GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH Krishi Karman Awards 2015

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH Krishi Karman Awards 2015 -16 Sri. K Dhananjaya Reddy, IAS, Director of Agriculture, AP. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, A. P. , GUNTUR 1

Vision & Mission VISION To enable each and every farmer achieve sustainable and profitable agriculture production. MISSION 1. To ensure every farm holding is provided with Soil Health Card by June 2017. 2. To assess requirements of agriculture inputs well in advance and to regulate their production and monitor timely supply of quality seeds, fertilizers pesticides, implements and credit etc. , to farmers. 3. Drought proofing and climate change resilience. 4. Facilitate the farmers to get financial help through loans, crop insurance etc. , with special focus on tenant farmers. 5. Train and motivate the farmers on INM, IPM, Water Management, Post Harvest Technologies through effective extension reach and ICT based tools. 6. Monitor the weather condition and guide the farmers suitably through weather advisories. 7. Organize pest surveillance and keep the farmers aware of the appropriate action. 8. Increase area under Farm Mechanization through CHCs - Promotion under PPP mode 9. Promoting inter cropping, poly cropping, redgram on rice and commercial crop bunds 10. Real time crop booking and use of IOT for better monitoring and execution 2

Food Grains Production - All India Vs Andhra Pradesh (Million Tons) * Severe Drought ** Drought and heavy rains Source: DES / Statistical Abstract, Government of India 3

AREA AND PRODUCTION OF TOTAL FOOD GRAINS IN AP 150, 8 160 143, 78 Year 140 120 100 80 42, 33 41, 36 60 40 20 0 Area MEAN (5 years average) Production 2015 -16 Area (lakh Production ha) (lakh MT) 2010 -11 45. 84 150. 01 2011 -12 41. 81 147. 72 2012 -13 41. 54 139. 32 2013 -14 42. 83 156. 95 2014 -15 39. 64 160. 04 Normal (2015 -16) 42. 33 150. 80 2015 -16 41. 36 143. 78 Area reduction : 2. 3% to normal Production loss due to drought was 1. 1 LMT and due to heavy rains was 5. 3 LMT

STRATEGIES ADOPTED FOR IMPROVING PRODUCTION, PRODUCTIVITY AND COST REDUCTION • Direct sowing in paddy and MSRI : 5. 0 lakh ha • Varietal replacement in major crops : 2. 0 lakh ha • Promotion of moisture conservation furrows in the rain fed crops like redgram, ground nut and cotton etc. , : 0. 20 lakh ha Promotion of redgram crop on rice and other Commercial crop bunds : 0. 40 lakh ha Promotion of inter crop in ground nut, cotton , millets etc. , : 2. 5 lakh ha • • • Promoting pre kharif crops with pulses and sesame under Nagarjuna Sagar Project and Krishna Western Delta : 0. 25 lakh ha • Promotion of summer pulses duly advancing the cropping season under Godavari and Krishna delta system by June and harvesting rabi paddy by March : 0. 48 lakh ha

DROUGHT PROOFING MEASURES Panta Sanjeevani: • Digging of Farm ponds and Lining for dry spell mitigation in convergence with MGNREGS. Moisture Conservation Furrows: • 0. 20 lakh ha covered in groundnut, redgram, cotton, in rainfed areas. blackgram, maize etc. , Deep Ploughing: • To break hard pan in light soils and conserve rain water during monsoon Deep ploughing with sub soilers promoted in 25, 000 ha. Contingency Plan: • Work shop conducted in coordination with CRIDA and ANGRAU scientists. • District wise contingency plan prepared & required contingency crop seed supplied (33, 122 qtls. ). Ground Water Collectivization: • Collectivization of ground water through linking of bore wells, sharing of the water amongst the farmers was adopted in 1000 ha in Ananthapur district and 500 ha each in Chittoor and Kurnool districts. 6

Water conservation furrows in rainfed crops

IT Initiatives of Agriculture Department I. Online Soil Health Card Generation System- To issue Analysed Soil Sample results to farmers in time II. e-Seed Distribution- Distribution of subsidized seed to farmers using Aadhar & webland enabled services with biometric. III. e-Agriculture Android App- For booking the crop coverage on realtime basis IV. Meeseva Services for Farm Mechanisation – To issue subsidised machines of farmer choice through online V. Meekosam- For tracking and resolving Farmer grievances VI. Agriculture Dash Board- Being developed to show the growth parameters of various schemes of the department VII. PIMS – Pest Information & Management system for field diagnosis of pest, diseases & to provide suitable remedies. 8

ACHIEVEMENTS IN PADDY DURING 2015 -16 ØThe total paddy production during 2015 -16 was 112. 3 LMT (-11%) as against 126. 8 LMT during 201415. ØThe area decrease was 13% (21. 61 lakh ha) over normal (23. 39 lakh ha) ØThe productivity during rabi was all time record of 6, 660 kg/ha.

AREA, YIELD AND PRODUCTION OF PADDY IN AP 120, 00 PADDY 100, 00 40, 00 2010 -11 2011 -12 2012 -13 2013 -14 2014 -15 MEAN (5 years average) 2015 -16 51, 98 80, 00 60, 00 Year 116, 82 112, 33 47, 47 24, 61 21, 61 20, 00 Area Yield Production MEAN (5 years average) 2015 -16 Area (lakh ha) Yield (q/ha) Production (LMT) 27. 72 23. 46 42. 67 49. 51 118. 28 116. 15 22. 09 25. 84 23. 94 46. 60 46. 40 52. 98 102. 95 119. 91 126. 83 24. 61 47. 47 116. 82 21. 61 51. 98 112. 33 Area, yield and production of paddy season wise from 2010 -11 to 2015 -16 YEAR 2010 -11 2011 -12 2012 -13 2013 -14 2014 -15 MEAN 2015 -16 AREA (Lakh ha) KHARIF RABI YIELD (kg/ha) TOTAL 17. 96 17. 10 9. 76 6. 36 27. 72 23. 46 15. 30 17. 06 16. 35 16. 75 13. 99 6. 79 8. 78 7. 59 7. 86 7. 62 22. 09 25. 84 23. 94 24. 61 21. 61 KHARIF 3320 RABI PRODUCTION (LMT) TOTAL KHARIF RABI TOTAL 4562 6009 5996 4267 4951 59. 63 78. 02 58. 65 118. 28 38. 13 116. 15 3965 3831 4677 4060 4402 6225 6213 6636 6211 6660 4640 5298 4747 5198 60. 68 65. 36 76. 46 68. 03 61. 58 42. 27 54. 56 50. 37 48. 80 50. 75 Decrease in area : 13% over normal area Production loss due to drought : 0. 9 LMT & due to heavy rains 2. 2 LMT 102. 95 119. 91 126. 83 116. 82 112. 33

STRATEGIES Paddy Ø Adoption of flood and lodging tolerant rice varieties in flood and cyclone prone areas for increasing the yield by 15– 20% - varieties MTU 1064, MTU 1061 and MTU 1075. Ø Promotion of green manuring for improving soil organic carbon in over 3. 40 lakh ha. Ø Promotion of Direct Seeding/drum seeding/MSRI for cost reduction and timely sowing in 3. 7 lakh ha. Ø Soil test based nutrient recommendation with special focus addressing micronutrient deficiency correction by providing them on 50% subsidy. Ø Formation of alleys Ø Water budgeting.

AREA, YIELD AND PRODUCTION OF MAIZE AND SORGHUM 19, 42 20, 00 15, 00 14, 12 MAIZE 10, 00 5, 00 6, 61 2, 94 6, 07 2, 33 0, 00 Area Yield MEAN (5 years average) 4, 00 3, 50 Production 2015 -16 3, 58 JOWAR Area (lakh ha) 2010 -11 2. 33 2011 -12 2. 73 2012 -13 3. 09 2013 -14 3. 52 2014 -15 3. 03 Normal (2015 -16) 2. 94 Year 3, 06 Year 2. 33 IN AP Yield Production (q/ha) (LMT) 80. 90 18. 85 64. 73 17. 63 61. 82 19. 11 62. 86 22. 14 63. 90 19. 38 66. 06 19. 42 60. 68 14. 12 Area Yield Production (lakh ha) (q/ha) (LMT) 2010 -11 0. 88 17. 73 1. 56 2011 -12 1. 48 23. 76 3. 52 2012 -13 1. 64 25. 09 4. 12 2013 -14 1. 19 22. 47 2. 65 0, 50 2014 -15 0, 00 Normal (2015 -16) 1. 42 1. 32 24. 35 23. 00 3. 45 3. 06 2015 -16 1. 74 20. 49 3. 58 3, 00 2, 32 2, 50 1, 74 2, 00 1, 50 2, 049 1, 32 1, 00 1 Area 2 3 Production Yield MEAN (5 years average) 2015 -16

STRATEGIES MAIZE: • Popularisingle cross hybrids • Popularization of Maize sowings with seed cum fertilizer drill. • Zero tillage maize practice in Rice fallows – reduction in cost of cultivation up to Rs. 2500/acre. • Popularization of foliar application and fertilizer sprayings. • Special emphasis on baby corn, sweet corn and popcorn varieties. • Encouraging intercropping with redgram of 2: 1 under rainfed conditions. • Replacing Rabi paddy with maize during rabi as ID crop to increase the cropping intensity.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN PULSES DURING 2015 -16 Ø Total Pulses production during 2015 -16 was 12. 29 LMT as against the best year (2012 -13)11. 33 LMT which is 8. 5% increase. The growth over 2014 -15 was 29. 4%. Ø The area of pulses during 2015 -16 was 14. 5 lakh ha which is the highest in the last five years. Ø Redgram production was 1. 32 LMT in 2015 -16 (16. 8% increase) as against 1. 13 LMT in 2010 -11 (Best year). The growth over 2014 -15 was 73. 7%. Ø The highest productivity of 599 kg/ha over previous five years was recorded in redgram. Ø Blackgram production was 4. 11 LMT in 2015 -16 as against 3. 26 LMT in 2011 -12 (best year) with 26. 1% increase. An increase of 37. 5% over previous year. Ø Greengram production was 1. 37 LMTs in 2015 -16 almost the same as in 2014 -15 (1. 41 LMT ) which is the best year. Ø Bengalgram production was 5. 00 LMT in 2015 -16 as against 3. 91 LMT in 2014 -15 with 27. 9% increase.

Area, yield and production of redgram and bengalgram 6 REDGRAM 5 5, 99 Year 4, 39 2010 -11 2011 -12 2012 -13 2013 -14 2014 -15 4 3 2, 0386 2, 2 2 0, 89 1 1, 32 0 Area Yield Production MEAN (5 years average) 2015 -16 Area Yield Production (lakh ha) (q/ha) (LMT) 2. 97 3. 80 1. 13 1. 83 3. 03 0. 56 2. 04 4. 80 0. 98 1. 84 5. 65 1. 04 1. 51 5. 03 0. 76 Normal (2015 -16) 2. 04 4. 39 0. 89 2015 -16 2. 2 o 5. 99 1. 32 BENGALGRAM 11, 36 12, 00 10, 61 10, 00 8, 00 6, 00 4, 67 5, 31 4, 71 5, 00 4, 00 2, 00 0, 00 Area Yield MEAN (5 years average) Production 2015 -16 2010 -11 2011 -12 2012 -13 2013 -14 2014 -15 Area (lakh ha) 4. 74 4. 80 5. 69 4. 72 3. 42 Normal (2015 -16) 4. 67 11. 36 5. 31 2015 -16 4. 71 10. 61 5. 00 Year Yield Production (q/ha) (LMT) 12. 05 5. 71 9. 33 4. 48 10. 52 5. 98 13. 72 6. 48 11. 44 3. 91

Area, yield and production of blackgram and greengram 10, 00 9, 00 8, 00 7, 00 6, 00 5, 00 4, 00 3, 00 2, 00 1, 00 0, 00 9, 02 BLACKGRAM 7, 44 4, 56 3, 65 4, 11 2, 72 Area Yield MEAN (5 years average) 7, 00 6, 00 5, 00 4, 00 3, 00 2, 00 1, 00 0, 00 Production 2015 -16 Area (lakh ha) Yield (q/ha) Production (LMT) 2010 -11 3. 88 5. 28 2. 05 2011 -12 4. 70 6. 94 3. 26 2012 -13 3. 88 8. 27 3. 21 2013 -14 2. 65 7. 81 2. 07 2014 -15 3. 65 4. 56 9. 46 7. 44 9. 02 2. 99 2. 72 4. 11 Year Area (lakh ha) Yield (q/ha) Production (LMT) 2010 -11 1. 68 3. 21 0. 54 2011 -12 1. 36 5. 96 0. 81 2012 -13 1. 29 6. 50 0. 84 2013 -14 1. 33 6. 10 0. 82 2014 -15 1. 71 1. 47 2. 12 8. 26 6. 00 6. 48 1. 41 0. 88 1. 37 Normal (2015 -16) 2015 -16 6, 48 GREENGRAM 6, 00 1, 47 Year 2, 12 1, 37 0, 88 Normal (2015 -16) Area Yield MEAN (5 years average) Production 2015 -16

STRATEGIES Redgram Ø Short duration varieties in Rayalaseema area to avoid terminal moisture stress. Ø Promoting intercropping with other crops (2. 5 lakh ha) and growing redgram on Rice bunds (40, 000 ha) and commercial crops field bunds (10, 000 ha). Ø Transplanting redgram for productivity enhancement on pilot basis in 200 ha Ø Redgram followed by foxtail millet crop sequence to increase cropping intensity. Ø Timely pest management through Neem oil at Flower bud initiation Ø Creating water conservation furrows - 10, 000 ha Ø Protective irrigation under dry spells using rainguns (1955 units supplied to farmers on 90% subsidy) Ø Market intervention through MARKFED for price stabilization -Procured 984 MT during 2015 -16 (Price ranged from Rs. 7650 to Rs. 8450/qtl)

Redgram on Rice and Cotton bunds

Field Visit of GOI officers

Inter crop of redgram

State Level Workshop, 2015 -16 – NFSM & NMOOP Rabi Work shop – 2015 -16 (Guntur) Field day – Summer pulses – 2015 -16

Providing protective irrigation Rain gun Tank irrigation with bullocks

Blackgram and Greengram: • Supply of quality seed of new varieties through robust perspective seed plan (three years seed rolling plan) - PU 31 and LBG 786 in blackgram (YMV resistant). • Foliar nutrition and drought tolerance by use of KNO 3 @ 10 g/lit. • Increasing the area in Rice fallows (5. 72 lakh ha) and as summer Pulse (0. 48 lakh ha) expanding to the traditional districts like Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Nellore and Chittoor • Two crop sequence under rainfed during Kharif/rabi in place of mono cropping(Greengram followed by Bengalgram) in 30, 000 ha. Chickpea: • Drought tolerant and wilt tolerant varieties with high yielding. • Growing pre-kharif short duration crop (blackgram / greengram / setaria) to increase the net returns per unit area (20, 000 ha).

ACHIEVEMENTS IN EDIBLE OIL SEEDS DURING 2015 -16 Ø The productivity of total edible oil seeds is 970 kg/ha in 201516 as compared to 733 kg/ha in the best oil seeds production year of 2010 -11. Ø The total edible oil seeds production during 2015 -16 was 8. 44 LMT as against 5. 69 LMT during 2014 -15 (48% increase) Ø In Groundnut the best productivity of 1033 kg/ha was recorded during 2015 -16 over previous 5 years. Ø Groundnut production of 8. 01 LMTs was recorded during 2015 -16 which is 62. 5% increase over previous year.

AREA, YIELD AND PRODUCTION OF OIL SEEDS IN AP Total edible oil seeds 13, 53 14 8, 67 12 8, 84 8, 44 10 8 6 4 2 0 Area Production MEAN (5 years average) GROUNDNUT 11, 54 12, 00 10, 00 8, 00 10, 33 7, 68 6, 65 8, 01 6, 00 4, 00 2, 00 0, 00 Area Yield MEAN (5 years average) Production 2015 -16 Area (lakh ha) Yield (q/ha) 17. 41 13. 36 13. 29 13. 33 10. 24 13. 53 8. 67 Normal (2015 -16) 2015 -16 7, 75 Year 2010 -11 2011 -12 2012 -13 2013 -14 2014 -15 12. 77 7. 18 8. 73 9. 83 5. 69 8. 84 8. 44 Year Area (lakh ha) Yield (q/ha) Production (LMT) 2010 -11 14. 27 7. 74 11. 05 2011 -12 11. 35 5. 13 5. 82 2012 -13 11. 59 6. 71 7. 78 2013 -14 11. 76 7. 49 8. 81 2014 -15 Normal (2015 -16) 8. 74 11. 54 5. 64 6. 65 4. 93 7. 68 2015 -16 7. 75 10. 33 8. 01

STRATEGIES 1. Popularization of drought tolerant, high yielding and short duration varieties, viz, K 9, Dharani, Anantha and Kadiri Harithandhra. 2. Community Managed Seed System(CMSS): Production of certified seed at village level in farmers fields through Mana Vithana Kendralu ( MVKs) in coordination with NGOs for timely supply of required quantities locally. 3. Timely Supply of Ground Nut seed along with inter Crop Seed and Gypsum 4. Increase in area of redgram as inter crop in groundnut for sustainable income. 5. Encouraging water conservative furrows along redgram inter cropping 6. Life saving irrigation during prolonged dry spells utilizing water from “Panta Sanjeevini” (farm ponds) through rainguns/ sprinklers. 7. Increasing the area during Rabi to enhance production (increase of 23, 000 ha over 2014 -15)

ALLOCATION, RELEASES and EXPENDITURE – 2015 -16 (Rs in Lakhs) S. No 1 2 3 Scheme Allocatio n Release GOI NFSM - Rice 2078. 30 1246. 98 NFSMPulses NFSM Coarse cereals NFSM Commercial Crops NFSM - Addl. Area coverage under pulses NFSM Total CDP NMOOP State % Expenditure Total ture over release 831. 32 2078. 30 1631. 46 78. 50 4261. 02 2556. 62 1704. 40 4261. 02 3436. 37 80. 65 623. 20 373. 92 249. 28 623. 20 300. 53 48. 22 139. 16 83. 50 55. 66 139. 16 129. 55 93. 09 1250. 00 750. 00 500. 00 1250. 00 625. 00 50. 00 8351. 68 5011. 02 3340. 66 8351. 68 6122. 91 1653. 02 394. 20 262. 80 657. 00 3002. 30 1801. 36 1200. 90 3002. 26 2345. 50 73. 31 100. 00 78. 12 27

Intercrop of Maize with Red gram on rice bunds Bengal gram Intercrop of Cotton with Red gram 28

Convergence with other departments Rural Development - MGNREGS Ø Technical convergence through Agricultural Extension and Fund convergence. Ø Material component by Agriculture Dept. & wage component from MGNREGS. Under PMKSY: Ø Lining of 10, 000 big farm ponds. Ø Recharging of 10, 000 bore wells by constructing sunken pits around bore wells. Under NMSA: Ø Formation of conservation furrows in 1. 3 lakh ha. Ø Construction of 200 post harvest storage structures. Under NMAET – Technical convergence: Ø Capacity building on low hanging fruits on vermi compost use, promoting ID Crops. Ø Extensive water use efficiency campaign through ATMA. The above interventions are focused in NFSM clusters. Ø Digging of Bore wells under NTR Jalasri in command area to tap available ground water for conjunctive use of water resources. 29

IRRIGATION S. No. Interventions / Particulars Districts 1 Releasing of water by 1 st June, 2017 Godavari Delta Districts Releasing of Pattiseema water for nurseries by 2 Krishna Delta 3 rd week of June, 2017. Maintaining Vara Bandhi system – Water 3 Krishna. Godavari Delta area Budgeting East Godavari, West Godavari, 4 Improvement of drainage facilities Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam & Nellore. AP Integrated irrigation and Agriculture Water Budgeting & Cropping Systems 5 transformation project. External aided in North Coastal Districts. project by World bank. HORTICULTURE S. No. 1 2 3 4 Interventions / Particulars Promoting Vegetable Crops in Sugarcane Crop as Intercropping of Pulses, Maize in young orchards. Promotion of Multi Cropping System including Vegetables. Micro Irrigation system for Agricultural Crops. Districts Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam. East Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam & Kadapa. All 13 Districts. 30

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY S. No. Interventions / Particulars Extent Districts 1 Fodder Jowar / Fodder Srikakulam, Vizianagaram Krishna, 20, 000 Ha Maize Guntur, Prakasam & Nellore. 2 Raising of Azolla in Paddy 5, 000 Ha East Godavari, Krishna, Kurnool. fields AGRIL. MARKETING S. No. Interventions / Particulars 1 Establishment of sale outlets near local sandies. 2 To provide godowns/ Threshing floors (for drying). 3 Laying link roads to fields. ELECTRICITY S. No. 1 Interventions / Particulars Sanctions of new Electric connections for bore wells under NTR Jalasri & Solar pumpsets Districts North Coastal Districts. . 31

Agricultural Credit q. Quarterly SLBC is being presided over by Hon’ble Chief Minister with all stake holders regularly. Interest Free Crop Loans upto Rs. 1 lakh & pavvala vaddi (3% interest)- between Rs. 13 lakhs The Andhra Pradesh Land Licensed Cultivators Act, 2011 • The Andhra Pradesh is the 1 st state in the country to promulgate an Act no. 18 of 2011, dt: 23. 12. 2011 (The Andhra Pradesh Land Licensed Cultivators Act, 2011) to provide loan and other benefits eligibility cards (LEC) to the land licensed cultivators. • During 2015 -16, 5. 0 lakh LECs were issued. One tenant lakh farmers got loans. Certification of Cultivation (COC) • The tenant farmers who were not issued LEC, are provided with COC from 2016 -17 for getting loans and other benefits from the department. Agriculture credit – 2015 -16 • Rs. 57, 084 cr of crop loan disbursed which was 19% more than the target covering 63. 7 lakh accounts • Rs. 18, 363 cr of Agriculture Term Loan including allied sectors was distributed to 7. 6 lakh accounts (7% more than targetted) 32

STRATEGIES AND ACTION PLAN 2017 -18 a) Special Campaign: Planned to organize special campaigns with focus on area specific issues during April & May 2017, for enhancing Productivity levels of all the Crops. i. District & Area specific Interventions. ii. Identifying Agricultural Division/village as a unit. iii. Special focus on low productivity large areas & localized interventions for yield enhancement. iv. Training & capacity building for extension functionaries & farmers through interaction at Mandal level. v. Adopting Best Management Practices. vi. Scaling up of already high productive areas to National best. vii. Convergence with other stake holder Departments (Irrigation, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Rural Development, ITDA etc. ). 12/18/2021 33

b) Farmers awareness & Capacity Building campaigns on improved best practices, to increase Farm Mechanization, etc. , (Srikakulam, Vizianagaram & Visakhapatnam). c) Increasing the Area under Summer Pulses, promoting Red gram on Paddy Field Bunds, Promoting Green Manure Crop for Soil fertility enhancement & Water Budgeting in Godavari Delta (East & West Godavari Districts). d) Advancing the Kharif Paddy Crop in view of Stabilization of Ayacut through Pattiseema, promoting 3 rd Crop, promotion of Fodder Crop for silage (Krishna & Guntur Districts). e) Promoting Pre- Kharif Pulses to an extent of 1. 25 Lakh Ha. Encouraging Fodder Crop and Promotion of ID crops in place of Paddy in NSP area. (Prakasam & Guntur Districts). f) Promotion of Inter Crop & Poly Cropping (Navadhanya Concept), deep Ploughing for Moisture retention, Mother furrows, promotion of Millets and lining of farm ponds etc. , (in Rayalaseema & Prakasam Districts). 12/18/2021 34

Ø To improve Soil Health, Green Manure seed will be supplied on 75% subsidy. Ø To make all inputs, Advisories to the farmers at one stop shop at village level is planned on pilot basis. Ø Supply of Micronutrients in deficient areas along with Seed distribution linking with Soil Health Cards advisories. Ø Finalization of tenders of all inputs & Farm Mechanization before March – To make available to the farmers well in advance. Ø Distribution of all types of seeds through Aadhaar linked web land enabled biometric system. Ø DBT will be adopted from 2017 -18. Ø Seed treatment on 100% basis by making available the seed treatment chemical at village level. 12/18/2021 35

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