11th Meeting of General Council of National Food Security Mission

On 26thAugust 2015 at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi

Govt. of West BengalDepartment of Agriculture

Production & Productivity of Various Crops during 2014-15 in West Bengal (as per 4th advance estimate)

Name of crop Area(‘000 ha) Production (‘ 000 tonnes)

Productivity (Kg/ha)

Kharif Rice 4236.49 11575.44 2732

Boro Rice 1300.00 4390.00 3377

Total Rice 5536.49 15965.44 2884

Lentil 67.00 66.00 985

Black gram 73.67 53.33 724

Khesari 32.00 40.00 1250

Green gram 26.50 21.60 815

Total Pulses 246.95 235.39 953

Maize 150.42 652.10 4335

Total Food grains 6284.75 17821.65 2836

Jute 567.22 8808.27 bales 15.53 bales

NFSM DISTRICTS OF WEST BENGAL

Rice

Pulses

Maize

Jute

Cotton

Performance of NFSM districts in comparison to Non-NFSM districts

NFSM Rice

Category Area (‘000 Ha) Yield (Kg/Ha) % increase in Yield

2009-10 2013-14 2009-10 2013-14

NFSM Districts (7) 1961.94 1924.72 2075.29 2442.14 17.68

Non-NFSM Districts 3668.16 3588.97 2713.97 2966.82 9.32

NFSM Pulses

Category Area (‘000 Ha) Yield (Kg/Ha) % increase in Yield

2009-10 2013-14 2009-10 2013-14

NFSM Districts (18) 182.40 233.43 825 922 11.76

Performance of NFSM districts in comparison to Non-NFSM districts

NFSM Coarse Cereals (Maize)

Category Area (‘000 Ha) Yield (Kg/Ha) % increase in Yield

2009-10 2013-14 2009-10 2013-14

NFSM Districts (3) 59.78 86.34 3512.67 3756.33 6.94

Non-NFSM Districts 37.93 57.57 2529.67 2760.87 9.14

NFSM Commercial Crops

Crop Area (‘000 Ha) Yield (Bales/Ha) % increase in Yield

2009-10 2013-14 2009-10 2013-14

Jute (13 Districts) 613.69 565.15 15.18 15.49 2.04

Cotton (2 Districts) 1.29 0.36 2.53 3.62 43.08

Lessons Learnt & Future Strategies

NFSM Rice• Although NFSM districts have witnessed increase in productivity

of paddy, the area under paddy cultivation is declining.• To maintain production levels, it is necessary to target higher

productivity for which there is ample scope. • Strategy:

– Use of stress tolerant varieties– Adoption of zero tillage technique – Use of paddy transplanter– Using SRI technique for Boro cultivation (due to lower water

requirement and higher productivity).

Lessons Learnt & Future Strategies

NFSM Pulses• Although area & productivity of pulses have increased

substantially during last 5 years, there is a huge gap (about 80%) between requirement and production of pulses in the State.

• There is urgent need of bringing more area under pulses.

• Strategies:– Expansion of pulses area by targeting rice fallows &

intercropping with Maize, Jute etc.– Availability of suitable short duration moong varieties with

single picking character. – Increased availability of pulses varieties suitable for short

winter spell.

SUCCESS STORIESPopularization of SRI in Paddy cultivation

• Farmer: Sri Kamal Roy, a progressive farmer• Location: Jalpaiguri Sadar Block• Achievement: 25-30% water saving and 22-25% increased yield

during Kharif, 2014

SUCCESS STORY - RICE

Adoption of Good Agricultural Practices in Pulses Production• Name of Farmer: Buddha Deb Ghosh• Location: Balagarh Block of Hooghly District • Achievement: 33% higher yield of Lentil (1500 kg/ha over

1125 kg/ha in traditional method) in NFSM Demonstration during Rabi, 2014 and increase of net income from Rs 24,500/- to Rs 55,000/- per ha compared to traditional cultivation.

SUCCESS STORY - PULSE

Demonstration with Hybrid Maize (PAC-740)• Name of Farmer: Shah Alam, a progressive farmer • Location: Goalpokhar-I Block, Uttar Dinajpur District • Achievement: 33% higher yield (32 qt/acre)

than control plot (24 qt/acre) from demonstration under NFSM-Coarse Cereals during Rabi, 2014.

SUCCESS STORY - MAIZE

Specific Issues/Suggestions

ISSUES:1. Low productivity of NFSM Rice Districts due to agro-climatic factors.2. There is a huge gap between requirement and production of pulses 3. Cost of seed of Hybrid Maize being very high, little fund remains available

for other inputs in Maize DCs.

SUGGESTIONS:•More investment on Rice DCs required for facilitating productivity enhancement.•To popularize pulse cultivation it is suggested that:

•Area of each Pulse DC be reduced to max. 25 ha.•Allocation for Pulse DCs be increased.

• Total cost per hectare of Maize DC may be increased under NFSM-Coarse Cereals• Some potential districts need to be included under NFSM-Coarse Cereals.

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