1. National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign 2010 Government of Tamil Nadu Department of Horticulture & Plantation crops Dr. Chandra Mohan B, Director

2. 2 HORTICULTURE CROPS, AREA, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY A-Area in Lakh ha, P-Production in Lakh MT, Pty – Productivity MT/ha

3. Area coverage under Kharif-2010 Sl noCropArea (ha) Production L.mt Productivity Mt/ha 1Fruits2.1752.6624.27 2Vegetables1.8459.3932.14 3Spices1.095.735.31 4Plantation Crops1.805.753.21 5Flowers0.191.628.60 6Medicinal Crop0.060.122.02 Total7.15125.2717.49

4. Strategies 1 Government of India Schemes High density planting Protected cultivation Use of pollinators Mulching Mechanization HRD National Horticulture Mission Judicious use of water Efficient root zone management with application of required amount of water to the crop Micro Irrigation Improved agronomic practices+ water saving methods Precise application of inputs Nutrient efficiency Managing of infield variability Precision farming Improved agriculture practice in non-forest areas Bamboo Mission

5. Strategies 2 State Plan Schemes Use of Hybrid/High yielding varieties of vegetable seeds Integrated Horticulture Development Scheme Establishment of orchards in hilly tribal holdings Integrated Tribal Development Programme Horticulture plantation in watershed areas Western Ghats Development Programme Crop diversificationHill Area Development Programme

6. Schemes for Kharif – 2010….1 S/noSchemeComponentPhysical Area in Ha Financial Rs.in lakhs 1.National Horticulture Mission Implemented in 20 districts Mission mode approach Enhanced subsidy Amount Area coverage44285688.377 Rejuvenation930130.500 Protected cultivation2221390.500 Pollination support258042.240 Mechanisation1050291.50 Front line demonstration 260.00 Other component3532.069 Total outlay11135.041 2.Micro Irrigation Implemented in 28 districts Mission Mode approach Enhanced rate of subsidy from 50% to 65 % due to increased state share 15% to 25% Area coverage210002183.30

7. Schemes contd….2 S/noSchemeComponentPhysical Area in Ha Financial Rs.in lakhs 3.Precision Farming Convergence with MI Implementation by Horti/Agri Dept. Cluster approach Implemented in 27 districts Training to precision farmers Precision Farming84002584.80 Horticulture 60001932.00 Agriculture 2400652.80 4.National Bamboo Mission Implemented in 15 districts Fully funded by GOI Area coverage 1080244.746 5.Integrated Horticulture Development Scheme Implemented in 29 districts State funded scheme Inputs at 50% subsidy Area coverage 12138160.064 6.Integrated Tribal Development Programme Implemented in 7districts State funded scheme Input at 50%-90% subsidy Area coverage 54424.003

8. Schemes contd….3 s/no SchemeComponentPhysical Area in Ha Financial Rs.in lakhs 7.Western Ghat Development Programme Implementation -1 district State funded scheme Water Shed Basis Input at 25% subsidy Area coverage 512.052 8.Hill Area Development Programme Implementation- 1 district State funded scheme Input at 25% subsidy Area coverage 2786.4041.793

9. Area coverage under Precision farming s/noDepartment2007-082008-092009-10Total Phy (Ha) Fin (Rs.in lakhs Phy (Ha) Fin (Rs.in lakhs Phy (Ha) Fin (Rs.in lakhs Phy (Ha) Fin (Rs.in lakhs 1Horticulture61202959.5044801980.126801932.0132806871.66 2Agriculture60802959.5042801891.72600652.80129604495.06 3TNAU600448.40640297.38--1240745.78 Total128006367.4094004169.352802584.82748012112.5

10. Incremental increases realised under Precision farming CropNormal Yield ton/ha) yield obtained ton/ha Yield increase ton/ha Increased Income/ha (Rs) Tomato305323 69,000 Chillies1420624,000 Brinjal2026630,000 Bhendi1218624,000 Onion1217560,000 Banana508022,40,000

11. Incremental increases realised under Precision farming Hybrid varieties CropNormal Yield ton/ha) yield obtained ton/ha Yield increase ton/ha Increased Income/ha (Rs) Brinjal2578532,65,000 Tomato801072781,000 Watermelon30502080,000 Chillies30411144,000 Sugarcane1102351251,21,000 Cotton1.52.550.0560,000 Groundnut1.503.01.5033,150 Maize3.506.002.5025,000 Sunflower1.8502.9001.0535,000

12. Impact of Precision farming Cluster approach +farmer's society helped strengthening farmers’ bargaining competency Great awareness created, farmers volunteering to adopt Precision farming Increased demand among farmers have driven the sugar factories to adopt precision farming Sakthi Sugars -1400 Ha, Dhanalakshmi Sugars -1200 Ha,Rajshree Sugars - 420 Ha. Perambalur Sugar Mill 400 Ha. Dharani Sugar Mills - 200 Ha. Farmers aware of use of water soluble fertilizers and now requesting subsidy on par with chemical fertilizer To enhance Micro Irrigation activities, the Government enhanced the subsidy ceiling from 50% to 65% increasing the state share of subsidy from 15% to 25%

13. Impact of NHM 2005-2006 to 2009-2010 Fruits82800 HaMango, Aonla, Banana Flowers13300 HaCut flowers, Bulbous & Loose Flowers Spices42700 HaTurmeric, Chillies Medicinal & Aromatic 4200 HaColeus, Rosemary, Thyme Plantation Crops 24000 HaCashew, Cocoa Total167000 Ha

14. Impact of Micro irrigation Sl/noYear Physical Area in haFinancial Rs in Lakhs TargetAchievementTargetAchievement 12006 - 2007343822464.256864.51 490.73 22007 – 200812302 10568.452750.002085.09 32008 – 200915475015384.82--3377.34 42009 - 2010203004005.3--923.67 Total 22173432422.82 9614.516876.83

15. Impact of Other Schemes under RKVY 2009-10 - Horticulture Name of the ProgrammePhysical Ha/NoFinancial (Rs. In Lakhs) TargetAchievementTargetAchievement *Hi-tech Productivity Enhancement programme 13334-1000.029 - Up gradation of HTC, Madhavaram into Horticulture Management Institute 11495.00 Total1495.026495.00 * Government order for implementation received recently. Achievements will be made from March-2010 onwards

16. Input requirement for Kharif-2010 S. No.InputsQTYRequirement for Khariff-2010 SourceShortfall Seeds 1TomatoKg6500 State Horticulture farms TANHOPE NIL 2BhendiKg16500 3BrinjalKg5000 4Gourds & BeansKg80000 5OthersKg4000 Total 1,12,000 Planting Material 1Mango GraftNo921854 NIL 2AonlaNo625389 3CashewNo450090 4Cocoa SeedlingsNo.2509773 5BananaNo84329 TotalNo.3761765 Fertilisers 1. WSF Ton2645 NIL

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