NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR AGRICULTURE ON KHARIF CAMPAIGN ,2014

NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR

AGRICULTURE ON KHARIF

CAMPAIGN ,2014

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

ADOPTION OF IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY FOR

EFFICIENT USE OF WATER, NUTRIENTS AND PLANT

PROTECTION CHEMICALS

THRUST AREAS Rejuvenation of soil health to increase the productivity

Conjunctive use of water

Supply and management of quality inputs

Effective and economic utilization of inputs

Increasing the net cultivable area

Improving the Farmers Economic Development Index

Investment for increased capacity utilization of agriculture infrastructure

Rainfed cultivation

INCREASING WATER USE EFFICIENCYTotal Water Potential•18 River basins.•> 95% of the surface water potential and 80 % of ground water potential exploited•Normal Annual surface flow : 6.07 Million Hectare Metre (MHM).•Utilizable run off : 2.33 MHM. Total utilizable water resources : 5 MHM (Both Surface & Ground Water).•85 Large dams & 4 Small dams – Combined storage capacity 238.58 TMC

AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES•Total water resources available is 1587 TMC •Total demand for Agri & Non-Agri is 1893 TMC.

• Total available Ground Water is 734 TMC.• Total unmet gap is 306 TMC (16% of the demand) - Rain water Harvesting initiatives imperative.

•Totally 70,368 water bodies ( Minor irrigation accounts for 21,609)

Blockwise Ground Water Utilisation

INCREASING WATER USE EFFICIENCY– CONTD.,

EXTENT OF IRRIGATED LAND:

• Annual average rainfall - 921.50 mm (48% during north-east monsoon, 35% during south-west monsoon, 14% during summer and 3% during winter).

• Per capita availability of water resources is 750 cubic meters per (All India average of 2,200 cubic meters).

• World standard is 1000 Cubic Meters. Tamil Nadu state is under water scarcity.

• Net area irrigated by different sources during 2011-12 was 29.64 lakh ha as against 29.12 lakh ha in 2010-11 - Increase of 0.52 lakh ha

• Net area irrigated during 2011-12 constituted about 59% of the net area sown in the state.


STRATEGIES TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF WATER USE

•Improving water holding capacity of sub-basins & bringing more cropped area under irrigation

•Intensification of irrigated area development and water management schemes.

•Improving water resources - farm ponds, de-silting of lakes & ponds, percolation pond formation etc.

•Rain water harvesting

•Cultivation of less water intensive and more remunerative crops(Crop Diversification)

•SRI technology, Precision farming, Sustainable Sugarcane Initiatives, Micro Irrigation in a larger extent.

INCREASING WATER USE EFFICIENCY-CONTD.,

OBJECTIVE

To bridge the gap between the irrigation potential created and utilized

To improve the water use efficiency in canal irrigated areas

To ensure Participatory Irrigation Management

To adopt best possible cropping pattern.

More income per drop of water.

To reduce wastage of water and to increase the irrigation efficiency.


EFFICIENCY OF WATER USE

GOVERNMENT’S INITIATIVES

a.System of Rice Intensification (SRI)• Increases rice productivity• Increases water use efficiency - saves 25% water

requirement• Adoption of Dapog Nursery (1/8th of the nursery

area)• Alternate wetting and drying • Transplanting 14 days old seedlings.

• Minimizes inputs & labour requirement • Saves cost of cultivation (25 to 30%)

•2013-14 – Programme 12 L.Ha• whole village concept in 2000 villages -1.90 L.Ha• 57198 Demonstrations under NADP - Rs.17.16

crores



b. Sustainable Sugarcane Initiatives• Augment the productivity • Reduce input requirement - planting

material (Chip bud Nursery), water (Micro-irrigation)

• Increase fertiliser use efficiency - precision farming

• Mechanised harvesting possible• Programme - 20000 Ha - Rs.24.03

crores - NADP

c. Trash Mulching in Sugarcane - in-situ moisture conservation - 5000 Ha -Rs.1.01 crore



d. Redgram Transplantation• Nursery for one month - saves irrigation water

• Programme - 50000 acres (MI in 10000 acres) - Rs.55.60 crores.

• Distribution of rain-gun/ mobile sprinklers and use of PULSE WONDER to boost the yield.

• Demonstrations in12500 acres & incentives for 37500 acres besides training the farmers.



e. EXTENT OF USE OF MICRO-IRRIGATION

• more crop/ income per drop of water”

• cultivation of high value – less water intensive crops

• Water Use Efficiency (WUE) increased

• Mission mode approach (NMMI)



GOVERNMENT’S INITIATIVES IAMWARM – AED -Achievement& Programme for 2014-15Rs.in Lakhs

Sl No Component UnitTotal outlay

Achievement from inception upto

March 2013

Target for 2013-14

Programme for 2014-15

Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin

1 Micro Irrigation Ha 40893 10989 31894 7389 9000 3600 1000 289

2 Farm pond Nos 2691 1316 2138 974 553 343 -- --

3 Farm machinery Nos 800 755 800 755 -- -- -- --

4Water harvesting structures

Nos 884 1979 683 1260 201 719 -- --

5 Buried pipeline package 27 433 12 144 -- -- -- --

6 IEC -- 367 -- 353 -- 14 -- --

Total 15839 10874 4676 289


MICROIRRIGATION (Contd.,)

•100% subsidy to Small/Marginal farmers and 75% subsidy to other farmers•Developing Micro Irrigation villages (one village per District in pilot basis)•Micro irrigation in crops such as Sugarcane, Cotton, Maize, oilpalm and Coconut. •Distribution of Sprinkler/ Mobile Sprinkler / raingun under NFSM – Pulses – Rs.1.88 crores•IAMWARM - about 29992 hectares in the sub basin areas.

f. Precision Farming – Installation of Drip and Fertigation systems in 20,000Ha of Sugarcane area @ Rs.97,500/-per Ha.

g. Other water use efficiency measures

• Distribution of conveyance pipes (HDPE & LDPE)

• ISOPOM - Oilseeds, Oilpalm & Maize

• IAMWARM - 2138 farm ponds, 647 rain water harvesting works, 12 improved water conveyance systems



f. Command Area Development & Water Management Programme Gap between the irrigation potential created

and utilized Water loss through seepage and percolation Lack of participation of farmers in water

managementsalient components of CAD Construction of Field Channels & control

structures for proper efficient distributionTo create awareness and co-operation among

Farmers to involve in Water Management practices



26 Projects have been completed upto 2012Sl. No.

Name of CommandArea

covered ha.

Amount spent Rs in lakhs

Year of inception

Year of completion

1 Periyar Vaigai Project 68092 2321.609 1981 – 82 19942 Sathanur Reservoir Project 16405 605.130 1984 – 85 19943 Cumbum Valley Project 7750 766.285 1994 – 95 19984 Lower Bhavani Project 77745 4117.168 1982 – 83 19995 Amaravathy Reservoir Project 19404 1702.672 1995 – 96 20026 Kodayar Chitar Patnamkal Projct 30764 2618.560 1995 – 96 20037 Thoppaiyar Project 1927 174.772 2002 – 03 20048 Krishnagiri Reservoir Project 4343 474.416 2002 – 03 20059 Palar Porandalar Project 7398 850.399 2002 – 03 2006

10 Parambikulam Aliyar Project 164104 12355.702 1985 – 86 200711 Aanaimaduvu Project 1904 269.163 2004 – 05 200712 Chinnar Reservoir Project 1595 214.509 2004 – 05 200713 Marudanathi River Basin Project 2229 296.700 2004 – 05 200714 Tambiraparani Rver Basin Projct 32124 3498.003 2004 – 05 200815 Gadana,RamnadiRverBasin Prjct 5715 735.056 2004 – 05 2008


26 Projects have been completed upto 2012

Sl. No.

Name of CommandArea

covered ha.

Amount spent Rs in

lakhs

Year of inception

Year of completion

16 Nambiyar River Basin Project 5116 642.945 2004 – 05 200817 Patchaiyar River Basin Project 3814 508.953 2004 – 05 200818 Manimuthar Irrigation system 9501 1260.481 2004 – 05 200819 Cauvery Command Project 634428 34482.754 1981 – 82 200920 Vaniyar Reservoir Project 3758 796.188 2008 – 09 201021 Ichampadi Anaicut Project 2008 347.281 2008 – 09 201022 South Vellar River Basin Project 6016 1349.460 2009 – 10 201123 Gundar Chittar karuppanathi Project 15001 3373.290 2008-09 201224 Wellington Reservoir project 9466 2329.070 2008-09 201225 Tirukoilur Anaicut Project 9650 2422.100 2008-09 201226 Kodivery Anaicut Project 8884 1924.800 2008-09 2012

Total 1149141 80437.466


Provision of Diesel Engine Pumpset with Rain gun / Portable Sprinkler Irrigation

System for Critical Life Saving Supplemental Irrigation under NADP

To provide lifesaving / supplementary irrigation to rainfed crops for avoiding total crop loss, utilizing rainwater harvested in farm ponds executed in the individual farmers field by Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department under MGNREGS scheme.

To sustain agricultural productivity and to improve the economic status of the farmers in rainfed areas through provision of diesel engine pumpsets with Portable Rain gun / sprinkler irrigation systems at nominal rental charges.



Provision of Solar PV Pumping System with automatic tracking facility linked with

appropriate Micro irrigation system

To provide energy security to the farmers for irrigating the crops with no recurring

expenditure.

To promote the use of Green Energy ( non-conventional energy) in Agriculture

sector.

To improve the water use efficiency using Micro irrigation techniques.

To improve the Agricultural Production and Productivity.


FUTURE PROSPECTS- TN BUDGET ,2014

System of Rice Intensification (SRI) which is being implemented in an area of 12 L.Ha during 2013-14 will be further extended in an additional area of 1.20 L.Ha during 2014-2015.The novel concept of Red Gram Transplantation which was adopted in 39125 Ha will be further extended to 52000 Ha. The Sustainable Sugarcane Initiatives (SSI) which is being implemented in 20000 Ha in 2013-14 will be further extended in 5000 Ha. Precision farming which is being implemented in 3962 Ha in 2013-14 will be further extended to 4400 Ha during 2014-2015.Micro irrigation will be implemented in 52000 Ha with an outlay of Rs.400 crore dovetailed from various schemesOn Farm Development works (CAD WMP) which is being implemented in an area of 25900 Ha during 2013-14 will be further extended in an additional area of 19100 Ha during 2014-2015


EFFICIENT USE OF NUTRIENTS

FCMS based cropping system Integrated Nutrient Management Organic fertilizers

Augmenting the Organic matter content - application of compost,green manure and recycling farm waste, mulching

Seed Inoculation with biofertilizers

Liquid Biofertilizer application Application of Phosphorous

solubilizing bio-fertilizers Adoption of organic farming

Macronutrients Use of leaf colour chart Split application of fertilizers Band application of fertilizers Placement of fertilizers

especially P near the root zone Application of Neem / sulfur

coated fertilizers – 3988 MT of NCU distributed in 2013-14

Fertigation Micronutrients - Foliar application of

micronutrients Expansion of SRI, Precision farming

& SSI in a larger extent.

STRATEGIES

GOVERNMENT’S INITIATIVESFARM CROP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (FCMS)

Micro level planning and execution by the Agriculture and allied Departments

A special software package “Farm Crop Management System” developed.

helps in planning at individual farm level aim to bridge the yield gap backed with IT

enabled extension and strong marketing support

Advisories issued on various agriculture operations to the farmers

Integrating and synchronizing the efforts of various stakeholders in the field of agriculture to provide linkage to the post harvest processing and marketing

Individual Farm

Mapping

Crop Plan Development

Input Assessment

Yield Assessment

& Market Assistance

Systematic Monitoring

Stakeholders Synergy

Farmer Data Base

INCREASING NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY contd…

FERTILITY STATUS OF SOIL Organic matter content has depleted from 1.26% in 1980s to 0.68% in 2010-11. Nutrient status of Tamil Nadu

Nitrogen (N) , Phosphorus (P) - low-medium Potassium (K) - high Zinc, Copper ,Iron, Manganese and Boron - deficient

GOVERNMENT’S INITIATIVESSOIL SURVEY & LAND USE

Reconnaissance soil survey at taluk level and detailed soil survey at village level - four Soil Survey Units

demarcate the area into soil order & series study the characteristics of the soil, nutrient status, Land irrigability, Land capability, Crop

suitability etc. Soil profile studied and classified according to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Extent of soil mapped on standard topographic base maps interpreted to recommend survey number wise crop management strategies.



SOIL SAMPLING & ANALYSIS:• Programmed to collect and analyze soil samples of 81.18 lakh farm holdings on fast

track approach in 3 years. So far,

• 65.78 lakh soil samples collected

• 60.33 lakh samples analyzed

• uploading done in FCMS site.

• Action pursued to complete the analysis on mission mode approach by employing JRF

• Central Control Laboratory - creating awareness on soil-test–based fertiliser use & imparting training to the laboratory personnel

• 30 STLs & 16 MSTLs to expedite soil sample analysis

• STLs computerized for uploading details of soil samples in AGRISNET

• 46 labs (30STL + 16 MSTL) provided with Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometers



FARMER INTEGRATED HAND BOOK (FIHB)

3 Year record -

information on type & extent of land

soil nutrition and water status

recommendations for fertilizer application

crop wise productivity

scheme benefits availed.

Plan of action developed for land preparation, optimum use of water, suitable crop with proper plant protection measures.

Programmed to distribute FIHB to all 81.18 Lakh farm hoildings - 45 lakhs distributed



GIS BASED SOIL MAPPING FOR SCIENTIFIC FARM PLANNING:

•Digitalised soil mapping – IT enabled accessibility of soil database for the farming community to

• know the status and suitability of soil• encourage the farmers to grow more suitable

crops• increase productivity of individual farms • bridge the yield gap at village, block, district

and state level • ensure more appropriate soil and water

management strategies

• Programme - 6 priority blocks of six selected districts to

• identify soil limitations and nutrient removal pattern of crops for decisions on soil health management.

• survey data will be linked with the cadastral map

• analyse and prepare Nutrient map for all the villages in the selected six blocks.

• Provide maps in Geo-PDF format for the user agencies.

Field Maps pertaining to 6 pilot blocks have been prepared for processing & GIS mapping


GOVERNMENT’S INITIATIVESORGANIC FARMING FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE:•Organic matter content declined – from 1.26% (1980s) to 0.68% (2010-2011)•Compost from farm waste using Pleurotus•Vermicomposting of agricultural waste thro’ demo cum training•Bio-Fertilizer Production Units(15 BFPUs) – capacity 3850 MT – Produce and distribute 3 strains viz., Azospirillum, Rhizobium and Phosphobacteria•Liquid biofertilizers – 5 BFPUs strengthened – capacity 2.5 lakh litres per annum. Proposal for converting the remaining 10 BFPUs for the production of liquid bio fertilizer approved by the SLSC.•Blue Green Algae & Azolla produced and distributed to farmers•Green manure crop seeds procured and distributed to the farmers at a subsidy of 50%.•Enrichment of Soil Fertility through Trash Mulching in Sugarcane (2013-14) - 5000 Ha – Allocation Rs.1.01 crore



MACRO NUTRIENTS:Need based fertilizer recommendations based on soil testingSeason-wise, cropwise, farm wise fertilizer requirement plans formulated every year. Seasonwise supply plan prepared to ensure adequate availability of fertilizersDistribution of quality fertilizers

Strict Enforcement of Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 collection of samples from wholesale /retail outlets & manufacturing units, analysis of samples through 14 notified Government Fertilizer Control

Laboratories - It is programmed to analyze 17500 fertilizer samples every year

legal action against the distributors who sell non-standard fertilizers



MICRO NUTRIENTS:Atomic Absorption Spectro Photometers in 30 Soil Testing Laboratories and 16 Mobile Soil Testing Laboratories. Micro Nutrient Mixture Production Centre - produces 1600 MT of 14 types of notified Micro Nutrient Mixtures annually. Ensuring quality of MN Mixture - 6 Fertilizer Control LaboratoriesStrengthening of MN Mixture Production under NADP

Modernization of Micro Nutrient Mixture Unit : Rs. 60 lakhs Construction of MN mixture godown : Rs.130 lakhs.

Central Control Laboratory - an apex Organization which provides widespread awareness on soil-test–based fertiliser use, technical competence through training to the laboratory personnel and ensures the precision and accuracy of analysis in the laboratories.


GOVERNMENT’S INITIATIVESAwareness on indiscriminate use of chemical pesticides

Fixed plot surveys and roving surveys - monitoring and forewarning on pest and diseases outbreak.

Recommendation of Crop and pest specific control measures through radio, television, pamphlets, campaigns, etc.,

Sensitization on seed borne diseases - Massive Seed Treatment CampaignsPromoting knowledge on local production of bio-pesticides

Production of Bio-control agents through Government owned 10 Bio-control labs & 2 Integrated Pest Management Centres.

Distribution of bio-control agents at subsidized cost through Agriculture Extension Centres for eco-friendly pest management.

Promoting farmers’ field based Non Pesticidal Management (NPM) awareness programmes

INCREASING USE EFFICIENCY OF PP CHEMICALS

GOVERNMENT’S INITIATIVESProviding subsidies for technologies that are part of IPM and NPM practices.

IPM technologies from seed to seed are popularized among the farmers through Farmers’ Field School - 646 FFS were conducted during 2013-14 and 19380 farmers were trained in the State.

Demonstrations, On-farm trials, Farmer-Farmer interaction and exposure visits are being taken up under ATMA.

Effective implementation of IPM – reduction in consumption of pesticides from 10926 MT of technical grade in 1984-1985 to 2180 MT in 2012-2013

Plant Protection Equipments viz., Backpack sprayer,Knapsack sparyer,Foot sprayer, Rocker sprayer, Power sprayer cum Duster, engine operated hydraulic back pack sprayer, battery operated Knapsack sprayer & NCIPM Light Traps have been approved by empanelment for the year 2013-14 and are being distributed to farmers under various subsidy schemes.

INCREASING USE EFFICIENCY OF PP CHEMICALS contd…

GOVERNMENT’S INITIATIVESEnsuring Quality of pesticides

Enforcement of The Insecticide Act, 1968 and Insecticide Rules, 1971. Ensuring adequate manufacturing & supply of quality pesticides besides

issuing licences as per Insecticide Act, 1968. Massive campaigns to check sale of spurious chemicals The pesticide samples analyzed in 15 notified Pesticide Testing

Laboratories NABL accreditation to 2 Pesticide Testing Laboratories & construction of 6

State Pesticide Testing Laboratories Analysing capacity : 21850 samplesSamples analysed: 16989 (upto Feb,2014)

Samples of Pseudomonas & Trichoderma are analysed at TNAU

INCREASING USE EFFICIENCY OF PP CHEMICALS contd…

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