WELCOME Respected Secretary (A&C) & other senior officers of DOAC Annual Action Plan – Directorate of Cashewnut & Cocoa Devpt., Cochin
VISION Enhancement of production and productivity of cashew and cocoa so as to make the country self sufficient Ensure welfare of the farming community Meet industrial and domestic demands with a view to provide sustainable employment
INDIAN CASHEW SCENARIO India (States Area (Ha)Production (MT)APY (Kg/ha) Kerala Karnataka Goa Maharashtra Tamil Nadu And. Pradesh Orissa W.Bengal Others Total
WORLD SCENARIO OF COCOA India (States Global Position(2007) APAPYCountryAP Kerala Brazil Tamil Nadu Cote D Ivore Karnataka Ghana Andhra Pradesh Indonesia Malaysia Nigeria Others Total A-Area in Ha P –Prodn. in MT APY – Average Pdty in Kg/Ha
ACHIEVEMENT Programme TARGETACHIEVEMENT Phy.Fin(Lak)Phy.Fin(Lks) Replanting (ha) - Fresh - Maintenace Rejuvenation of Corpn.Plantations(ha) FLT – No. of plots –Cashew Cocoa Demo. Apple Utilisation(Trg.Nos) Production forecast Evaluation on the impact of CPT Survey,surv. & Trg – Cashew Publicity (Cashew & Cocoa) Mission Management Total (95%)
CONSTRAINTS Senile Cashew Plantations – 3.20 lakh ha Improper selection of planting material Inadequate TOT programme Inadequate extension measures Absence of dwarf varieties for high density planting Non priority status by State Governments. Skeleton Technical Staff at DCCD
STRATEGIES - Plantation Crop status for cashew - Massive replanting programme - Abolition of tender system in procurement of planting materials - Procurement of PM from approved sources especially from Research Organisations/Corpns. - Area expansion in non traditional areas - Organizing intensive thematic campaigns - Intensive farmers training programme - Renovation of traditional processing industries - Contract farming system
PROGRAMMES – (Cashew) ProgrammesTargetOutlay(Lak) Replanting – Corporation area (ha) Fresh Planting M2 M Rejuvenation - M Technology Intervention a.Front line tech.demo (No. of Plots) i. Farmers field ii. Institutions b. Innovative programme – Cashew Apple Utilisation- Cashew apple – Training Trainees
PROGRAMMES – (Cashew) ProgrammesTargetOutlay(Lak) c. Survey, Surveillance & Training Information upgradation/dissemination a.Evaluation on the impact of CPT b.Production forecast c.Publicity(Seminars/workshop/literat ure) Programme Monitisation/Mission management Total (Cashew)
PROGRAMMES – (Cocoa) ProgrammesTargetOutlay(Lak) Technology dissemination Front Line Tech.Demo (Nos.) i. Farmers field ii. Institutional farms Publicity for crop promotion (Seminar, workshops, literature devand HRD training Total (Cocoa) Grand Total (Cashew + Cocoa)
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