Rajasthan

Agriculture

31 Dec 2013

Road Map

Meeting of NITI Ayog

on

5th Feb,2016

Ahmedabad

Land Use Pattern Forest 27 lac Ha. Not Available for

Cultivation 43 lac Ha.

Pastures & Grazing Land 17 lac Ha.

Land Under Misc. trees 0.21 lac Ha.

Cultivable Waste Land 42 lac Ha.

Fallow Land 30 lac Ha.

Net Cropped Area 183 lac Ha.

Source- Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Raj.

Total Land:342.7 lac Ha.

75% Area is Rainfed

Net Cropped Area : 183.49 lac Ha.

Rainfed Area 116.88 lac Ha.

Irrigated Area 66.61 lac Ha.

Average Average Rainfall

Regions

Min Max.

Arid 5.3 45.0 33.2

Semi-arid 8.3 42.0 53.7

Sub-humid 7.8 40.5 72.2

Humid 10.6 41.0 82.7

Temperature : Celsius

Rainfall Cms

State Average Rainfall : 56 cms. Range: 15-90 cms

Main Features

Largest state covering 10.5% of geographical area

5.5% population of the country

83% of available water used for irrigation

10% animal population of the country

Only 1% of water resources of the country

2/3 population depends on agriculture

35% of cropped area irrigated

70% area irrigated through wells & tube-wells

27% irrigated through canals

10.6 Lac ha saline and sodic soils

Ranks in India

40% Mustard I

40% Pearl Millet (Bajra I

80% Cluster Bean (Gwar) I

95 % Psyllium Husk (Isabgol) I

98 % Henna I

65% Coriander I

14 % Total Pulses II

40% Cumin II

11 % Soybean III

8 % Maize IV

10% wheat V

We Produce

graphic

Crops Productivity Kg/ Ha. (Year

2011-12)

Rajasthan National

Bajra 1290 1156

Maize 1583 2476

Cotton 518 491

Wheat 3461 3140

Mustard 1209 1145

Gram 690 912

Crop Productivity …. A comparison

• Soil –Large area under light textured soil-Low water retention, poor soil health

• Water-Depleting ground water table, deteriorating quality

• Agro-climate- Extreme temperatures, high evapo-transpiration, uncertain, erratic & scanty rainfall

• Resources-Small & fragmented holdings, low investment capacity

Why low in Rajasthan ?

1. Seed Spices- Cumin, Coriander, Fenugreek & fennel

2. Medicinal crops-Isabgoal, Ashwagandha, Satawari, Aloe vera, Sonamukhi

3. Arid horticultural crops- Anola, Anar, Ber, Lasoda

4. Coarse cereals- Bajra & other small millets

5. Pulses- Moong, Moth

6. Oilseeds- Mustard

7. Commercial crop- Guar

New Horizons- Olives, Date-palm,Jojoba, Dragon Fruit etc.

Our strength lies in ….

(Present Status, Proposed Seed Distribution & SRR Plan)

Season Present Status Seed Replacement Rate (%)

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20

Kharif 20.23 21.45 30.46 32.69 36.22 37.87 39.38 41.89

Rabi 29.80 30.0 30.04 30.83 31.36 31.36 32.63 33.91

Total 25.94 26.10 30.21 31.54 33.20 33.83 35.20 36.94

Season Present Status Seed Distribution (Lac qtls.)

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20

Kharif 6.04 6.24 8.22 8.90 9.95 10.40 10.82 11.50

Rabi 13.17 13.96 12.92 13.50 14.05 14.05 14.62 15.20

Total 19.21 20.20 21.14 22.40 24.00 24.45 25.44 26.70

Availability of Quality Seed

Water Management….

Activity Progress

since inception

(Nos.)

Diggi Cum Sprinkler 18191

Farm Pond (Khet Talai)

23686

Water Storage Tank (Jal Hauz)

5002

Irrigation Pipeline

84139 Km

Well and Tube well irrigated areas

1. Over exploited zones

2. Light soils

3. Undulated topography

Canals

1. Narmada Canal Area

2. Lift canals in IGNP

3. Hard pan areas

4. Water logged areas

MIS Priority Areas ….

Area in ha

Achievement since inception under MIS

Year Drip Sprinkler Total

2010-11 13104 134211 147315

2011-12 21431 92737 114168

2012-13 24920 53614 78534

2013-14 31204 32308 63512

2014-15

25669 21662 47331

. Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Other Interventions

. Support for Improved Farm Implements

. Crop Diversification

. IT/SMS based Extension & Weather Reports

Capacity building of farmers through extension activities

. Strengthening of Agri. Extension

. Construction of Kisan Sewa Kendra cum Village Knowledge Centres

Crop Production

Agriculture Policy

• Agriculture Policy of the state has been prepared by a working

group constituted under the chairmanship of Dr. R. S. Paroda

• Now this policy has to be revised as per the Vision 2020 and in

view of Suraj Sankalp

Vision 2020: Issues related to Agriculture Department

• IT/SMS based extension and weather reports

• Emphasis on organic farming

• Crop diversification

• Non food crop insurance to be revived and

extended specially for horticulture

• Olive & Date programs now to be taken

beyond Lab / Pilot phase

• Increasing productivity to the level of Punjab & Haryana

• Soil testing lab program to be revived and enhanced

• Encourage use of organic fertilizers

• Involve private sector and MNCs for agricultural extension and production of drought

resistant varieties of seeds(PPP)

• Reduce agricultural volatility by promoting dry farming techniques and increasing area

under irrigation.

Issues

• Climate

• Water Management

• Soil Health Management

• Timely availability of quality inputs

• Introduction of modern technology

• R&D in Agriculture- Research Gap Analysis

• Inter & Intra state crop wise production gap analysis

• Marketing - remunerative prices

• Institutional arrangement

Issues...

• Processing

• Value addition

• Quality improvement

• Farmer distress management

• Fragmentation of land- 53% farmers has < 0.63 ha

•Storage -perishable / non perishable

• Increasing biotic and abiotic stress

• Special attention to rainfed areas

Basic expectations of farmers

• Information

• Advise

• Inputs

• Price- storage, crop insurence

• Finance- credit, subsidy