Kharif Review Rabi Prospects Strategies Crops division Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Crops division Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

o Monsoon coverage: Out of 36 sub-divisions, 19+1 sub-divisions constituting 64% of total area have received excess/normal and 16 sub-divisions constituting 36% of total area received deficient rains. o Only one subdivision West Rajasthan received excess rainfall. o No subdivision received scanty rainfall o Incidence of floods in Assam and Gujarat. o No serious disease/insect-pests observed except some sporadic incidence of white fly in cotton and soybean.

Cumulative rainfall(mm): South-West Monsoon Season Actual NormalDeparture (%) 1 st June -30 th Sept st June -30 th Sept st June -30 th Sept st June – 30 th Sept st June – 30 th Sept st June-20 th Sept Source: IMD

Rainfall in week ending 16 th September 2015 o Normal rainfall : 44.0 mm o Deficit : -30% However, most rain deficit regions have received more than normal rainfall in this week. The regions are : o Marathwada: : 50% o Madhya Maharashtra : 92% o NI Karnataka : 173% o Telangana : 81% o Rayalseema : 26 %

Distribution of rainfall at district level (in %) Deficient/scanty rainfall districts – 67 (UP), 27 (Maharashtra), 20(Haryana), 23 (Bihar), 15 (Punjab) total 317 out of 614 (as on )

Region Northern Region 8685 Eastern Region 6077 Western Region 5883 Central Region 7684 Southern Region 3473 All India Years Average 77 Source: CWC, GOI. As on Region wise live storage (%) of water in major reservoirs

Area in million ha Crop Normal Area Rice Maize Millets Total Cereals Area coverage of kharif cereal crops Source SDA As on

Area in million ha CropNormal Area Arhar Blackgram Greengarm Total pulses Source: SDA As on Area coverage of kharif pulses

. Area in million ha Crop Normal Area Groundnut Soybean Total Oilseeds Source: SDA As on Area coverage of kharif oilseeds

Area coverage of kharif cash crops Unit: Area in million ha CropNormal Area Cotton Jute & Mesta Sugarcane Source: SDA As on

Crop Production Targets (4 th Ad. Estimate) (Targets)1 St Advance Estimates million Tons CropsKharifRabiTotalKharifRabiTotal Rice Wheat Maize Barley Millets Pulses Foodgrains Oilseeds Sugarcane Cotton (million bales of 170 kg each) Jute & Mesta (million bales of 180 kg each

Strategies for rabi Main crops in Rabi are: o Wheat o Gram, Lentil o Rapeseed & Mustard o Rabi maize, jowar

o Region specific crop planning – taking into account moisture availability. o Pre-positioning of Inputs: Seeds, bio-agents/ agro- chemicals, soil amendments- lime, gypsum, fertilizers, micro-nutrients. o Moisture conservation & timely sowing :Laser land leveller, zero till seed drill, rotavator, happy seeder. o Focus on rice fallow area for sowing pulses and oilseeds. o Promotion of relay cropping / intercropping: To enhance the production and profitability. o Area specific application of micronutrients – sulphur, molybdenum, zinc, boron, etc o Region specific crop planning – taking into account moisture availability. o Pre-positioning of Inputs: Seeds, bio-agents/ agro- chemicals, soil amendments- lime, gypsum, fertilizers, micro-nutrients. o Moisture conservation & timely sowing :Laser land leveller, zero till seed drill, rotavator, happy seeder. o Focus on rice fallow area for sowing pulses and oilseeds. o Promotion of relay cropping / intercropping: To enhance the production and profitability. o Area specific application of micronutrients – sulphur, molybdenum, zinc, boron, etc Strategies for rabi

Requirement & availability of seeds for rabi CropREQUIREMENT (Lakh quintal) AVAILABILITY (Lakh quintal) DEFICIT/ SURPLUS Wheat Rabi Jowar Bengal gram Urd Moong Lentil R & M Source: Seed Division, DAC, GOI.

Requirement & consumption of fertilizers for rabi Fertilizers Rabi: Rabi: Assessed requirement (Lakh tons) Consumption (Lakh tons) Assessed requirement (Lakh tons) Urea DAP MOP NPK SSP Source: State Governments

New initiatives for rabi o Additional area coverage in rabi and summer pulses under NFSM. o Additional area coverage in rabi oilseeds under NMOOP. o Intercropping of pulses, oilseeds and coarse grains. o Pulses and oilseeds cultivation in rice fallow areas under BGREI o Focus on summer moong o Pulses and oilseeds demonstrations by KVKs throughout the country. o Higher level seed subsidy for replanting where crops damaged occurred during kharif season o Additional area coverage in rabi and summer pulses under NFSM. o Additional area coverage in rabi oilseeds under NMOOP. o Intercropping of pulses, oilseeds and coarse grains. o Pulses and oilseeds cultivation in rice fallow areas under BGREI o Focus on summer moong o Pulses and oilseeds demonstrations by KVKs throughout the country. o Higher level seed subsidy for replanting where crops damaged occurred during kharif season

Potential of pulses & oilseeds in rice fallows o About 8 million ha land remains fallow after paddy harvest in Eastern States. o Lentil, chickpea and lathyrus among pulses can be sown. o Mustard, safflower and linseed among oilseeds can be sown. o Identification of potential districts with large area of rice fallows. o Availability of seeds of suitable varieties. o Use of natural resources like tank/watersheds for providing life saving irrigation. o Pooling of resources from NFSM, NMOOP, ATMA, RKVY and schemes MNREGA. o Motivating large number of farmers in a village to take up cultivation.

Specific issues o Yellow rust & karnal bunt: Each state should have strategy to manage these diseases. o Enforcement of seed certification standards : wheat karnal bunt. o Promotion seed production during off season to make up the deficiency.