NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR KHARIF CAMPAIGN 2014 26 th

NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR KHARIF CAMPAIGN 2014 (26 th & 27 th February, 2014) STRATEGY FOR CONTINGENCY PLAN IN THE EVENT OF ABERRANT SOUTH-WEST MONSOON GROUP - III DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ANDHRA PRADESH

ANDHRA PRADESH AGRICULTURE PROFILE S. No Item Unit Andhra Pradesh 1 Total Geographical area Lakh ha 275. 04 2 Gross cropped area Lakh ha 145. 12 3 Net cropped area Lakh ha 112. 88 4 Gross Irrigated area Lakh ha 71. 53 5 Net Irrigated area Lakh ha 50. 34 6 % of Rainfed area % 7 Number of Farm Holdings Lakh Nos 131. 75 a) Marginal Lakh Nos 84. 25 b) Small Lakh Nos 29. 18 c) Others Lakh Nos 18. 32 8 Average Annual Rainfall 9 10 55 mm 940 Cropping Intensity % 1. 29 Irrigation Intensity % 1. 42 2

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Kharif 2013 & Rabi 2013 -14 Achievements (Abstract) (Lakhs tones) 2013 -14 (Expected) Sl. No. Crop 1 Rice 2 Pulses 3 Total Foodgrains 4 5 Normal Production Kharif Rabi Total 127. 62 82. 14 57. 05 139. 18 14. 38 3. 23 12. 10 15. 33 186. 82 115. 22 101. 48 216. 71 Oil Seeds 23. 02 10. 99 6. 05 17. 04 Cotton (lakh bales) 39. 05 64. 75 0. 11 64. 86 NOTE: This year the food grain production as per 2 nd advance estimate of DES is 207. 29 LMTs, which will be the ever highest in the state after 2008 -09 (204. 21 LMTs). But this year we may achieve a record food grain production 4 of 216. 71 LMTs.

RABI 2013 -14 ASSESSMENT COMPARED TO RABI 2012 -13 AND NORMAL Area in lakh ha, Productivity in kgs/ha & Production in LMTs Sl. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 AREA Crop Rice Jowar Bajra Ragi Maize Bengalgram Greengram Blackgram Total Pulses Total Foodgrains Groundnut Sunflower Total oilseeds Cotton (*) Chillies Tobacco Onion Total cropped area 14. 31 1. 72 0. 11 0. 05 3. 36 6. 16 1. 18 3. 72 11. 67 31. 33 2. 74 2. 07 5. 53 0. 05 0. 46 1. 46 0. 15 Expected 2013 -14 11. 41 15. 20 1. 84 1. 54 0. 07 0. 06 0. 05 0. 04 4. 07 4. 32 6. 81 6. 12 1. 27 1. 20 3. 87 2. 74 12. 50 10. 50 30. 04 31. 73 2. 86 2. 56 1. 23 1. 00 4. 80 4. 13 0. 07 0. 04 0. 40 1. 26 1. 36 0. 14 0. 12 39. 20 36. 84 Normal 2012 -13 PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTION Expected Normal 2012 -13 2013 -14 3657 3808 3753 52. 46 43. 43 57. 05 1628 2080 1907 2. 79 3. 82 2. 94 1153 1608 1452 0. 11 0. 09 1667 1450 1847 0. 09 0. 07 6516 6176 6750 22. 81 25. 13 29. 16 1225 1119 1446 7. 40 7. 62 8. 85 452 682 650 0. 60 0. 87 0. 78 569 829 789 2. 61 3. 21 2. 16 940 926 1152 10. 97 12. 10 2852 2497 3198 89. 36 84. 77 101. 48 1983 1925 1830 5. 45 5. 51 4. 68 619 723 1044 1. 67 0. 89 1. 04 1344 1478 1466 7. 43 6. 69 6. 05 394 472 480 0. 15 0. 19 0. 11 3631 4086 3936 1. 66 1. 80 1. 57 1767 1720 1822 2. 76 2. 17 2. 48 23086 29659 24805 3. 51 4. 20 2. 98 37. 85 5

KHARIF PROSPECTS 2014 COMPARED TO KHARIF 2013 Area in lakh ha, Productivity in kgs/ha & Production in LMTs Sl. No. Crop 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 8 Rice Jowar Bajra Ragi Maize Redgram Greengram Blackgram Total Pulses Total Foodgrains Groundnut Sunflower Soybean Castor Total oilseeds Cotton (*) Mesta (#) Chillies Sugarcane Turmeric Onion Total cropped area 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Normal 26. 30 1. 25 0. 45 0. 39 5. 08 4. 93 1. 95 0. 71 7. 77 41. 53 11. 94 0. 52 1. 42 1. 86 16. 65 18. 19 0. 25 1. 66 1. 89 0. 68 0. 28 81. 12 AREA PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTION Expctd. Target Normal 2014 Normal 2013 2014 28. 82 29. 12 2862 2850 2940 75. 16 82. 14 85. 61 1. 04 1297 903 1506 1. 56 0. 94 1. 57 0. 51 0. 49 1423 1490 1595 0. 65 0. 76 0. 78 0. 37 1018 622 1145 0. 39 0. 24 0. 42 6. 63 6. 66 3163 4186 4303 16. 07 27. 75 28. 66 4. 44 5. 43 426 432 542 2. 09 1. 92 2. 94 1. 28 2. 05 452 633 580 0. 85 0. 81 1. 19 0. 47 0. 80 569 826 790 0. 38 0. 39 0. 63 6. 38 8. 43 439 506 576 3. 41 3. 23 4. 86 44. 04 46. 49 2347 2616 2629 97. 46 115. 22 122. 24 11. 07 13. 00 487 580 865 5. 34 6. 42 11. 25 0. 20 619 714 711 0. 29 0. 14 2. 45 2. 57 1465 1542 1834 2. 08 3. 78 4. 71 1. 26 1. 27 456 604 0. 82 0. 57 0. 77 15. 32 17. 37 936 717 976 15. 59 10. 99 16. 95 24. 14 24. 24 368 456 472 38. 90 64. 75 67. 30 0. 09 1497 1500 1588 2. 09 0. 75 0. 79 1. 67 1. 65 3589 3699 3819 5. 92 6. 18 6. 30 1. 92 78453 78821 81202 148. 77 151. 34 155. 91 0. 66 0. 63 6381 6839 6646 4. 36 4. 51 4. 19 0. 25 17009 19667 19308 4. 69 4. 92 4. 83 88. 16 92. 66 ( * ) Cotton production in lakh bales of 170 kgs. of lint (#) Mesta production in lakh bales of 180 kgs. 6

CONTINGENCY PLAN - PREPAREDNESS • The Agriculture Department will prepare the Contingency plan in case of late onset of monsoon / dry spells during the season • Short duration varieties of crop seeds will be arranged to provide seeds on subsidy • Recommending Cultivation of short duration crops like Blackgram / Greengram / Soybean to facilitate sequence crop with Bengalgram or Coriander or Sunhemp or Fodder Jowar during Rabi • Stocking of quality seeds well in advance for immediate distribution for resowing in affected areas • Creating awareness among the farmers for application of booster doses of fertilizers for recovery of crop • Adoption of soil conserve methods for effective utilization of the available moisture to save the crop in the drought prone areas • Encourage the farmers to have insurance to their crop so that they get relief in the eventuality of calamity 7

MEASURES/STEPS PLANNED IN CASE OF CONTINGENCY PLAN REQUIRD Ø Monitoring the situation regularly with district Joint Directors of Agriculture, Scientists throughvideoconferences, meetingstoevolve strategy for crop management Ø Special teams consisting of DAATTC scientists and officers will be formed to visit villages for factual assessment of situations headed by the District Joint Directors of Agriculture for preparing contingency plan. and MAOs and ADAs will educate the farmers on contingency plan Ø the availability of alternate crop seeds as per contingency plan for positioning of Redgram, Blackgram, Greengram, Maize, Sunflower, Jowar, Castor, Horsegram and Cowpea seed Ø 8

CROPPING STRATEGIES FOR KHARIF`2014 CROPS) Region Normal Crops (RAIN FED Alternate Crops Proposed Telangana Maize, Castor, Blackgram, Cotton+Soybean , Redgram+Soybean Maize, Sunflower, Castor, Redgram, Jowar, Groundnut, Jowar, Bajra, Greengram, Ragi, Redgram Rayalaseema Groundnut, Small millets, Redgram, Castor, Redgram+Groundnut, Bajra, Cotton Groundnut, Bajra, Maize, G. Nut+Redgram, Castor, Soybean, Korra, Jowar, Ragi, Redgram. Coastal Minor Millets, Maize, Redgram, Blackgram, Soybean, Cotton+Soybean, Castor, Redgram+Soybean/ Blackgram Bajra, Cowpea, Maize, Ragi, Jowar, Blackgram, Redgram, Ragi+Redgram/Fieldbean, Greengram, Pillipesara (cowpea) 9

CROPPING STRATEGIES FOR KHARIF`2014 (IRRIGATED CONDITIONS) Region Telangana Normal Crops Alternate Crops Proposed After 31 st July`09 Alternate Crops Proposed After 15 th Aug`09 Paddy (Short Duration - 95 to 110 days) Paddy (Short Duration 95 to 110 days) Maize, Groundnut, Soybean, Sunflower Blackgram, Bengalgram, Jowar, Castor & Sunflower Blackgram, Bengalgram, Sorghum, Castor & Sunflower Paddy (Long Duration - 145150 days), Maize, Groundnut, Soyabean, Sunflower Rayalaseema Paddy(Long Duration - 145150 days), Maize, Groundnut, Soyabean, Sunflower Coastal Paddy (Long Duration - 145150 days), Maize, Groundnut, Soyabean, Sunflower Telangana & Tobacco Coastal Region 10

Strategies for weather related contingencies Sl. No. 1 2 3 4 5 Situation Drought Rainfed situation Early season drought Mid season drought Delay period Delay by July first week Delay by July 3 rd week Delay by Aug. first week Normal onset Long dry spells (2 weeks) 6 Delay release of water in canals Low rainfall 7 Non release of water in canals Delayed onnset of monsoon in catchement Normal crops Groundnut, Redgram, Cotton Ground nut & Cotton Alternate crops proposed Maize, Greengram, Ragi and Blackgram Greengram, Blackgram, Sesamum, Ragi Groundnut, Cotton Maize, Greengram, Ragi Groundnut, Maize, Greengram, Ragi Redgram, Maize, Groundnut, Maize, Greengram, Ragi Cotton & Sugarcane Long duuration of varities of rice which suit Rice, Maize, for oer aged seelings Greengram, transplaing like, NLR Groundnut, blackgram 34449, mtu 10101, Jaya and Pushkala Rice, Maize, Greengram, Ragi, Greengram, Groundnut, Sesamum, Horsegram blackgram & gingelly 11

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