4% Growth rate- Matter of great challenge

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4 Growth rate- Matter of great challenge

• Agriculture Growth rate (All India) - declining
  
  
• less than 4 - 5th Plan
• less than 2 - 10th Plan
• Maharashtra - 1.97 during last 35 years

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Reasons-natural constraints

• Uneven, irregular rains
• Frequent occurrence of drought
• DPAP area 52
• Limited irrigation 15.4
• Degraded soils 42.50

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Reasons-Man made

• Low investment in Agriculture (less than 2 of
  GDP)
• low budgetary allocation
• (MS 31 in 3rd Plan - 5 in 9th Plan)
• Non judicious use of inputs - water,
  fertilisers, Insecticides
• Non availability of affordable and timely credit
• No rational Insurance scheme
• Weak linkages between research and extension
• Insufficient Post Harvest infrastructure

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Strategies followed

• Dry land farming
• Crop diversification -
  Horticulture,Medicinal and Aromatic
  plants,
  Floriculture
• Micro Irrigation
• Watershed Management
• Production oriented

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Results achievedCrop Diversification

• Area under cereals 100 lakh to 95 lakh
  ha.
• Area under Oilseeds 25.5 lakh to 38.7 lakh ha.
• Area under vegetables 1.50 lakh to 4.04 lakh ha.
• Area under fruit crops 2.00 lakh to 14.0 lakh
  ha.

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Results achieved-HRD

• Unique structure of training in Extension and
  management
• Apex Institute- VANAMATI at Nagpur
• 7 Regional Institutes
• 33 District Training Centers being established
• 231 Agri Poly clinics at block level for
  imparting training to farmers

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• Though the results achieved are encouraging, task
  is gigantic
• Huge investments required for water and soil
  conservation, incomplete irrigation projects and
  power
• Priority to be accorded to agriculture in use of
  irrigation water
• New schemes for credit at low rate and effective
  insurance scheme
• Investment for making extension effective

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Investment in Irrigation

• Area under irrigation 16 (National average 38)
• Incomplete projectsFunds required Rs.34000 cr.
• (55 large, 121 medium, 107 minor and 48 lift
  irrigation projects)
• Special assistance needed for augmenting
  irrigation potential

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Strategy for Kharif 2006-07-Quality seeds

• 5 years seed plan
• Improve Seed Replacement Ratio
• SRR achieved in Udid, Soyabean,cotton,Wheat,
  improved Bajra, Maize and Sesamum
• Planned for improvement in Paddy, Moong,
  Groundnut, Gram, Tur Safflower
• MSSC to play major role
• Enhancement in village seed programme

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Strategies for Kharif 2006-07Agricultural
mechanization

• Five Year Plan for improved mechanization (Rs.520
  cr.)
• Plan for 2005-06 Rs. 15.00 crores
• for 2006-07 Rs.23.00 crores
• Custom hiring of high capacity machines and
  equipments
• Establishment of Technology Park
• demonstrations of newly developed agricultural
  and horticultural equipment's

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Strategies for Kharif 2006-07IPM INM

• INM through Organic Farming
• Area under Organic Farming 8 lakh ha (6.6)
• Use of bio pesticides 3.5lakh
  ha.(3)
• Vermiculture centers 800 (500)
• Vermicompost units 75000 (56429)
• ToF and FFS for promotion of IPM
• Standardization parameters and certification
  procedure to be adopted has to be uniform in all
  States.
• Accreditation of State Certification Agency

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New Initiatives

• Launched MAHA-PIC for Productivity enhancement
• APMC Act amended
• Maharashtra water resources regulatory authority
  established
• Maharashtra management of irrigation systems by
  farmers Act, 2005 promulgated

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New Initiatives

• National Horticulture Mission - State Board and
  District Management Committees established
• Launched farmer accident Insurance
• For Water Conservation- Launched Mahatma Phule
  Jal sandharan Abhiyan
• Task force appointed for productivity enhancement
  in major crops

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Future Strategies

• Preparation of Development Plans for different
  Agro Climatic Zones
• Completion of on- going irrigation projects
• Improve water use efficiency through micro
  irrigation,
• Enhance plan outlays for Agriculture, livestock
  and fisheries
• Mainstream activities of State Agri. Universities
  for relevant agricultural research and
  technology development

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Future Strategy

• Bottom up planning - Establishment of ATMA and
  preparation of SREP in each district
• Priority to women beneficiaries
• Accreditation for Organic certification
  Maharashtra seed certification agency
• Effective implementation of NHM and Micro
  irrigation scheme launched by GOI
• Agriculture management not just production.

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Future strategies

• Mass Media Support for Agri. Extension
• Kisan Call Centers - KCCs
• Public Private Partnership
• Focussed approach farmer and Market driven and
  need based
• Participatory management Growers federations
  etc.