On 6 th & 7 th March, 2013 at New Delhi National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign – 2013

WEST BENGAL : AN OVERVIEW PART-I WEST BENGAL : AN OVERVIEW PART-I Geographical Area88752 sq. Km. Nos. of Agricultural Districts18 Nos. of Agricultural Blocks335 Nos. of Gram Panchayets3354 Nos. of Mouza / Village40782 Population (2011 Census)9,13,47,736 Population Density(2011 Census)1029 / Sq. Km. Agro-Climatic Zones6 Nos. Gross Cropped Area( ) ha Gross Cropped Area( ) ha Cultivable Area ( ) ha Irrigated Area62% of Net Cropped Area Total Nos. of Agricultural holdings Nos Size of average Land Holding0.82 ha / Holding

WEST BENGAL : AN OVERVIEW PART-II Cropping Intensity( ) Cropping Intensity( ) Total Rice Production ( ) Lakh MT Total Food Grains Production ( ) Lakh MT Total Rice Production ( ) Lakh MT Total Food Grains Production ( ) Lakh MT Total Rice Production ( )-Estmtd Lakh MT Total Food Grains Production ( )-Estmtd Lakh MT Total Food Grains Production ( )-Target lakh MT Kharif Rice Productivity ( )-Estmtd.2600 kg/ha Summer Rice Productivity ( )-Estmtd.3143 kg/ha Target of Kharif Rice Productivity ( )2684 kg/ha

West Bengal : Placing Issues in Perspective West Bengal : Placing Issues in Perspective Has 8% of India’s population with 2.7% of the total area, Population Density (1029 per Sq. Km) puts tremendous pressure on land, Agriculture contributes nearly Rs 41,000 crore (21%) to the SDP per annum, Marginal and small farmers constitute 95% of the 5.7 mn farmers, (2001 census) [Including Bargadars] Farm workers exceed marginal and small holders (7.3 mn),

Estimated Requirement of Crops in West Bengal During 12 th Plan Period – Part-A Estimated Requirement of Crops in West Bengal During 12 th Plan Period – Part-A Year Population (Lakh) RiceCerealsPulses Food Grains NB : Requirement includes 10% for seeds & wastage for all crops except Potato and for Potato it is 22 %. In Lakh MT

Estimated Requirement of Crops in West Bengal During 12 th Plan Period - Part-B Estimated Requirement of Crops in West Bengal During 12 th Plan Period - Part-B Year Population (Lakh) Oil Seeds Potato NB : Requirement includes 10% for seeds & wastage for all crops except Potato and for Potato it is 22 %. In Lakh MT

West Bengal Agriculture : Significant milestones First position in Rice production, First position in Vegetables Production, Second position in Potato Production, Third in Flowers and seventh in Fruits Production, Cropping intensity of % ( )

Rainfall Analysis (m.m.) for year to YearRegionNormal (mm) Actual (mm) Departure (%) Sub-Himalayan West Bengal Gangetic West Bengal Sub-Himalayan West Bengal Gangetic West Bengal Sub-Himalayan West Bengal Gangetic West Bengal Period from June to September

Rainfall Analysis (m.m.)for year to YearRegionNormal (mm) Actual (mm) Departure (%) Sub-Himalayan West Bengal Gangetic West Bengal Sub-Himalayan West Bengal Gangetic West Bengal (Oct to Jan) Sub-Himalayan West Bengal Gangetic West Bengal Period from October to February

Crops ( As per 2 nd estimate) APYAPY Kharif Rice Kharif Maize Kharif Pulses Kharif Food Grains Kharif Oil Seeds Jute Mesta Sugarcane A=Area in ’000 ha, P= Production in ’000mt, Y= Yield in Kg/ha (In case of Jute & Mesta Yield in bales/ha & Prodn. in ‘000 bales; 1 bale=180 kg) KHARIF ASSESSMENT –

Crops Rabi-Summer Rabi-Summer (As per 2 nd estimate) APYAPY Summer Rice Wheat Rabi-Sum. Maize Rabi-Sum. Pulses Food Grains Oilseeds Potato A=Area in ’000 ha, P= Production in ’000 MT, Y= Yield in Kg/ha Rabi Assessment

Crops APY Kharif Rice Kharif Maize Kharif Pulses Kharif Food Grains Kharif Oil Seeds Jute Mesta Sugarcane A=Area in ’000 ha, P= Production in ’000mt, Y= Yield in Kg/ha (In case of Jute & Mesta Yield in bales/ha & Prodn. in ‘000 bales; 1 bale=180 kg) KHARIF TARGET –

Contingent Seed Plan Sl. No. SeasonCropArea (ha) Quantity of Seed required 1 Post Kharif HYV Paddy MT Kalai(Tur) MT Khesari MT 2 Early Rabi & Rabi Rape & Mustard MT Lentil MT Hybrid Maize MT Wheat MT Ground Nut MT 3 Summer Moong MT Sesame MT 5,90,000 ha Remarks : Variety wise requirement of seeds will be procured for distribution from Farm grown seeds, WBSSC Ltd., NSC, SFCI, UK TDC, etc.

Contingent Plan Contingent seed beds of Paddy will be prepared in Government farms. Farmers will be advised to raise community seed beds near source of irrigation water in phases. Under post kharif season, crops like Black Gram, Paddy will be grown. Transplanting under west Bengal can continue even up to 15 th August with varieties up to days duration. Farmers will be advised to grow paddy following double – transplanting method. Promotion of Khesari, Toria, like crop will also increase area & production of Pulse & Oilseed crops even under rainfed condition. Rabi crops like Wheat, Mustard, Lentil, Maize, Groundnut & Summer crops like Sesame and Moong are the best suited crops under West Bengal situation.

Progress on Kissan Credit Card and Credit Flow YearItemTargetAchievement KCC (Nos.) Total Credit Flow (Ag. & allied) (Rs. In crore) KCC (Nos.) (upto Dec’12) Total Credit Flow (Ag. & allied) (Rs. In crore) (upto Dec’12)

Impact of NFSM in West Bengal at a glance  Cleaned Rice Productivity during (2485 kg/ha) in NFSM districts has been increased by 11% over (2235 kg/ha). The production of cleaned rice in the NFSM districts registered 33% growth over the base year( ).  Wheat Productivity during (2521 kg/ha) in NFSM districts has been increased by 11% over (2278 kg/ha). Production of wheat in the NFSM districts registered 17% growth over the base year.  An all along increasing trend in Pulse productivity has been observed in NFSM-Pulse districts. Pulse productivity has reached 29% higher during (924 kg/ha) over (717 kg/ha).  After inclusion of all districts under NFSM-Pulse from , the state average productivity of pulses has also been increased from 785 kg/ha during to 890 kg/ha during registering a 13% growth.

Sl. No. Name of the SchemeComponentFund Sanctioned (Rs. in Crore) Achievement Physical (Nos.) Financial (Rs. in Crore) 1.Financial Support Scheme for Farm Mechanization(FSSM) 1) Tractor upto 40 HP )Power Tiller above 8 HP4542 3)Pumpset-(Diesel/Electric) ) Power Reaper293 5) Zero Till Seed Drill2 2.One Time Assistance for Electrification of Agricultural Pumpsets (OTA-EAP) Electrification of Agricultural Pumpsets for no. units One Time Assistance to Small and Marginal farmers for purchase of Small Farm Implements. 1) Kanpsack sprayers, 2) Manually operated Paddy Thresher 3) Cono-weeder 4) Drum Seeder, 5) PVC delivery pipe for carrying irrigation water. (6) Spade (l set of 4 spades of different sizes) 15.00On progress - Achievement of Farm Mechanization’

Proposed Plan of Farm Mechanization for Sl. No. Scheme/ComponentProposed Financial Target (Rs. in Lakh) 1Establishment of Farm Machinery Bank for Custom Hiring Promotion & Strengthening of Agricultural Mechanization through Training, Testing and Demonstration. a) Demonstration Component b) Outsourcing of Training Subsidy for selected Agril. Machinery and Equipment Input Subsidy to small & marginal farmers for adopting suitable Farm Mechanization Enhancing farm productivity at village level by introducing appropriate Farm Mechanization in selected villages Post Harvest Technology & Management69.65 TOTAL

SEEDS Requirement and Availability of C/Q Seed for Kharif & Target Crop Year Target Requirement Production / Availability Deficit / Surplus RequirementProduction Deficit / Surplus Paddy (+) (+) Hybrid Paddy3000 Nil Available in the trade channel Maize3729 Nil (-) 2770 Pulses (+) (+) In Qtls.

SEED REPLACEMENT RATE DURING & TARGET DURING Sl. No.CROP ( %) ( %) (Target) (%) 1Paddy Wheat Maize Gram Kalai (Urd) Moong Khesari Lentil Pigeon Pea Ground Nut Mustard Sesame Jute Potato

SEED TESTING – & TARGET FOR Kharif 2013 SL No Crop Sample Analized (Kharif 2012) Progress of Sample Analized (Rabi’2012) Target for Kharif no6934 no5000 no

PROGRESS OF SOIL TESTING DUNRING ( Actual) STL No. of Laboratories Capacity No. of Samples Analyzed Capacity Utilized (%) StaticMobileTotal State Govt % Other than State Govt. 5Nil % Total % No. of Dist. having STL No. of Dist. not having STL No. of Dist. having AAS 1088 No. of Soil Health Card made available to farmers: 44524

Year & SeasonFertilizers Assessed Requirement ConsumptionRemarks Kharif Urea5,00,0005,18,928 DAP2,50,0001,40,894 MOP1,50,00079,227 NPK4,00,0003,12,748 SSP2,00,0001,36,768 Rabi (upto 25 th Feb’13) Urea8,50,0005,37,867 DAP2,75,0001,97,305 MOP2,75,0001,06,576 NPK5,25,0003,64,973 SSP3,08,0001,50,456 Kharif Urea5,60,000 - DAP3,00,000 MOP1,50,000 NPK4,00,000 SSP2,00,000 Report on Fertilizers as on : (Qty. in MT)

Year & SeasonFertilizers Assessed Requirement ConsumptionRatio Kharif N P K Rabi (upto 25 th Feb’13) N P K Kharif (Estimated) N P K Report on Fertilizers as on : (Qty. in MT)

Year Gross Cropped Area (in Ha) Consumption of Fertilizer NPK(in MT) NPK-Kg/Ha (Estimated ) Per Ha consumption: Qty: in MT State Submission: Consumption of P&K fertilizers is low due to excessive hike of fertilizer prices. For smooth availability of fertilizers to all the districts of the State new rake points may be established at (i) Lakshmikantapur of South 24-Parganas district, (ii) Balurghat of Dakshin Dinajpur district & (iii) Panskura of Purba Medinipur district. Two point rake or ½ rake may be allowed for optimum use of fertilizers.

BEST PRACTICES ADOPTED BY THE STATE Best Practices Adapted 1.Production of Certified Seed through Seed Village Programme 2. Zero Tillage Machine (Rice & Wheat Crop) 3. SRI (System of Rice Intensification) 5. Seed Treatment Campaign for Crop Protection 6. Awareness & Sensitization through Electronic Media 7. Popularization of Farm School concept 8. Organization of Kissan Mela 9. Awareness & promotional campaign on KCC 10. Establishment of Krishak Bazar 11. Thrust on expansion of area & increase in production of Pulses, Oil Seeds, Maize etc. 12. Emphasis on balanced use of organic & inorganic fertilizers 13. Massive Campaign on Soil test based advisory services

West Bengal, in the perspective of 12 th Plan period Present StatusStatus by the end of XII Plan Population9.13 crore9.40 crore Requirement of Food- grains 178 lakh MT lakh MT Production of Food-grains 160 lakh MT lakh MT Cropping intensity 180%191% Farming Family = 71 lakh Cultivable Land = 57 lakh ha

Crop Req.Prod.Req.Prod.Req.Prod.Req.Prod.Req.Prod. Rice Wheat Pulses Food- grains Potato Oilseeds Production of some major crops of West Bengal during XI Plan Period Cropping Intensity during % (In lakh MT)

Crop GR RiceA Y P WheatA Y P PulsesA Y P Food grains A Y P Target of Area, Yield Rate and Production of different crops during to of West Bengal XII th Plan A: Area in ‘000 ha., Y: Yield Rate in Kg/ha and P: Production in ‘000 tonnes

Crop GR Total Oilseeds A Y P Jute*A Y P PotatoA Y P Cropping Intensity Target of Area, Yield Rate and Production of different crops during to of West Bengal XII th Plan * Yield Rate in bales/ha and production in bales, 1 bale = 180 Kg. A: Area in ‘000 ha., Y: Yield Rate in Kg/ha and P: Production in ‘000 tonnes

Strategies & Initiatives for XII th Plan  Agriculture growth beyond 4%.  Food grain production growth fixed at 2%.  Construction of Krishak bazaar(Mandi) at all blocks in a phased manner with scientific facilities and advisory system  Promotion of production of non-basmati aromatic rice.  Self sufficiency and timely availability of quality seeds and other agricultural input.  Topmost priority on expansion of area and production of pulses and maize.  KCC for all eligible farmers.  Special emphasis on farm mechanization.  Capacity building of Women, SC/ST and minority farmers.  Crop diversification, alternate crop, Integrated crop management prioritized.

Interventions & Activities during Demonstration & related training on production technology of major crops. 2.Strengthening/renovation of Govt. agricultural farms for quality seed production. 3.Production of vermi-compost and biofertilizers for efficient use of plant nutrients. 4.Seed multiplication for expansion of nonbasmati aromatic rice. 5.Establishment of new seed testing laboratories. 6.Establishment of seed processing unit along with seed villages in Bankura and Purulia. 7.Farm mechanization subsidy scheme with tractor, power- tiller, zero Till seed drill, Reapers and water lifting pumps. 8.One time assistance for purchase of small farm implements and electric connection to agril. water lifting pumps upto 5 hp. 9.Stress on popularization of organic farming in the state.

Good Practices & Success Stories One time assistance of Rs.8000/- for electric connection to agril water lifting pump upto 5hp benefiting farmers. One time benefiting farmers for purchasing small implements. More than 5 lakhs KCC upto December Excavation/re excavation of new/old water bodies for better utilization of permissible runoff water.

Specific Issues of the State Soil testing and universalisation of soil health card. Scheme for farm mechanization—one time assistance to farmers for increasing coverage under electric pumps within 5 hp. Opening of Agriculture colleges. Integrated mission on Agricultural mechanization through promotion of small implements.

Critical Gaps in State Plan  Increasing cost of Production & integration of farmer owned natural resources to the agricultural production system to reduce the cost.  Possible future nutrient imbalance in soil due to reduced utilization of high cost Phosphatic & Potassic fertilizer.  Substitution of fossil fuel energy by renewable sources like Solar, wind and bio energy and its related research and development aspect.  Insufficient integration of Agricultural production system and farmers aggregation resulting un-remunerative price from the market.