1. Availability Of Certified/Quality Seeds Kharif-2014

2. Kharif’2014 Zonal Seed Review Meeting Outcome Seed requirement: 145.65 lk Qtls Seed Availability: 149.46 lk Qtls Seed Shortage: Soybean: 6.96 lk Qtls Mothbean: 0.1 lk Qtls, Cowpea & Guar State to be careful: Jharkhand (shortage in most of the crops, poor seed village program)

3. Steps to Meet shortfall in Soybean seed  Off season soybean seed production by MSSC (700 ha) and NSC (216 ha) in summer season.  Awareness campaign for use of own/farm saved seeds.  Identify / locate availability of farm saved seeds.  Rationalise SRR (Kharif-2013 was 51%, can be reduced to 33%).  Use of seed planters and dibblers for sowing to economise on seed rate (from 75kg/ha to 55 kg/ha) – Maharashtra has proposed, other States can adopt

4. El-nino I.El-nino factor reported, chances of less rainfall II.Action plan to salvage agricultural production: Prepare alternative crop plan with short /medium duration varieties Take up production of seeds of short duration varieties in Rabi-summer season, wherever possible Assess/Tie up availability of fodder seeds, farm saved seeds, short duration variety seeds Prepare Crop plan for early Rabi Pre-positioning of fertilizer with seeds

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6. Availability of Certified/Quality Seeds Kharif-2014 1. CEREALS QTY. IN QTLS. Crop NameRequirementAvailabilityDeficit/ Surplus PADDY 64730157252862 779847 MAIZE 796479876613 80134 BAJRA 224776232733 7957 JOWAR 136474162317 25843 RAGI28848324303582 TOTAL MILLET254341101567 TOTAL CEREALS76621358561065898930

7. Availability of Certified/Quality Seeds for Kharif-2014 2. PULSES QTY. IN QTLS. Crop NameRequirementAvailabilityDeficit/ Surplus ARHAR2627212707338012 COWPEA3262231277-1345 MOONG23182225762625804 URD18063324198761354 MOTH BEAN25000.0013800.00-11200 HORSE GRAM77348119385 INDIAN BEAN6435.006665.00230 TOTAL PULSES 74704783023283185

8. Availability of Certified/Quality Seeds for Kharif-2014 3. OILSEEDS & OTHERS QTY. IN QTLS. Crop NameRequirementAvailabilityDeficit/Surplus GROUNDNUT2155818217031014492 CASTOR715358525613721 SESAME23487290375550 SOYBEAN34290582732891-696167 SUNFLOWER1825919014755 NIGER85590651 TOTAL OILSEEDS56990125037415-661597 COTTON21744525701639571 JUTE453536130415951 SUNNHEMP32482371254643 DHAINCHA88000942306230 GUAR7445067708-6742 GRAND TOTAL1456592414946094380171

9. Crop-Wise Availability of Short & Medium Duration Seeds - Kharif-2014 Qty. in Qtls. CropShortMediumTotal PADDY242848723712684799755 BAJRA16090121903182804 JOWAR1268394300131139 MAIZE51089859532570430 RAGI88141258939 ARHAR47818143010190828 URD1491992457151656 MOONG11631114363130674 GSSC has offered to produce seeds of Til and Bajra for the indenting States during Rabi- summer season

10. Crop-Wise Availability of Short & Medium Duration Seed - Kharif-2014 Qty. in Qtls. CropShortMediumTotal MOTH13800 HORSE GRAM270 GROUNDNUT37806840204418272 SOYBEAN1188770182931207063 SESAME9854244011294 SUNFLOWER2400 CASTOR472003320580405