1. 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

3. 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.

4. Cumulative rainfall(mm): 2002-2015 South-West Monsoon Season Actual NormalDeparture (%) 1 st June -30 th Sept-2002735.9912.5-19 1 st June -30 th Sept-2009689.8892.2-23 1 st June -30 th Sept-2012819.5886.9-8 1 st June – 30 th Sept-2013936.7886.96 1 st June – 30 th Sept -2014777.5886.9-12 1 st June-20 th Sept-2015718.1839-14 Source: IMD

5. 2015 2014

6. 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 %

7. 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 18.09.2015)

8. Region 20152014 Northern Region 8685 Eastern Region 6077 Western Region 5883 Central Region 7684 Southern Region 3473 All India 5974 10 Years Average 77 Source: CWC, GOI. As on 17.09.2015 Region wise live storage (%) of water in major reservoirs

9. Area in million ha Crop Normal Area201320142015 Rice 38.8337.3137.1937.27 Maize 7.258.197.567.63 Millets 12.9511.339.8310.64 Total Cereals 59.0356.8354.5855.54 Area coverage of kharif cereal crops Source SDA As on 18.09.2015

10. Area in million ha CropNormal Area 201320142015 Arhar3.903.853.593.73 Blackgram2.372.382.522.77 Greengarm2.422.402.102.54 Total pulses10.8210.7710.0711.24 Source: SDA As on 18.09.2015 Area coverage of kharif pulses

11. . Area in million ha Crop Normal Area 201320142015 Groundnut4.504.303.673.57 Soybean10.4012.2211.0311.62 Total Oilseeds18.2319.2517.6718.22 Source: SDA As on 18.09.2013 Area coverage of kharif oilseeds

12. Area coverage of kharif cash crops Unit: Area in million ha CropNormal Area 201320142015 Cotton11.50 11.3612.5311.52 Jute & Mesta0.87 0.830.810.78 Sugarcane4.84 5.034.874.88 Source: SDA As on 18.09.2015

13. Crop Production Targets 2015-16 2014-15(4 th Ad. Estimate)2015-16 (Targets)1 St Advance Estimates million Tons CropsKharifRabiTotalKharifRabiTotal Rice90.8613.94104.8092.1014.00106.1090.61 Wheat--88.94 --94.75 - Maize16.397.2923.6717.256.5023.7515.51 Barley-1.60 -1.78 - Millets13.433.0416.4714.922.7517.6712.37 Pulses5.6311.5717.207.0513.0020.055.56 Foodgrains126.31126.38252.68131.32132.78264.10124.05 Oilseeds18.338.3526.6822.0011.0033.0019.89 Sugarcane-- 359.33-- 355.00341.43 Cotton (million bales of 170 kg each) 35.48--35.48-- 35.1533.51 Jute & Mesta (million bales of 180 kg each 11.45--11.45-- 11.7010.80

14. Strategies for rabi 2015-16 Main crops in Rabi are: o Wheat o Gram, Lentil o Rapeseed & Mustard o Rabi maize, jowar

15. 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 2015-16

16. Requirement & availability of seeds for rabi 2015-16 CropREQUIREMENT (Lakh quintal) AVAILABILITY (Lakh quintal) DEFICIT/ SURPLUS Wheat113.46117.984.52 Rabi Jowar1.341.430.09 Bengal gram18.1414.86-3.28 Urd0.780.810.03 Moong0.590.770.18 Lentil1.311.06-0.25 R & M2.522.650.13 Source: Seed Division, DAC, GOI.

17. Requirement & consumption of fertilizers for rabi 2015-16 Fertilizers Rabi: 2014-15Rabi: 2015-16 Assessed requirement (Lakh tons) Consumption (Lakh tons) Assessed requirement (Lakh tons) Urea164.83164.43168.46 DAP47.8737.7751.51 MOP15.4113.6618.35 NPK50.2144.0453.52 SSP38.0820.3432.48 Source: State Governments

18. New initiatives for rabi 2015-16 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

19. 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.

20. 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.