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Annual Report 2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17 DepartMENT OF AGRICulture, CooperatION & FarMERS WELFare Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Government of India Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001 www.agricoop.nic.in Annual Report 2016-17 Contents S. No. Chapter Page No. 1. Overview 1 2. Functions and Organisational Structure 8 3. Directorate of Economics & Statistics (DES) 11 4. National Food Security Mission (NFSM) 22 5. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) 27 6. National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) 43 7. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) 49 8. National Mission on Agricultural Extension &Technology (NMAET) 65 9. National Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP) 99 10. Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census & Statistics 105 11. Agricultural Marketing 107 12. Agricultural Cooperation 117 13. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) 126 14. Drought Management 132 15. International Cooperation 133 16. Agricultural Trade 139 17. Agricultural Credit 143 18. Gender Perspective in Agriculture 147 Annexures 157 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare iii Annual Report 2016-17 Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 Agriculture plays a vital role in net sown area works out to be 43% of the India’s economy. 54.6% of the population total geographical area. The net irrigated is engaged in agriculture and allied area is 68.2 million hectares. activities (census 2011) and it contributes Agriculture Gross Value Added (GVA) 17% to the country’s Gross Value Added (current price 2015-16, 2011-12 series). 1.3 Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry Given the importance of agriculture sector, of Statistics & Programme Implementation Government of India took several steps for has released the New Series of National its sustainable development. Steps have Accounts, based upon revising the base been taken to improve soil fertility on a year from 2004-05 to 2011-12. As per the sustainable basis through the soil health Provisional Estimates released by CSO card scheme, to provide improved access to irrigation and enhanced water efficiency on 31.05.2016, the Agriculture and Allied through Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai sector contributed approximately 17.0% of Yojana (PMKSY), to support organic India’s Gross Value Added (GVA) at current farming through Paramparagat Krishi prices during 2015-16. Gross Value Added Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and to support for (GVA) of Agriculture and Allied sector and creation of a unified national agriculture its share in total GVA of the country during market to boost the income of farmers. the last 3 years including the current year, Further, to mitigate risk in agriculture at current prices of 2011-12 series is as sector a new scheme “Pradhan Mantri Fasal follows: Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has been launched for implementation from Kharif 2016. 1.4 There has been a continuous decline in the share of Agriculture and Allied sector in 1.2 As per the land use statistics 2013-14, the GVA from 18.2 percent in 2012-13 to 17.0 the total geographical area of the country is percent in 2015-16 at current prices. Falling 328.7 million hectares, of which 141.4 million share of Agriculture and Allied sector in GVA hectares is the reported net sown area and is an expected outcome in a fast growing and 200.9 million hectares is the gross cropped structurally changing economy. area with a cropping intensity of 142 %. The Share of Agriculture & Allied Sectors in Total GVA (Rs. in Crore) Items Year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 GVA of Agriculture and 1680797 1902452 1995251 2093081 Allied Sectors Per cent to total GVA 18.2 18.3 17.4 17.0 Source: Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Govt. of India. Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 1 Annual Report 2016-17 1.5 Growth (over the previous year) in cumulative rainfall for the country, as a the Total GVA of the Economy and that in whole, has been 45% lower than the LPA. the GVA of Agriculture and Allied sector at Out of 36 meteorological subdivisions, 03 2011-12 basic prices is given below: subdivisions received large excess rainfall, 07 received Excess normal rainfall, 13 Growth in Gross Value Added (at 2012-13 received deficient rainfall and 13 received basis prices) large deficient scanty rainfall. (In percent) Period Total Agriculture & Allied Production Scenario 2015-16 GVA Sector GVA 2012-13 5.4 1.5 1.9 Notwithstanding the setback in kharif 2013-14 6.3 4.2 crops 2015-16 due to bad monsoon and Rabi 2014-15 7.1 -0.2 crops due to warm winter, total foodgrain 2015-16 7.2 1.2 production in the country increased marginally in 2015-16. As per 4th Advance Source: Central Statistics Office. Estimates for 2015-16, total production of rice 1.6 The Agriculture and Allied sector is estimated at 104.32 million tonnes which witnessed a growth of 1.5 per cent in 2012- is lower by 1 .17 million tonnes than the 13, 4.2 per cent in 2013-14, -0.2 per cent in production of 105.48 million tonnes during 2014-15 and 1.2 in 2015-16 at 2011-12 basic the preceding year. Production of wheat, prices. estimated at 93.50 million tonnes, is higher by 6.97 million tonnes than the production Rainfall 2016-17 of 86.53 million tonnes achieved during Monsoon Rainfall (June – September) 2014-15. Total production of Coarse Cereals estimated at 37.94 million tonnes is lower 1.7 In the Year 2016, the cumulative by 4.38 million tonnes than their production monsoon rainfall for the country as a whole during 2014-15. during 1st June to 30th September, 2016 was 3% lower than Long Period Average (LPA). 1.10 Total foodgrains production in the Rainfall in the four broad geographical country is estimated at 252.22 million divisions of the country during the above tonnes which is marginally higher by 0.20 period was higher than LPA by 6% in Central million tonnes than the previous year’s India but lower than LPA by 11% in East & foodgrains production of 252.02 million North East India, 8% in South Peninsula tonnes. Production of pulses estimated at and 5% in North West India. Out of 36 met 16.47 million tonnes is lower by 0.68 million sub-divisions, 27 met sub-divisions have tonnes than their production during 2014- received excess/normal rainfall and 9 met 15. With a decline of 2.21 million tonnes over sub-divisions received deficient rainfall. Out the last year, total production of oilseeds of 629 districts, 111 (18%) districts received in the country is estimated at 25.30 million excess, 314 (50%) districts received normal, tonnes. Production of sugarcane is estimated 189 (30%) districts received deficient and 15 at 352.16 million tonne. Total production of (2%) districts received scanty rainfall during cotton estimated at 30.15 million bales (of the above period. 170 kgs each) is lower than previous year’s production of 34.81 million bales and also Post-Monsoon (October - December) lower by 4.48 million bales than its five years 1.8 During the post-monsoon season average production of 34.63 million bales. (1st October to 31st December, 2016) the Production of jute & mesta estimated at 10.47 2 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 million bales (of 180 kg each) is lower by 0.66 2015-16 to 136.09 lakh hectares in 2016- million bales (6.3%) than their production 17. Consequently, the total area coverage during the previous year. under Kharif foodgrains has increased to 715.54 lakh hectares as compared to 687.58 Area, production and yield of major Crops Crops Area (Lakh hectare) Production (Million Yield (kg/hectare) Tonnes) 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16* 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16* 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16* Rice 441.36 441.10 433.88 106.65 105.48 104.32 2416 2391 2404 Wheat 304.73 314.65 302.27 95.85 86.52 93.50 3145 2750 3093 Coarse 252.19 251.70 237.75 43.29 42.86 37.93 1717 1703 1596 cereals Pulses 252.12 235.54 252.59 19.25 17.15 16.47 764 728 652 Foodgrains 1250.41 1243.00 1226.50 265.04 252.02 252.22 2120 2028 2056 Oilseeds 280.50 255.96 261.34 32.74 27.51 25.30 1168 1075 968 Sugarcane 49.93 50.66 49.53 352.14 362.33 352.16 70522 71512 71095 Cotton@ 119.60 128.19 118.72 35.90 34.80 30.15 510 462 432 Jute & 8.38 8.09 7.85 11.69 11.12 10.47 2512 2473 2399 Mesta# * 4th advance estimates @ Production in million bales of 170 kg each. # Production in million bales 180 Kg. each. Production Scenario during Kharif lakh hectares last year, i.e. an increase of 2016-17 27.96 lakh hectares. A comparative position of production of Food grains, Oilseeds, 1.11 As result of good monsoon rainfall in the Sugarcane and Cotton during kharif 2016-17 country, area coverage under Kharif coarse vis-à-vis kharif 2015-16 is given below: cereals has increased to 186.68 lakh hectares as compared to 178.62 lakh hectares during 1.12 As per the First Advance Estimates, 2015-16 which was a monsoon-deficit year. total production of Kharif Foodgrains during Further, area coverage under pulses has 2016-17 is estimated at record 135.03 million increased from 113.61 lakh hectares in tonnes which is higher by 11.02 million tonnes Kharif production in 2015-16 and 2016-17 (Million Tonnes) Crop 2015-16 2016-17 Absolute Percentage (4th Advance (1st Advance estimates) difference Increase/decrease estimates) Foodgrains 124.01 135.03 11.02 8.89 Oilseeds 16.59 23.36 6.77 40.81 Sugarcane 352.16 305.25 -46.91 -13.32 Cotton@ 30.15 32.12 1.97 6.53 @ Production in million bales of 170 kg each.
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