Rajasthan

Agriculture
Road Map

Meeting of NITI Ayog

on
5th Feb,2016
Ahmedabad
31 Dec 2013
Land Use Pattern
Total Land:342.7 lac Ha.
Forest
27 lac Ha. Not Available for
Cultivation 43 lac Ha.
Pastures & Grazing Land
17 lac Ha.

Land Under Misc. trees

Net Cropped Area
0.21 lac Ha.
183 lac Ha.
Cultivable Waste Land
42 lac Ha.

Fallow Land
30 lac Ha.

Source- Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Raj.

75% Area is Rainfed
Net Cropped Area : 183.49 lac Ha.

Irrigated Area
66.61 lac Ha.
Rainfed Area
116.88 lac Ha.
 Rainfall
Cms
Temperature : Celsius
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

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

2/3 population depends on agriculture

10% animal population of the country

Only 1% of water resources of the country

83% of available water used for irrigation

35% of cropped area irrigated

70% area irrigated through wells & tube-wells

27% irrigated through canals

10.6 Lac ha saline and sodic soils

We Produce
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

graphic
Crop Productivity …. A comparison
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

Why low in Rajasthan ?

• 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
Our strength lies in ….
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.

Availability of Quality Seed
(Present Status, Proposed Seed Distribution & SRR Plan)

Present Status Seed Replacement Rate (%)

Season
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

Present Status Seed Distribution (Lac qtls.)

Season
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
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

MIS
Priority Areas ….
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
 Achievement since inception under MIS

Area in ha

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
Other Interventions
Crop Production
. Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
. Support for Improved Farm Implements

. Crop Diversification

Capacity building of farmers through extension activities

. IT/SMS based Extension & Weather Reports
. Strengthening of Agri. Extension

. Construction of Kisan Sewa Kendra cum Village Knowledge Centres

 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
• 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.

• 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
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