AGRICULTURE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 1) Union Minister Sh. Sharad Pawar 2) Minister of State Prof. K.V.

V. Thomas Ministry comprises of Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Department of Agricultural Research & Education, and Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying. There is one Technology Mission on Oil Seeds and Pulses (TMOP) & one Commission for Agricultural Cost & Prices (CACP) under the Department. The Secretary (A & C) is the administrative head of the Department and Principal Adviser to the Minister on all matters of policy and administration within the Department. The current Secretary is Sh. Prabeer Kumar Basu. INDIAN AGRICULTURAL SCENARIO The total geographical area of the country is 328.7 million hectares, of which 140.3 million hectares is the net sown area, while 193.7 million hectares is the gross cropped area. The gross and net irrigated area is 85.8 million hectares and 60.9 million hectares respectively, with a cropping intensity of 138 per cent.

ITEM GrowthinGDPinAgricultureandAlliedSectors Agriculture 1 ForestryandLogging Fishing ShareinGDPAgricultureandAlliedSectors Agriculture 2 ForestryandLogging Fishing ShareinGCFAgricultureandAlliedSectors Agriculture 3 ForestryandLogging Fishing 4 5 6 ShareofAgricultureImportsinTotalImportsatCurrentPrices ShareofAgricultureExportsinTotalExportsatCurrentPrices EmployementinAgricultureSectorasShareofTotalEmployement

200708 4.7 5 2.2 6 16.4 13.9 1.7 0.8 7.01 6.43 0.07 0.51 2.95 12.05

200809 1.6 1.1 2.9 6.3 15.7 13.2 1.7 0.8 9.05 8.39 0.09 0.58 2.74 10.23 52.1

200910 0.2

TotalFoodGrainProductionThirdAdvanceEstimates TotalFoodGrainProductionFourthAdvanceEstimates TotalFoodGrainProductionin20082009

218.19MT 218.2MT 234.47MT

KHARIFCROPS KharifcropistheAutumnharvestinIndiaandPakistan.ThesecropsareusuallysownatthebeginningofSouthWestMonsoon(JuneJuly) MajorKharifcropsareMillets(BajraandJowar),Paddy(Rice),Maize,Moong,GroundNuts,Redchillies,Cotton,Soyabean,Sugercane,Turmeric

RABICROPS Rabicropisthespringharvest. MajorRabiCropsareWheat,Barley,Mustard,Peas,Oats,Bajra,Maize,Khadli

MINIMUMSUPPORTPRICE GovernmentofIndiaannouncesaminimumsupportpricetoensureremunerativepricesforthegowersandtosafeguardinterestofconsumers GovernmentdecidestheMSPsforvariousagriculturalcommoditiesaftertakingintoaccounttherecommendationsofCommissionforAgriculturalCosts andPrices(CACP) MSPsforKharifcropswereannouncedfortheyear20102011onJune2010 Arhar(Tur)Rs.3000/quintal:MoongRs.3170/quintal:UradRs.2900/quintal Ragi965/quintal:JowarRs.880/quintal:MaizeandBajraRs.880/quintal Sugarcane(FairandRemunerativePriceinsteadofMSP)Rs.139.12/quintal Paddy(Common)Rs.1000/quintal: Paddy(Gr.A)Rs.1030/quintal. CottonRs.2500

ACRONYM ICAR

EXPANSION IndianCouncilforAgriculturalResearch

HEADQUARTERS Q Delhi

ESTABLISHEDIN 16thJuly,1929

HEADS Sh.SharadPawar (EXofficioPresident) Dr.PramodKumarJoshi Dr Pramod Kumar Joshi (Director)

HEADS Dr.S.Ayyapan (DirectorGeneral)

NAARM

NationalAcademyofAgricultureResearch National Academy of Agriculture Research Management

Hyderabad,Andhra Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh

1976

NIAM

NationalInstitueofAgriculturalMarketing

Jaipur,Rajasthan

1988

Sh.SharadPawar(Pres. Sh.PrabeerKumarBasu OfGoverningBody) (Chairman,Ex.Council) NigelPool (ChairofGoverningBoard) WilliamDDar(DG) Dr.S.Ayappan(VC)

ICRISAT

InternationalCropResearchInstituteforSemi Hyderabad,Andhra AridTropics Pradesh

NationalCommissiononFarmers

Prof.M.SSwaminathan

CIMAP

CentralInstituteforMedicinalandAromatic Plants

Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh

Prof.RamRajasekharan (Director) Sh.SharadPawar(Chair. Sh.RudraGangadharan OfGoverningBody) (Chairman,Ex.Comm) Dr.A.K.Srivastava Dr A K Srivastava (Director)

NFDB

NationalFisheriesDevelopmentBoard

Jul06

NDRI

NationalDairyResearchInstitute

Karnal,Haryana

12thJuly,1982

Dr.G.Karmarkar(MD)

CSBF

CentralSheepBreedingFarm

Hissar,Haryana

NDDB

NationalDairyDevelopmentBoard

Anand,Gujarat

1965

Dr.AmritaPatel(Chairman)

NABARD

NationalBankforAgricultureandRural National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

Bandra,Mumbai

Sh.UmareshChandraSarangi Sh Umaresh Chandra Sarangi (Chairman)

NationalInstituteofHydrology

Roorke,Uttaranchal

1978

R.D.Singh(Director)

IIHR

IndianInstituteofHorticulturalResearch

Bangalore, Karnataka

5thSeptember, 1967

DrAmrikSinghSidhu (Director)

NHB

NationalHorticultureBoard

Gurgaon,Haryana

1984

BijayKumar(MD)

CRIDA

CentralResearchInstituteforDryland Agriculture

Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh

1985

Dr.B.Venkateswarlu (Director)

ACRONYM

EXPANSION

HEADQUARTERS Q

ESTABLISHEDIN

HEADS

FAO

Food and Agricultural Organization Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research International Center for Agricultural y Research in the Dry Areas International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics International Food Policy Research Institute International Livestock Research Institute

Rome, Italy

1945

Jaques Diouf (Director General) Katherine Siera (Fund Chair)

GGAIR

1971

ICARDA

Tel Hadya, Syria

1977 Willian Dar (Director General) Shengenn Fan (Director General) 1994 Carlos Sere (Director General) Dr. Robert S Ziegler (Director General)

ICRISAT

Hyderabad, India

IFPRI

Washington D.C.

ILRI

Nairobi, Kenya Manila, Philippines Battarmula, Battarmula Srilanka

IRRI

International Rice Research Institute

1959

IWMI

International Water Management Institute

SCHEMENAME

STARTEDIN

PURPOSE

11th 5 year plan 2010 2011 5yearplan 20102011 BudgetOutlay Outlay

RashtriyaKrishiVikasYojanaRKVY as t ya s as oja a

25000crores Toreorientcurrentagriculturalstratergiestomeettheneedsof (1500, August2007 framersandrejuvenatetheagrisectortoachieveanannualgrowth ugust 00 a e s a d eju e ate t e ag secto to ac e e a a ua g o t 5875 5875 5875 5875,5875,5875, of4%during11thfiveyearplan. 5875) Toincreaseproduction,productivityandachieveselfsufficiencyin productionofoilseeds,pulses,oilpalmandmaize.Topromotecrop 1063.75crores diversification.Afundingpatternof75:25isfollowedbetween di ifi ti A f di tt f 75 25 i f ll db t CenterandStates. 1)Developmentofeliteplantingmaterialandmodelplantation. 2)Transferoftechnologythroughfarmer strainingandtrainer s 2)Transferoftechnologythroughfarmerstrainingandtrainers training.3)PublicityandWorkshops.

IntegratedSchemeofOilseeds,Pulses, OilpalmandMaize(ISOPOM)Comes OilpalmandMaize(ISOPOM) Comes underTMOP IntegratedDevelopmentofTreeBorne OilSeeds(ComesunderTechnology MissiononOilseeds,PulsesandMaize Mi i Oil d P l dM i TMOP)

20042005 2004 2005

500crores.

2004 2005 20042005

58crores

NationalRainfedAreaAuthority(NRAA)

2007 2008 20072008

Advisory,policymakingandmonitoringbodychargeswithexamining guidelinesinvariousexistingschemesandinformulationofnew 9.5crores schemsincludingallexternallyaidedprojectsinthisarea.(Minister h i l di ll t ll id d j t i thi (Mi i t ofAgriChairman,MinisterofRDVC,CEODrJ.S.Samra)

NationalInstitueforPlantHealth Management M t

2009 2010 20092010

HyderabadistheHQ.

6.2Crores

MacroManagement

2000 2001 20002001

Aimsatallrounddevelopmentinagriculturethroughworkplan preparedbyStateGovernmentsCentrallySponsoredScheme d b St t G t C t ll S dS h

5500crores (1100, 950*2,1250*2)

1000crores

NationalBambooMission

20062007

280crores

GrameenBhandaranYojana

20012002

Creationofscientificstoragecapacityandalliedfacilitiesinrural areastomeetvariesrequirementsoffarmersforstoringfarm produce

NationalAgriculturalInsuranceScheme (NAIS)

19992000

Toprovideinsurancecoverageandfinancialsupporttofarmers

2056.88crores

950crores

TechnologyMissiononCotton

20002001 Toimproveproductionandproductivityofcotton

NationalFoodSecurityMission(NFSM Rice,NFSMWheat,NFSMpulses)

20072008

Toincreaseproductionofrice,wheatandpulsesby10MT,8MTand 2850crores 2MTbytheendof11thplan

1350crores

NationalHorticultureMission

20052006

Topromoteholisticgrowthofhorticulturesectorthrougharearea basedregionallydifferentiatedstratergies

3350crores

1062crores

MicroIrrigation

20052006

Toincreaseareaunderefficientmethodsofirrigation,i.edripand sprinklermethodsofirrigation

1480crores

1000crores

NationalProjectonOrganicFarming

20042005

Topromoteproductionandmarketdevelopmentoforganicfarming 87crores

MarketingResearchandInformation Network

AGMARKisasoftwaretofacilitateorganizationandtransferof marketdata.

PilotWeatherBasedCropInsurance Scheme(WBCIS)

20072008

To provide insurance protection to farmers against adverse weather incidence, such as deficit & excess rainfall, frost (low temperature), 219.19crores heat (temperature), relative humidity etc. which are deemed to (69.19,100,50) impactcropsadverselyduringtheircultivationperiod. Aims at providing training and education for manpower development tothepersonnelinCooperativeDepartmentof 98.31crores StateGovernmentsandCooperativeOrganizations

CooperativeeducationandTraining

19621963

AgriculturalCensus

19701971

To conduct quinquennial (Once in 5 years) Agricultural Census in the country for collection of data on structure of operational holdings by differentsizeclassesandsocialgroups.

IMPORTANT POLICY INITIATIVES UNDER CONSIDERATION

Constitution 111th Amendment Bill, 2009 Since most farmers in India belong to the category of small and marginal farmers, the strengthening of cooperatives is seen as a measure to empower them. An amendment to the Constitution, for the purpose of empowering cooperatives through voluntary formation, autonomous functioning, democratic control, and professional management, has been mooted. After the approval of the Government,The Constitution (106th Amendment) Bill, 2006 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 22 May, 2006. Due to the declaration of general elections, the Bill has lapsed. It was decided to re-introduce the Bill, and consequently, the 111th Amendment Bill, 2009 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 30 November, 2009. The Lok Sabha has referred this Bill to the Standing Committee on Agriculture (Chairperson: Shri Basudeb Acharia) for its examination and report. Amendment of Seeds Act, 1966 In response to the changes that have taken place in the seeds sector, the existing Seeds Act, 1966 is proposed to be replaced by a suitable legislation to, inter alia, i) create an enabling climate for growth of the seed industry, ii) enhance the seed replacement rates for various crops, iii) boost the export of seeds and encourage the import of useful germplasm, iv) create a conducive atmosphere for the application of frontier sciences in varietal development and for enhanced investment in research and development. The Pesticides Management Bill, 2008 The new Pesticides Management Bill, which is intended to replace the Insecticides Act, 1968 to provide for a more effective regulatory framework for the introduction and use of pesticides in the country, was introduced in the Parliament (Rajya Sabha) on 21 October, 2008.