF RAINFALL AT DISTRICT L EVEL ( IN PERCENTAGE ) , 2012, 2013, 2014 Deficient/Scanty rainfall districts – 68 (UP), 22 (MP),21 (Haryana), 18 (Bihar) total 280 out of 641.

Region Northern Region Eastern Region78 Western Region7877 Central Region9087 Southern Region7282 All India Years Average72  Out of 85, 72 reservoirs more than 80% of normal storage & 13 reservoir below 80% of normal storage ( Tripura 39%, AP 50%, UP 51%)  2014 ( 120BCM), 2013 (129BCM) & 10 year average (111 BCM) Source: CWC, GOI. As on Region wise live storage (%) of water in major reservoirs in 2014 & 2013.

A REA COVERAGE OF KHARIF CROPS ( LAKH HA ) Progress of Sowing Lakh ( ha.)

Area in Million ha Crop change Rice Maize Millets Total Cereals Normal Area Source: SDA Area coverage of Kharif Cereal & *As on

Area in Million ha Crop change Arhar Black gram Moong Total pulses Normal Area Source: SDAs Area coverage of kharif Pulses-2014 & *As on

. Area in Million ha Crop Change Groundnut Soybean Total Kharif Oilseeds Normal Area Source: SDAs Area coverage of Kharif Oilseeds 2014 & *As on

A REA COVERAGE OF K HARIF C ASH C ROPS 2014 & 2013 Unit: Area in Million ha Crop Normal change Cotton Jute & Mesta Sugarcane Source: SDA *As on

 Region specific Crop planning -Focus on the districts having higher area concentration of a crop;  Pre-positioning Inputs: Seeds, bio-agents/ Agro- chemicals, Soil amendments- Lime, Gypsum, Fertilizers, Micro-nutrients  Moisture Conservation & Timely sowing :Laser Land Leveller, Zero till Seed drill, Rotavator, Happy Seeder,  Focus on Fallow Area: specifically fallow kharif (3.37 Million Ha) areas left unsown due to delayed monsoon  Optimum & efficient use of conserved water: Micro- irrigation  Promotion of Relay cropping / Intercropping: To enhance the production and profitability.  Region specific Crop planning -Focus on the districts having higher area concentration of a crop;  Pre-positioning Inputs: Seeds, bio-agents/ Agro- chemicals, Soil amendments- Lime, Gypsum, Fertilizers, Micro-nutrients  Moisture Conservation & Timely sowing :Laser Land Leveller, Zero till Seed drill, Rotavator, Happy Seeder,  Focus on Fallow Area: specifically fallow kharif (3.37 Million Ha) areas left unsown due to delayed monsoon  Optimum & efficient use of conserved water: Micro- irrigation  Promotion of Relay cropping / Intercropping: To enhance the production and profitability. Strategies for Rabi :

REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF SEEDS FOR R A BI: CropREQUIREMENT (Lakh quintal) AVAILABILITY (Lakh quintal) DEFICIT/ SURPLUS SRR ( ) Wheat (+) Rabi Jowar (+) Bengal gram (-) Urd & Moong (+) Lentil (-) Rape seed & Mustard (+) Source: Seed Division, DAC, GOI.

REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF FERTILIZERS FOR R ABI : & RABI: Fertilizers Rabi: Rabi: Assessed requirement (Lakh tons) Total sales (Lakh Tons) Assessed requirement (Lakh Tons) Urea DAP MOP NPK SSP Use of Bio-fertilizers MT ( ) Increases (62%) to MT ( ) Azosprillium, Azotobacter, Rhizobium, Phosphate Solubilizing bacteria, Potash mobilizing bacteria reduce dose of N,P,K, fertilizer by 25%. Use of micronutrients Deficiency- Sulphur 46%, Zinc 49% Boron 33%; Molybdenum 13%; magnesium 5% Copper 3 %. Source: INM & FMS, DAC, GOI

N EW I NITIATIVES FOR RABI:  To enhance pulses production North Eastern states & Hilly States included under NFSM- Pulses  Additional Allocation of Rs 300 crores  Promotion of Coarse grain cereals, all states included under NFSM – Coarse grain cereals  Higher level seed subsidy for replanting where crops damaged during kharif season  To enhance pulses production North Eastern states & Hilly States included under NFSM- Pulses  Additional Allocation of Rs 300 crores  Promotion of Coarse grain cereals, all states included under NFSM – Coarse grain cereals  Higher level seed subsidy for replanting where crops damaged during kharif season

S PECIFIC I SSUES  Yellow Rust & Karnal Bunt: strategy to management of these diseases  Enforcement of Seed Certification Standards: wheat karnal bunt  Area specific application of Micronutrients – sulphur, Molybdenum, Zinc, Boron, etc  Promotion seed production during off season to make up the deficiency  Advance planning for Summer pulses.

WAY FORWARD  Linkages & Coordination: SAU/ICAR Institutes/KVKs for technical backstopping & Other central ministries;  Timely crop tracking & close monitoring of weather situation; and  Timely implementation & monitoring of crop development programs.

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