1. National Food Security Mission Executive Committee(NFSMEC) Meeting
14th
National Food Security Mission
Executive Committee(NFSMEC)
Meeting
Date: 18/11/2014
GUJARAT STATE
Presented by :
Director of Agriculture,
Gujarat State., Gandhinagar.

2. Gujarat - Agriculture @ Glance
Total Geographical Area : 19.6 M ha.
Net Area Sown : 10.2 M ha.
Total Cropped Area : 14.5 M ha.
Gross Irrigated area : M ha.
Net Irrigated area : 4.27 M ha.
Average land holding : 2.20 ha
Total Operational land holder : 4.66 M

3. Achievements of State in Food Grain & Oilseed Production during 2013-14
* Year APY as per Fourth estimate
CROP
Area (000 ha)
Production
(000 M.Tons)
Productivity
Kg/Ha
Rice
787
1616
2054
Jowar
128
165
1293
Wheat
1500
4800
3200
Bajra
693
1295
1868
Maize
461
692
1502
Ragi 14
984
Other Cere. 38 41
1079
Total Cereal
3621
8623
2382

4. Achievements of State Contnd.
* Year APY as per Fourth estimate
CROP
Area (000 ha)
Production
(000 M.Tons)
Productivity
Kg/Ha
Tur (Red Gram)
210
239
1137
Udad 91 60
655
Mung(Green Gram)
183
103
564
math 30 18
595
Gram
247
284
1150
Other Pulses 52 35
665
Total Pulses
813
738
908
Total Food Grains
4434
9361
2111

5. Achievements of State Contnd.
* Year APY as per Fourth estimate
CROP
Area (000 ha)
Production
(000 M.Tons)
Productivity
Kg/Ha
Groundnut
1842
5445
2956
Castorseed
627
1292
2060
Sesamum
236
124
527
Mustard & Rape seed
282
446
1580
Soybean 60 44
725
Other oilseeds 31 14
441
Total Oilseed
3078
7364
2392

6. Achievements of State in Food Grain & Oilseed Production during 2014-15
* Year APY as per First estimate
CROP
Area (000 ha)
Production
(000 M.Tons)
Productivity
Kg/Ha
Rice
753
1540
2045
Jowar 33 45
1357
Bajra
177
211
1194
Maize
316
460
1457
Ragi 20 18
919
Small millets 3 2
560
Total Cereal
1302
2276
1748

7. Achievements of State Conti.
* Year APY as per First estimate
CROP
Area (000 ha)
Production
(000 M.Tons)
Productivity
Kg/Ha
Tur (Red Gram)
211
237
1125
Udad 67 44
650
Mung(Green Gram) 77 35
458
math 9 4
491
Other Kharif Pulses 12 5
457
Total Pulses
Total Food Grains
1678
2603
1551

8. Achievements of State Contnd.
* Year APY as per First estimate
CROP
Area (000 ha)
Production
(000 M.Tons)
Productivity
Kg/Ha
Groundnut
1224
2048
1673
Castor seed
800
1619
2024
Sesamum
141 63
449
Nigerseed
Sunflower
Soyabean 69 52
750
Other oilseeds 6 2
300
Total Oilseed
2240
3784
1689

9. Action Plan Details under NFSM for the year 2014-15 of Gujarat State
(Rs. In Lakh)
Sr.
No.
Scheme name
Action Plan (proposed )
Action Plan
(approved ) 1
NFSM-Pulse 2
NFSM-Rice
298.10
207.98 3
NFSM-Wheat 4
NFSM-Coarse Cereals
989.50
925.50 5
NFSM-Commercial crops (cotton)
155.00
154.96 6
NFSM-Commercial crops (Sugarcane)
15.00
16.20
TOTAL

10. Release of Central Assistace Under NFSM for the Year 2014-15
(Rs. In Lakh)
National Food Security Mission
Normal
SCSP
TASP
Total
NFSM Wheat
610
55.45
115.60
781.07
NFSM Rice
15.55
1.41
2.95
19.91
NFSM Coarse Cereal
361.4
32.85
68.49
462.75
NFSM Commercial Crops
100.3
9.11
19.00
128.37
TOTAL
1087
98.82
206.04
Budget Provision for
247.57
752.07

11. Physical and Financial progress of NFSM 2014-15 Rs. in Lacs
CROP/COMP.
Targets
Achievement ( up to Oct-14)
Physical
Financial
Financial*
NFSM-Rice
9310
207.98
1697
1.66
NFSM-Wheat
155273
14360
4.08
NFSM-Pulse
508877
101112
82.10
NFSM-Coarse Cereal
19700
925.50
630
0.00
NFSM-Commercial Crop (Cotton)
1228
154.96
374
NFSM-Commercial Crop (Sugarcane)
188674
16.20
NFSM Total
383950
12060
87.84
* As per physical applications received, sanctioning and process for payment is undergoing.

12. New Initiatives introduced in 2014-15
Farmer advisory :-
By SMS
By I-Kisan Portal
By Mobile application
State Government has launched Rabi Krishi Mahotsav-Krishi Kalyan Mela
Empanelment of Farm Machineries and Agril. Implements

13. New innovation / initiatives
KRUSHI MAHOTSAV-2014, KRUSHI RATH & FARMERS MEET

14. Glimpses of Agriculture Publication

15. 391468 soil health card has been issued during krushimahotsav 2014.
MICRONUTRIENT FERTILITY MAP
50 STL’s were equipped with micro nutrient facilities under RKVY and NPMSF schemes
3.50 lakh soil samples were analyzed for secondary and micro nutrients In

16. I kisan Portal (www.ikisan.gujarat.gov.in) Krushi Mahotsav-2014
Agriculture Kits Distribution- 1,57,984
Soil health card distribution- 3,91,468
No. of Farmers Guided (Group)- 12,44,906
No. of Farmers Guided (Personal)- 1,32,689
I kisan Portal (
Innovative Approarch in the state for Serving the farmers through Information Technology at their doorstep on 24x7 basis
All the services at one place
Khatar Adhikar Patra
Application for Schematic Assistance
Availability of Agril. Inputs
Information on Agril. Loan
Agriculture related technical information
Market Price
Weather
FAQ and solution regarding farming problems.

17. Action Plan for Rabi and Summer 2014-15 (NFSM Wheat & Pulse)
In Rabi season availability of latest varieties of wheat, seed is only 7% of total requirement for subsidy.
District officials are instructed to plan for maximum demonstrations as well as seed distribution out of available new variety seed.
Tender procedures for procurement of inputs like micronutrients, pp chemicals, weedicide, IPM, Gypsum etc. are completed by GAIC
Empanelment of Farm Mechanization components are completed.
Online Applications for Farm Mechanization components are under processing and at payment stage.
Rabi krishi Mahotsav- Kisan Kalyan Melas planned in Dec-2014

18. Learning from implementation of Coarse Cereals component
To sustain the area and promote coarse cereals, well performing popular notified private research varieties of maize / Bajra may be allowed for demonstration with recommended package of practices.
Comparison of private varieties can be done with notified / certified varieties.
Farmers can get wide choice in selecting varieties.
Farmers learned to adopt use of micronutrients
Area of hybrid maize is increasing

19. Lessons Learnt
Use of micro nutrients increased
Use of farm mechanization increased
Varietal replacement is increased
i.e. RICE –GAR 13, GNR-3, NAUR-1,
PULSE (Tur)- Vaishali
PULSE (Moong)- Meha and Gujarat 4
PULSE (Gram)- Guj 2 and Guj 3
WHEAT – GW 366, GW-11 and GDW-1255
Soil Micronutrient Fertility Maps showing micro nutrients status are displayed in Gram panchayats.
Prepositioning of inputs through pre seasonal coordination
Cluster approach developed for pulse & wheat

20. Reason for shortfall in achievement under NFSM 2014-15
El-nino effect on monsoon- Late onset of monsoon, Erratic, irregular and inadequate monsoon observed
Long dry spell in mid season, early withdrawal of monsoon
Diversification in cropping pattern like Groundnut decrease by 15 %, pulses decrease by 22 %, cotton increase by 11 %, Bajara decrease by 50 %, Jowar decrease by 18 % and Maize decrease by 15 % during Kharif 2014.
Farmers provides poor packages to pulse crops due to their low profitability
Non availability of <10 year old variety seeds

21. Reason for shortfall in achievement under NFSM Kharif -14 Contd…..
Procurement of micronutrient was late due to delay in tender procedure
Farm mechanization components of the scheme were empaneled by the department and the empanelment procedure was delayed in early season, so the subsidy for this component is till not paid.
State Government has initiated ikisan portal and farmers have to apply on line to get assistance in any component of the any schemes. No farmers were allowed to do physical applications so very few online applications were received.
In ikisan portal, Initially extension functionaries, input dealers and farmers were less acquainted with new system which resulted in poor progress.

22. Reasons for Probable Poor achievements (NFSM in Rabi – 2014-15 ) ……
Reasons for Probable Poor achievements (NFSM in Rabi – ) …….(Contd…..)
Seed age limit criteria: the wheat seed of <10Yrs. new varieties are available in limited quantity. (7 % only)
The farmers have not accepted <10 yrs. old wheat varietiy Viz. GW-366 (2009)

23. Probable Savings under NFSM due to Non availability of New Variety of Seed in Seed Distribution and Cluster Demonstration (Rs. In Lakh)
Sr.No
SCHEME
Component
Financial Target
Probable Achievement Financial
Probable Savings
Remarks 1
NFSM-Wheat
Seed Distribution
550 15
535
Seed age limit criteria: the wheat seed of <10Yrs. new varieties are available in limited quantity. (7 % only)
Cluster Demon.
525
125
400 2
NFSM-Rice 70 10 60
3.75 3
NFSM-Pulses
450
200
250
675
TOTAL
1245

24. NFSM-Commercial Crop (Cotton) NFSM-Commercial Crop (Sugarcane)
Expected Physical and Financial progress of NFSM up to March Rs. in Lakh
CROP/COMP.
Targets
Achievement
Savings
Physical
Financial
NFSM-Rice
9310
207.98
5586
124.8
83.18
NFSM-Wheat
155273
100928
797.01
935
NFSM-Pulse
508877
254438
425
NFSM-Coarse Cereal
19700
925.5
9000
432.5
493
NFSM-Commercial Crop (Cotton)
1228
154.96
724
46.14
108.82
NFSM-Commercial Crop (Sugarcane)
188674
16.2
NFSM Total
383950
4994.1
559350
2045

25. Reasons for Probable Poor achievements (NFSM in Rabi – 2014-15 ) ……
Reasons for Probable Poor achievements (NFSM in Rabi – ) …….(Contd…..)
The gram sown on conserved moisture will decrease because of poor rain in sep-14 and early withdrawal of monsoon
The gram area will decrease due to less remunerative market price which do not attract farmers
Crop diversification will be observed in place of gram in irrigated areas e.g. cumin & coriander
Very low quantity (68%) of water in most of reservoirs in state e.g. North Gujarat 52%, Saurashtra region 39% and in Kutch region 11%. will restrict area under wheat and other rabi pulse crops.

26. Future Strategy for better achievement
State is hopeful for new variety of wheat GDW-1255 released in During rabi GSSC has taken seed program for Rabi to supply 10,000 quintal of certified seed in next year.
Moong variety Meha –is replacing GM-4, seed program is planned
State has implemented new innovative scheme under RKVY through GSSC to popularize newly state released varieties of major crops by producing labled seed and distribute among farmers as demonstration for period two years or till notification, which will help to promote variety in field and after notification immediately can go on mass multiplication in seed chain.

27. Future Strategy for better achievement….(contd…2)
To overcome the problem of non acceptance SAU varieties by the farmers, GSSC has initiated trials comprising good varieties of ICAR/Other states and tested them in Gujarat condition on farmers field and after getting farmers’ opinion, GSSC bring them in seed chain to provide quality seed to farmers. The examples are as under
Hybrid Maize CO-6 (Variety of Tamil Nadu)
Hybrid Maize HQPM -1 (Variety of ICAR)
Hybrid Bajra MPMH-17 (Variety of ICAR)
Mustard - NRCHB-101 (Variety of ICAR)
Hy. Paddy – CORH (Variety of Tamil Nadu)

28. Future Strategy for better achievement….(contd…3)
To overcome the problem of timely supply of inputs , farm implements, equipment's, tractors and water caring pipes etc., State Dept. of Agriculture has called suppliers for EoI and empanelment procedure is now almost completed, the benefits are-
Inputs for subsidy will available at competitive rates
From trusted, authenticated suppliers
With good quality and timely supply
At farmers door step from GAIC retail ABC
With full transparency
through online application

29. THANKS