AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE EASTERN REGION

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WEST BENGAL

WEST BENGAL- LEADERSHIP POSITIONWEST BENGAL- LEADERSHIP POSITION

•1st position in - Rice, Jute, Brinjal, Cauliflower, Cabbage & Pineapple

•2nd position in - Potato & Litchi

•7th position in - Fruits

STRENGTHS

•Comprehensive land reforms.

• Vibrant 3-tier Panchayati Raj System.

• High acreage (more than 93% of available land is under cultivation).

• 4 cropping seasons for growing wide varieties of crop round the year:

Pre-Kharif Kharif Rabi Rabi-Summer-Boro

• Balance use of NPK : 2.3:1.3:1 (Best in the Country).

• Well knit input distribution net work - 38000 retail outlets in 41000 villages.

CONSTRAINTSCONSTRAINTS

•Cloudy sky and few sunshine hours during Kharif season.

•Short and relatively non-persistent Winter spell.

•Vast areas of North Bengal (approx. 27% ) under severe micro-nutrient stress.

•Natural calamites (Flood, Drought & Cyclone) are regular phenomenon.

•Several districts are drought prone – Bankura, Purulia, West Medinipur & Part of Burdwan &Birbhum. (Erratic rain fall and very low productivity).

ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF YIELD (%)

Year Rice Wheat Pulses Oilseeds Jute Potato

2006-07 - - - - - -

2007-08 0.586 20.407 5.930 10.398 -4.332 36.351

2008-09 1.878 9.688 5.189 5.438 -0.284 12.670

2009-10 3.935 4.640 5.529 4.378 2.314 7.487

2010-11 3.943 4.479 5.379 4.280 2.481 6.146

2011-12 3.959 4.383 5.309 4.229 2.590 5.069

N.B.:•Area, Production and yield rate figures of different crops corresponding to base year 2006-07 are actually the triennium average of three years, namely, 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07.

•Area, production and yield rate figures for the years 2010-11 and 2011-12 are year wise targets

CURRENT STATUS OF PRODUCTIVITY IN THE STATE VIS-À-VIS NATIONAL LEVEL

Crop Maximum Yield at

National Level *

Average Yield at

National Level **

Yield gap at National

level

Maximum Yield at

State Level **

Average Yield at State

Level **

Yield gap at State

level

Rice 3944 2173 1771 3156 2566 590

Wheat 4370 2800 1570 2833 2458 375

Pulses 812 631 181 1054 731 323

Oilseeds 1784 1019 765 1515 914 601

Potato 26102 16617 9485 23860 15922 7938

Jute 13.76 # 11.71 # 2.05 17.97 13.69 4.28

( Yield rate in Kg/ha. Jute – bales/ ha)* Based on two years average ; ** Based on three years average (2006-09); # Including Mesta

AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN EASTERN AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN EASTERN REGION - OVERALL STRATEGYREGION - OVERALL STRATEGY

•Bringing 172 below average productivity blocks to state average productivity level.

•Enhancing productivity @ 2.5% per annum of remaining 153 blocks.

COMPONENTS OF STRATEGYCOMPONENTS OF STRATEGY

• Enhancing Seed Replacement Rate (SRR)• Enhancing irrigation potential Repair, renovation and restoration of existing derelict water bodies Extension, modernization, repair & renovation of minor-irrigation sources

• Land & Water Management Waste Land ManagementRain Water Harvesting

• Emphasis on farm mechanization in small and marginal holdings• Soil management

Integrated Nutrient Management Special emphasis on organic manure Addressing micro-nutrient deficiency Leguminous crops in cropping sequence Crop diversification Encouraging intercropping/mixed cropping

Crop Type Present Status (in%)

(2009-10)

Enhanced Status(in %)

(2011-12)

Cereals

Rice HYV 85.0 94.0

Local 14.95 2.0

Hybrid 0.05 4.0

Wheat HYV 100 100

Maize HYV 40 -

Hybrid 60 100

Pulses HYV 60 100

Local 40 -

Oilseeds HYV 70 100

Local 30 -

TARGET FOR QUALITY SEEDS

Sl. No. Components Present status(2009-10)

Projected status(2011-12)

1 Irrigation potential (%) 72 85

2 Cropping Intensity (%) 185 200

3 Farm mechanization 1.25 Kw/ha. 2.50 Kw/ha.

4 NPK consumption (Kg/ha.) 132 160

TARGET FOR NPK CONSUMPTION (KG/HA.), IRRIGATION POTENTIAL (%), CROPPING INTENSITY

(%) AND FARM MECHANIZATION

TARGET FOR CHANGE IN ACREAGE(Gross cropped area as a % of net cultivable area)

Crop Present coverage(2009-

10)

Increase in coverage (2011-12)

Change(%)

Change in terms of area

(ha.)

Rice 110.6 105.4 (-) 5.2 (-) 2,79,453

Wheat 7.6 8.4 0.8 42,993

Maize 0.9 3.1 2.2 1,18,230

Pulses 4.3 9.8 5.5 2,95,576

Oilseeds 12.9 18.7 5.8 3,11,698

PROJECTED INCREASE IN PRODUCTIVITY

Crop Current Productivity

(MT/ha.)(2009-10)

Projected Productivity

(MT/ha.)(2011-12)

(%) Increase

Rice 2.6 3.2 23.08

Wheat 2.1 2.5 19.04

Maize 2.94 3.95 34

Pulses 0.74 0.96 30.0

Oilseeds 0.83 1.05 25.0

PROJECTED INCREASE IN PRODUCTION

CropProduction (Lakh MT.)

(%) Increase in Production

Current Production(2009-10)

Projected Production(2011-12)

Rice 148.85 181.29 29

Wheat 8.41 11.27 34

Maize 1.90 6.51 42

Pulses 1.67 5.04 201

Oilseeds 5.56 10.38 86

Sl. No.

Intervention Investment(Rs. in crore)

1 Production & Distribution of Seeds (Hybrid & HYV)

25.00

2 Creation of Minor Irrigation Facilities 25.00

3 Conservation of Land & Water Resources 23.20

4 Farm mechanization & Technology Dissemination 20.00

5 Addressing problematic Soils across the State 10.00

Total 103.20

INVESTMENT PROPOSAL (2010-2011)