Agriculture Infrastructure Six National Research Centres

Land Holding Pattern

Agriculture Infrastructure

• Six National Research Centres

• Cotton, Orange, Pomegranate, Grape, Onion & Soil Survey

• Post Harvest Training Centre at Talegaon, Dist-Pune, One of its kind in Country

• Crop based organisations – MAHA GRAPE, MAHA MANGO, MAHA BANANA, MAHAGRAPE, Pomegranate, Floriculture association, Orange

• Soil Testing Labs – 118 (29 Public , 89 Private)

• Residue Testing Labs – 2 Bio- control lab - 10

• Fertiliser testing labs - 5 Pesticide Testing Labs- 4

• Seed Testing Labs - 3

• Agro polyclinic - 231

• Taluka Seed Farm - 194

• Horticulture nurseries - 1373

Fertilizer Consumption (2007-08)

Maharashtra’s Response to Agriculture Historical Perspective

• First State to adopt Dry Land Farming Technology.

• Pioneer in Horticulture Development through EGS to promote higher income & more employment in farming sector

• State Seed Corporation – First farmers company in seed sector

• Pioneers in Co-operative network

• Sugar factories, Dairies,Water user association.

• Corporate Horticulture Company

• Four State Agricultural Universities

• Very effective & Research based Farmers Organisations

Major Emerging Concerns

• Un-viable farming

• Lack of diverification in Crops & Other activities in Vidarbha & Marathwada

• Land locked areas in Marathwada & Vidarbha

• Lack of infrastructures, markets, roads, railway rake points, airport

• Infrastructural Bottle necks

• Roads, Market facility, irrigation, Tribal area
• Input dissemination , poor credit, Bank facility

Strategy

• Bridging Yield Gaps

• Increasing & improvement in irrigation

• improving irrigation, coverage of watershed, Massive Farm pond programme & drip irrigation

• Improvement in Market Infrastructure

• collaboration with the external agencies

• Improvement in Communication

• Roads, ICT & Strengthening the enter relationship by convergence

• Empowering Farmer through

• Market & Price discovery
• Training in skills to earn higher income
• Preparing for exploiting global opportunities in fruits & vegetables
• While emphasizin dual approach increase in farmers income food security, will be given equal impotiance.

Strategy

• Bridging Yield Gaps through

• Supply of Quality input supply
• Effective extension
• Improving agriculture Research & extension interaction
• Promoting FFS by emphasizing skill transfer to staff as well as farmers
• Emphasizing Soil Health Programme

• Diversified farming which includes Horticulture, Dairy & Animal Husbandry and Watershed infrastructure

Konkan

• Konkan

• Paddy - Increase area under Hy. Rice, Use of Urea DAP briquettes , Popularising “Chatu-Sutri”-Four point paddy production technology
• Cashewnut - Area expansion , Productivity enhancement , Promotion of organic cashew
• Mango - Area expansion under Alphonso , Post harvest management including better transportation of mango, Adoption of GAP
• Construction of Konkan Jalkund, Check dams, Diversion Bundhara

• Western Maharashtra & Khandesh

• Sugarcane - increase productivity & release area for foodgrains and soybean
• Soybean – increase area & productivity
• Grapes & Banana – major stress on export
• Pomegranate - area expansion in DPAP blocks
• Floriculture & high value vegetables- cultivation under controlled conditions
• Promote organic fruits & vegetables
• More emphasis on ICM & IPM for horticultural crops like Pomegranate, Grapes
• Promote floriculture & Cold chain

Marathwada

• Marathwada

• Cotton - Increase the yield & promote Clean & quality cotton
• Maize - Increase the area for cattle feed & industrial use
• Oilseeds & pulses - Bridge the yield gaps
• Promote the cultivation of sweet oranges, mangoes & banana
• Kharif sorghum - Promote industrial use
• Discourage the cultivation of sugarcane and divert the area under soybean & gram
• Promote protective irrigation through the farm ponds, dug wells and other water harvesting structures

VIDARBHA

• VIDARBHA

• Paddy- SRI method for increasing productivity

• Soybean- increase the area & productivity

• Cotton- promoting Clean & quality cotton through contract farming, reduction in cost of cultivation through INM & IPM

• Organic cotton & mandarin promotion campaign

• Pulses – promoting as intercrop in soybean and cotton

• Mandarin Orange – improving the quality & productivity through improved packages of cultivation and quality planting material

• Promoting PHM of mandarin orange through better packing , transportation & preservation

• Promoting Public Private partnership to develop clusters of pulses, vegetables, flowers & fruits for the ultimate market in the urban areas

• Water harvesting through farm ponds, dug wells, check dams, malgujari tanks & bodis

Seed Infrastructure Facilities

• MSSCL & NSC is major public sector organisation in seed production and distribution

• 156 Private seed producers

• Private & Public sector produces 18 lakh qtls. seed

• 150 Seed processing Plants

• Average Capacity – 400 qtls/day

• 4 SAUS are engaged in Breeder & Foundation seed production.

• Director, Seed Certification – agency for Seed certification

• No. Of Villages - 3000

• Expected Farmers - 150000

• Area of Seed Production - 30000 Ha.

• (0.50 Acres per farmer)

• Total Seed requirement In qtls. - 18825

• A) 50% Cost of Seed - 3.23Crore

• B) Training of Farmers -4.50 Crore.

• C) Storage Bins (25% Subsidy - 3.75 Crores

• Total Funds required - 11.48 Crore.

Incentivising In-situ Moisture Conservation

• Treatments Proposed

• Contour cultivation,
• Strip cropping, Inter cropping, mix cropping
• compartment bunding,
• opening of furrow in standing crop, opening of dead furrow, ridges & tide furrow
• Mulching

• Award to Gram panchayat

• State level-I/II/III - Rs. 10/5/3.00 lakh
• Regional level -I/II - Rs. 2.50/ 2.00 lakh
• District level -I/II – Rs 1.50/ 1.00 lakh

Recent Initiatives

Krishi Vigyan Mandal , Farmer Field Scools

• Krishi Vigyan Mandal , Farmer Field Scools

• Soil health improvement project

• Soil Health Cards ( 3.5 lakh), organic matter recycling

• Efficient use of Water

• In-situ moisture conservation, micro irrigation ( 5.51 lakh ha.)

• Crop Planning according to agro climatic conditions Selection of crops suitable to available soil & climate

• Increasing Seed Replacement rate

• Seed Village Programme ( 5 lakh Qtls)

• To increase fertilizer use efficiency

• Soil testing,Efficiency of Inputs to be used, use of urea briquettes, Ensuring the availability of best inputs .

• Plant Protection

• Integrated Pest Management -cost reduction method

ToF & FFS to Promote IPM

• Since begining * No. of ToF Held - 80, * Total facilitators – 2374

Concept

• Integrated and Aggressive Extension campaign.

• Creating awareness among farmers about new farmingTechnologies.

• Active peoples participation.

• Awareness about Government schemes and initiatives.

• Disseminating knowledge and techniques…

• Soil health.
• Package of practices of Crops.
• I.P.M.
• I.N.M.
• Improved Agriculture Implements.
• Organic Farming.
• Micro Irrigation.
• Post Harvest Management.
• Watershed Development.

Salient Features

• The theme conceptualized and planned at State level involving Field officers.

• Duration - 1st may 2009 to 31st May 2009.

• Pre planned route covering Revenue Circle Villages/important Market places of districts.

• Covering Two villages per day.

• Five extension personnel from each district identified

• and trained at Pune and Amravati for delivering technology.

• Participation of line department like Animal Husbandry, Dairy, Fisheries, , co-opersation, Seri culture, Irrigation etc

• Major components

• Krishi Dindi Rath/ Chariot
• Mobile Agriculture Exhibition.
• Method demonstrations.
• Audio & Video shows.
• Technological power point presentations.
• Work shops.
• Interactions with progressive farmers.

Status of Implementation of Schemes

ONION STORAGE STRUCTURE SCHEME UNDER RKVY

• Total Amount Sanctioned for 08-09 : Rs.15 crores

• Utilization of Fund - 100 %

• Total Targeted capacity - 1,00,000 MT

• Achieved storage capacity - 1,10,789 MT

• No of Beneficiaries - 4773 Nos

• Districts covered – Nashik, Ahmednagar, Pune,

• Dhule, Solapur, Satara, Beed, Aurangabad, Akola

UPGRADATION OF PACS GODOWNS UNDER RKVY

• Total Amount sanctioned - Rs 20 crores

• Utilization of Funds – 100 %

• Total Godowns Identified - 800

• Godowns Rejuvenated – 772 Nos.

National Food Security Mission

• Rice - 6 districts

• Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Nasik, Pune

• Wheat - 8 Districts

• Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Dhule, Nagpur, Nasik, Parbhani, Pune, Solapur

• Pulses - 18 Districts

• Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Jalana, Latur, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Wardha, Wasim, Yavatmal

Area, Production & Productivity

Progress Report up to March - 2009

Total area under fruit crops : 16.64 lakh ha.

• Total area under fruit crops : 16.64 lakh ha.

• Area under Vegetable Crops : 4.77 lakh ha.

• Area under Spices crops : 2.10 lakh ha.

• Area under floriculture : 0.16 lakh ha.

• Area under Protected Floriculture : 375 ha.

• One Floriculture park.

• One Mega Food Park and Three Food parks.

• Two Wine Parks - 54 wineries

• One Vapour Heat Treatment Plant

• One Eradiation Plant

• Four PEQ facility centres

• 136 Government, 42 SAUs, 1195 private registered nurseries.

• 4 Residue Testing Labs accredited by APEDA

• 130 Integrated Pack Houses accredited by APEDA.

• 7 Phyto-sanitary Certification Authorities for Export

Agri Export Zones :8

• Agri Export Zones :8

• Mango (Alphonso), Mango (Keshar), Grapes, Mandarin Orange, Pomegranate, Banana, Onion and Flowers

• Additional Crop Clusters : 5

• Cashew, Sapota, Sweet Orange, Fig and Custard Apple

Vision statements and road maps are being prepared for 8 major horticulture crops

• Vision statements and road maps are being prepared for 8 major horticulture crops

• Mango, Cashew, Pomegranate, Mandarin orange, Sweet Orange, Grapes, Banana and Onion.
• Crop-wise steering groups constituted
• The reports will be ready in a month’s time

• Comprehensive District Agriculture Plans are in final stages of preparation

• Cluster-wise infrastructure mapping is being completed as a part of the C-DAP

Mandarin Orange & Sweet Orange

• Mandarin Orange & Sweet Orange

• Introduction of new varieties and root stocks.
• DNA Finger Printing of Mother Block and Root Stock.
• Developing international Standard Nursery infrastructure.

Crop productivity enhancement.

• Crop productivity enhancement.

• Productivity of farm family will form the basis for horticulture development.

• Formation of groups of farmers for adoption of GAP protocol and their networking.

• Market-linked organic farming.

• Supply chain infrastructure - Convergence of schemes of APEDA (AEZ), NHM, RKVY, NMPB and MSAMB (Marketing Board)

• Formation of SHGs of growers for post harvest handling, marketing and primary processing.

• Agri-business centers through SHGs.

• Protected cultivation and peri-urban vegetable production.

IMPLEMENTATION OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING REFORMS

• Direct marketing- 72 Licensees issued

• Private markets- 07 approvals given

• Farmer-Consumer Markets- 33 locations

• Contract farming- 1 lakh Ha under various crops

• Single License System - 09 private players

• Special Commodity Markets-20 Festivals organised

DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL MARKETING STRUCTURE (DAMS)

• DAMS - For strengthening agriculture marketing system, for creating storage & processing infrastructural facilities and for better market price to farmers

• The total outlay for all the districts for next 3 years – Rs 1018 Crs.

• Financial Assistance - Expected from various schemes of Central & State Govt. such as RKVY, NHM, DMI, APEDA, NHB, NABARD, NCDC, MOFP

• Activities included in DAMS-

• Pledge Loan Scheme
• Fruit Festival Scheme
• Rural Godown Scheme
• Onion storage structure scheme
• Onion transport /Ship transport freight subsidy scheme for exports
• Setting up of Cold Storage and other related infrastructural projects
• MARKNET / market information Project
• Farmers Market

INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPEMT FOR EXPORTS AND DOMESTIC MARKETING

• MSAMB as Nodal Agency for Agri Export Zone

• Established six Export Facility Centers with financial help of APEDA

• Facilities include Pre-cooling, Cold storage, Pack House, Material Handling Line, Ripening chambers

• Banana - 2 Nos

• Pomegranate - 1 No

• Keshar Mango - 1 No

• Orange - 1 No

• Fruits & Veg. - 1 No

• Total Investment – Rs. 25 crores

• Exports done from facilities – 5000 MT

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