1. National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign (15-16th September, 2016)
Kharif Review
Rabi Prospects
Strategies
Dr. S. K. Malhotra
Agriculture Commissioner
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare,
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

2. Rainfall in Kharif Season: 2016
South West Monsoon (Departure): Most favorable
June %
July %
August %
Actual rainfall: mm (1June -7 Sep)
Normal rainfall: mm
Deficit in rainfall: %
Deficient rains: Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, Haryana, Punjab, H.P., Gujarat, Kerala.

3. 2015 2016 Total subdivisions : 36 Excess/ Normal : 28 Deficit : 8
Incidence of floods: Assam, WB, MP, Bihar, Rajasthan, parts of UP & MHR
No serious disease/insect-pests observed

4. Region wise live storage (%) of water in
Major reservoirs (2016 & 2015)
Region
2016
2015
Northern Region 79 90
Eastern Region 76 58
Western Region 75 59
Central Region 87 77
Southern Region 44 32
All India 69
10 Years Average 71
Live storage in BCM
(Total live storage for full reservoir level=157.8 BCM)
10 year average: BCM
Total reservoirs: 91
61 reservoirs : >80% capacity of normal storage
30 reservoirs : <80% capacity of normal storage
Source: CWC, GOI. As on

5. Area coverage Kharif -2016 Crop Normal Area (Lakh hectare)
Area Sown during
Kharif season
Difference of over
Last year
Rice
392.81
380.28
370.04
10.24
Pulses
108.69
143.95
111.48
32.48
Coarse cereals
199.70
187.86
177.05
10.81
Oilseeds
182.42
186.95
181.70
5.25
Sugarcane
49.96
45.77
49.60
-3.83
Jute & Mesta
8.57
7.56
7.73
-0.17
Cotton
120.34
102.13
114.75
-12.62
Total
42.15

6. Area coverage : Cereal Crops
Kharif (2014, 2015, 2016)
Area in Million ha
 Crop
Normal Area
2014
2015
2016
Rice
39.28
36.65
37.00
38.02
Maize
7.35
7.46
7.5
8.31
Millets
12.62
9.64
10.19
10.47
Total Cereals
59.27
53.75
54.69
56.80
Source SDA *As on

7. Area coverage : Pulses Crops
Kharif (2014, 2015, 2016)
Area in Million ha
Crop
Normal Area
2014
2015
2016
Arhar
4.00
3.54
3.73
5.21
Black gram
2.44
2.47
2.78
3.48
Green gram
2.36
2.06
2.53
3.36
Total pulses
10.87
9.90
11.14
14.39
Source: SDA as on

8. Area coverage : Oilseed Crops
Kharif (2014, 2015, 2016)
Area in Million ha
Crop
Normal Area
2014
2015
2016
Groundnut
4.37
3.67
3.57
4.65
Soybean
10.63
11.01
11.61
11.46
Total Kharif Oilseeds
18.24
17.55
18.16
18.69
Source: SDAs as on .

9. Area coverage : Cash Crops Unit: Area in Million ha
Kharif (2014, 2015, 2016)
Unit: Area in Million ha
Crop
Normal Area
2014
2015
2016
Cotton
12.03
12.52
11.47
10.21
Jute &
Mesta
0.85
0.81
0.77
0.75
Sugarcane
4.99
5.06
4.96
4.57
Source: SDA as on

10. Crop Production Targets (2016-17)
(4th Ad. Estimate)
(Targets)
Million Tones/bales
Crops
Kharif
Rabi
Total
Rice
91.30
13.00
104.31
93.00
15.50
108.50
Wheat --
93.50 -
96.50
Maize
15.24
6.56
21.86
17.50
7.00
24.50
Millets
11.93
4.20
16.13
15.00
4.85
19.85
Pulses
5.53
10.93
16.46
7.25
13.50
20.75
Foodgrains
124.01
128.21
252.22
132.75
137.35
270.10
Oilseeds
16.59
8.71
25.30
23.50
11.50
35.00
Sugarcane
352.16
355.00
Cotton (170 kg bales)
30.15
36.00
Jute & Mesta (180 kg bales
10.47
11.70

11. Main crops of Rabi season
Wheat Gram, Lentil and Summer Moong Rapeseed & Mustard Rabi Maize and Jowar

12. Strategies for Rabi :
Region specific crop planning–based on moisture availability
Pre-positioning of Inputs: Seeds, bio-agents/Agro- chemicals, Fertilizers, Micro-nutrients, Soil amendments- Lime or Gypsum.
Moisture Conservation & Timely sowing : Laser Land Leveller, Zero till Seed drill, Rotavator, Happy Seeder.
Focus on Rice fallow area for sowing pulses and oilseeds.
Promotion of Relay cropping / Intercropping: To enhance the production and profitability.
Area specific application of Micronutrients – sulphur, Molybdenum, Zinc, Boron, etc.

13. REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF SEEDS for Rabi: 2016-17
Crop
REQUIREMENT (Lakh quintal)
AVAILABILITY
(Lakh quintal)
DEFICIT/
SURPLUS
Wheat
117.5
136.5
19.02
Rabi Jowar
1.21
1.25
0.04
Chick pea
(gram)
17.6
16.0
-1.6
Urd
1.08
1.03
0.05
Moong
0.67
0.93
0.26
Lentil
1.47
1.15
-0.32
R & M
1.75
1.74
0.01
Source: Seed Division, DAC, GOI.

14. REQUIREMENT & SALES OF FERTILIZERS for Rabi: 2016-17
Assessed requirement (Lakh tons)
Total sales
(Lakh tons)
Urea
166.20
164.89
166.22
DAP
51.41
46.81
52.45
MOP
17.77
11.72
18.40
NPK
53.15
47.74
53.70
SSP
32.48
25.24
33.57
Source: INM & FMS, DAC, GOI

15. Specific Issues Blast of Wheat
Yellow Rust & Karnal Bunt: Each state should have strategy to manage these diseases.
Enforcement of Seed Certification Standards:
Promotion seed production during off season to make up the deficiency

16. New Initiatives for Pulses under NFSM
150 Seed Hubs in Pulses in three years
Enhancement of breeder seed production of Pulses at ICAR-IIPR and SAU,s
Seed mini kits of pulses
Subsidy for production of quality seed
Pulses and oilseeds cluster demonstrations
Bio fertilizer and bio pesticides
Pulses and oilseeds cultivation in rice fallow areas under BGREI
Promotion of summer moong

17. WE NEED TO PROMOTE PULSES & OILSEEDS IN RICE FALLOWS
Eastern States: Paddy Fallow – 8 million ha land
West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Assam
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Options:
Pulses: Lentil, lathyrus and chickpea
Oil seeds: Mustard, safflower and linseed
Identification of potential districts with rice fallows
Promote timely sowing of pulses in residual moistures
Availability of seeds of suitable varieties
Use of natural resources: tanks/watersheds for life saving irrigation (PMKSY)
Pooling of resources : NFSM, NMOOP, ATMA, RKVY and other schemes.
Motivating large number of farmers in a village

18. THANK YOU With the appropriate strategy we will be able to
address the constraints and achieve the target
THANK YOU