Strategy for contingency plan in the event of aberrant South - West monsoon.

GROUP – III

Department of Farmer Welfare and AgricultureDevelopment, Madhya Pradesh

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7. Bundelkhand

8. Satpura Plateau

9. Malwa Plateau

10. Nimar Plains

11. Jhabua Hills

6. Grid Region

AGRO CLIMATIC ZONES

1. Chattisgarh Plain Balaghat

2. Northern Hill Region of Chattisgarh

3. Kymore Plateau Satpura Hills

4. Central Narmada Valley

5. Vindhya Plateau

Agro Climatic Zones in Madhya Pradesh

• 63 % arable area comes under Rain fed agriculture. • District contingency plan is prepared. These plans are based on

predominant farming situations within the district as any contingency situation arise.

• Strategies envisaged for operationalization of Contingency Plan by Continues Monitoring of situation through IMD forecast, Agro met Advisory of ICAR/SAU's.

• District level of officers of line departments meeting held at weekly basis to review preparedness for ensuring kharif season inputs etc.

• State and district wise Seed rolling plan is prepared and emphasis is given on varietal replacement.

• Seed producing societies have been formed to ensure production and distribution of quality seed.

• A component on foliar spray of KCl or KNO3 will be covered under GoI as well as state Schemes.

CONTINGENT ROADMAP

• Large scale demonstrations of climate resilient agronomic practices such as direct seeding of rice, inter cropping etc. will be taken as cluster demonstrations. Deep summer ploughing taken under Haldhar Scheme (71000 ha land deep ploughed during is being promoted and zero till seed drill made available a2013-14)

• Zero tillage practice t subsidy.• Soybean cultivation is promoted in ridge furrow and raised

bed system to ensure adequate drainage (1.8 lakh ha during Kharif 2013). 40% area being targeted.

• custom hiring center established for promotion of farm implements. 267 Private custom hiring centers established and many proposals are in under pipeline to ensure farm implements availablity.

• Pest surveillance and diagnostic teams are formed at district level for monitoring and control of pest out breaks.In the event of aberrant rainfall situation arising in the districts the measures in the contingency plan and advisories issued by ICAR/SAU are consider for implementation.

Condition Type of soil Proposed Action plan

Normal Monsoon Conditions (15th June)

a- Light soils 1- Sowing of groundnut, Urd, Moong Sorghum Sesamum and maize With recommended package of practices.2- Use of FYM/Vermicompost @ 10-15 Q/ha

b-Medium Soils

1-Sowing of Soybean, moong, Urd, Arhar, Sorghum, Maize and till/Sesamum with recommended package of practices.2- Inter cropping system Arhar+soybean for rainfed area and Soybean+maize and soybean +sorghum in irrigated area with short duration varietiers.3- Adoption of integrated nutrient management approaches4- Timely weed management and plant protection practices to be applied.

c- Heavy soils

1. Sowing of paddy, Soybean Maize and Sorghum.2. After harvesting of summer crops sow the green manure crops like

Sunhemp. Dhaincha etc. and give light irrigation for good generation. Plough the green mannure crops at the age of 45-55 days after sowing and consequently turn and mix in soil at the time of pudding. It will save the cost of fertilizer as well as improve the soil health.

Early Monsoon onset before 1-2 week

a- Light soils a- Sowing of Groundunt, maize, jowar, Green manure

b-Medium Soils

a- Sowing of Soybean, Maize, Jowar, Castor & Arhar crop.b- Inter croppingc- Green manuring

c-Heavy soils a. Sowing of paddy, cotton, Soybean (in drained soil) spices and Green manuring

CONTINGENT PLAN

Onset of monsoon after 2 Week (up 30th June)

a- Light soils a. Sowing of Urd, Moong, Jowar, Maize and sesamumb. Use of Green manuring cropc. Use of Appropriate Organic Manured. Sowing of maize in Ridge/ Furrow mothod.

b-Medium

Soils

c-Heavy Soils

a. Sowing of Soybean Arhar, moong Urd Jowar, Maizeb. Inter cropping Technique & Green Manuring.

a. Sowing of paddy, soybean (in drained soil) Spices & Vegetablesb. Destry the previous weeds by the application a Glyphoset @ 1.5 lit/ha in 500 litres of water and after 3 days sow direct seeded paddy.

Onset of monsoon after 4 Weeks (up to 15th July)

a-Light soils Sowing of Early varieties1. Moong- Jm-721, K-851, Hum-1, Tjm-3,Tjm-37,2. Urd - Ju-3, T-9, Tpu-1, Pu-35, 3. Til-Jt-7, Tkg-21, Tkg-22, Jt-8, N-32, Tkg-55. Tkg-36.4. Arhar-Ja-4, Asha, Jkm-7, Arhar-148, Jkm-189, Icpl -88039, Icpl -87, [Seed rate incresed 25%]5. Paddy- Jr-201, Kalinga-3, Purnima, Danteswari, Jr-503, Shohbhegi

b-Medium soils

c- Heavy soil

1. Sowing of S0ybean early varieties, Js-93-05, Js-95-60, Js-335, Hybrid, Jowar, Maize, Hqpm-1, with increase in seed rate by 25% and adopt inter cropping technique1. Trnsplation of paddy early varities of soybeen and maize in drained soil- 25% incresed seed rate.

Onset of monsoon after 6 weeks (up to 30th July)

All types of soils

a. Seed rate is to be increased by 25%, Sowing of Improved varieties of Ramtil, Urd, Til.b. Green manuring, & green fodder (chari).

Onset of the monsoon after 8 weeks (up to 15th August)

All types of soils

a, Sowing of Sunflower, Til. Ramtil, Arhar, and Arandib, Adopt moisture conservation technique,c, Sowing Argar & till on Ridges for moisture Conservationd, Preparation of fields for sowing Safflower & Toria crop in sept. Month for timely Rabi sowing. In unsown area adopt moisture conservation technique and prepare for timely rabi sowing.

Dry spell after 1-2weeksof Sowing

All types of soils

1, Adopt moisture conservation technique, Mulching and Interculture operation. Etc.

Dry spell after 2-4 weeks of Sowing

All types of soils

1. Adopt moisture conservation techniques, and mulching, control weeds.

Early withdrawal of monsoon

All types of soils

1, Save water by different irrigation sources, protect crop with life saving Irrigation culture operation. In case of more than 50% damage adop ploughing and moisture conservation technique for rabi should be adoped.

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Heavy rains

Special circumstances

All types of soils

All types of soils

a, Prepare paddy nursery, in those area where crop sowing is not possible in early stages, Adopt green manuring, provide drainage facilities in the sown areas.b, In heavy Rainfall region Drain the waetr from Crop area. If crop damage is more than 50% Use crop as green manure and prepare the field for rabi.

a- Use of certified seed, seed treatment, Culture treatment.b- Adopt integrated Nutrient Management (50% fertilizer + FYM 5 ton/ha.+Bio fertilizer), integrated weed management.c- Adopt Integrated pest management.d- Arrange proper drainage in soybean crop.e- Intercropping Ratio 1- Arhar + soybean 2:4 4- Arhar + Urd 2:4 2- Jowar + soybean 2:2 5- Arhar + Moong 2:4 3- Maize + Soybean 2:2 6- Arhar + Til 2:4

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