1. A Presentation for Krishi Karman Award, 2013-14 Government of Assam Date : 14 th October, 2014

2. Growth of Agriculture Sector Growth in 2013-14 (Adv. Estimate) : 4.5%

3. Achievements in Production of Foodgrains & Oilseeds 2013-14 Sl. No. Crop Production (Thousand MT) 1Rice5193.4 2Wheat40.4 3Maize77.0 4Pulses104.3 5 Small Millets 3.3 Total Foodgrains : 5418.4 6 Rapeseed & Mustard 169.00 7Sesamum8.60 8Linseed3.90 9Niger4.50 10Castor0.50 Total Oilseeds : 186.50

4. Sl.Strategy 1. Area expansion and adoption of HYV & Hybrid  Hybrid Rice area increased from 0.97 lakh ha. to 2.03 lakh ha. 10 thousand ha. of additional area brought under HYV Rice.  Additional 9,000 ha. brought under Pulses cultivation.  Covered 23,200 ha. under Hybrid Maize cultivation. 2. Productivity increasing inputs  Distribution of quality seeds (4.24 lakh quintals)  Varietal replacement (20% of Crop area).  Area Expansion under assured irrigation increased from 6.13 lakh ha. to 7.05 lakh ha.  Farm power enhanced from 1.02 HP per ha. to 1.14 HP per ha.  Soil health Management (4.38 lakh Ha.) Strategy & Measures taken to enhance production during 2013-14

5. Sl. No. Initiative 1 Submergence tolerant variety  Introduction of submergence tolerant Rice variety (Swarna Sub-1) in chronically flood affected area. Highly encouraging results. 2 Organic Farming  To popularize organic farming 90 nos. of farms (50 ha. each) established in 90 LACs. 3 Installation of Piezometer  208 Piezometer have been installed to monitor the ground water level on real time basis in all the plain districts. 4 Formation of FPOs  Farming community mobilized to form 25 no. of FPOs for securing better produce price. during 2013-14 New innovation / initiative adopted by State, lesson learnt & experiences in scaling up the same during 2013-14

6. Lesson learnt  Inadequate seed availability of Swarna Sub-1.  Certification hurdle of organic product.  Awareness building need on FPOs. Scaling up the same :  Tied up with IRRI for seed security.  Agricultural University has been requested to take up the certification aspect.  Tied up with KVKs / Farm Schools for awareness building on FPOs.

7. Expenditure under various schemes during 2013-14 (Rs. in lakh) Sl. No. Scheme Fund available during the year Fund utilized % utilized 1NFSM-Rice6624.596489.60098% 2NFSM-Pulse3648.843520.56597% 3A3P1006.401006.400100% 4BGREI6009.005759.0096% 5RADP350.00165.0047% 6NVIUC600.00600.00100% 7NutriFarm283.00247.0087% Total : 18521.8317787.57 96%

8. Collaborative efforts with line departments A. POWER :  Coordination with Power Department has helped to install 67, 500 Electrical Pump Sets during last 3 years (2011-12 to 2013-14) B. IRRIGATION :  Better co-ordination with Irrigation Department to harness irrigation water for double / multiple cropping in command areas. C. FERTILISER :  Ensuring availability & pre stocking of fertilisers with companies / dealers. Also emphasis has been laid on production of bio-fertilisers at local level. D. CREDIT : D. CREDIT :  Bankers are assisted by Agriculture Department through VLEWs for identification of farmers.  Regular interaction through SLBC and NABARD.

9. Districtwise Status of data entry under NFSM (Rice & Pulse) Sl. No. District No. of beneficiary & input supply details filled (2013-14) 1Baksa3861 2Barpeta2246 3Bongaigaon2302 4Darrang911 5Dhemaji2307 6Dhubri1961 7Goalpara1338 8Jorhat2000 9Kamrup829  All Data for 2013-14 uploaded  Data for 2014-15 being updated.

10. Districtwise Status of data entry under NFSM (Rice & Pulse) Sl. No. District No. of beneficiary & input supply details filled (2013-14) 10 Karbi Anglong 1901 11 11 Kokrajhar Kokrajhar647 12 12 Lakhimpur Lakhimpur1149 13 13 Morigaon Morigaon3627 14 14 Nagaon Nagaon3733 15 15 Nalbari Nalbari2601 16 16 Sonitpur Sonitpur1678 17 17 Tinsukia Tinsukia558 18 18 Udalguri Udalguri34 Total : Total :33,683

11. Future Strategies for achieving higher production  Vision document enlisting future strategies got prepared by Assam Agricultural University.  Plan to cover 1.50 lakh ha. mono cropped area in 2014-15 & 4.5 lakh ha. by 2016-17 under double cropping.  Extension of Hybrid Rice cultivation to 10% of total Rice area (present 8%).  Extension of submergence tolerant Kharif Rice cultivation chronically flood prone areas (4.93 lakh ha.) in phase manner.  Extension of submergence tolerant Kharif Rice cultivation to cover chronically flood prone areas (4.93 lakh ha.) in phase manner.  Targeting char (riverine) areas for extensive cultivation of Pulses & Oilseeds.  Boosting Maize production through area expansion under hybrid.

12. Road Map  Tie-up with IRRI.  Technological support from SAU for effective cultivation in vast sand and silt deposited areas.  Self sufficiency in quality seed production & certification. Revitalizing Assam Seed Corporation.  Emphasis on Summer Rice, Mustard & Rabi Pulses on Mission mode.  Establishing Maize as one of major foodgrain crops through area expansion.  Bringing more areas under assured irrigation.  Capacity building of farmers & field officers for absorption of new technology in collaboration with IRRI & AAU.  Providing Soil Health Card to 1 lakh farmers.  Leveraging modern Post Harvest Technology.  Increasing irrigation potential through RIDF.se of Solar Pump Sets to minimise irrigation cost.  Increasing irrigation potential through RIDF. Also use of Solar Pump Sets to minimise irrigation cost.  Establishing Markets with market linking roads and also E-marketing Platforms & Kisan Mandis.