COMPREHENSIVE DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL PLAN Burdwan (XII th Plan period) Submitted to The District Magistrate Burdwan, West Bengal Prepared By Krishi Vigyan Kendra Burdwan Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) Bud Bud, Burdwan Tel No: 0343 – 2523651, Fax: 0343 2513651 e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Correct citation Ghorai, D., Jana, C.K., Ziauddin, G., Sarkar, S., Singh, M.S., Saikia, P., Ghatak, S., and Chatterjee, J. (Eds.). 2014. Comprehensive district agriculture plan, Burdwan, under XII th Plan. A report submitted to the District Magistrate, Burdwan, pp. Editors Dr. D. Ghorai Dr. C. Jana Mr. G. Ziauddin Dr. S. Sarkar Dr. M.S. Singh Ms. P. Saikia Dr. S. Ghatak Shri J. Chatterjee Technical Assistance Sk G. Rasul Mr. S. Dey Submitted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra Burdwan, C.R.I.J.A.F. (ICAR), Bud Bud, Burdwan, West Bengal Graphics done by New Modern Art Press Sadarghat, Burdwan C O N T E N T S Item Page LIST OF TABLES ABBREVIATIONS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1-17 CHAPTER –I INTRODUCTION 18-20 CHAPTER –II GENERAL INFORMATION OF 21-47 THE DISTRICT CHAPTER –III SWOT ANALYSIS 48-61 CHAPTER –IV DEVELOPMENT OF 62-165 AGRICULTURE CHAPTER –V PLAN FOR ALLIED 166-198 AGRICULTURAL SECTOR CHAPTER –VI DISTRICT PLAN 199-204 List of Tables Table no Title of table Page no. I.1 Cropping systems in the district 5 I.2 District plan in a nutshell 13 2.1 Location of Burdwan 22 2.2 Geographical units 23 2.3 Demographic profile in a nutshell 25 2.4 Block wise population and household 26 2.5 Caste-wise Population (Total Population) 27 2.6 Caste-wise Population (Rural Population) 28 2.7 Caste-wise Population (Urban Population) 29 2.8 Child Population (Total) 30 2.9 Cultivators (Total Population) 31 2.10 Working Population (Total Population) 32 2.11 Non-Working Population (Total Population) 33 2.12 Land classification according to location 34 2.13 Average Maximum & Minimum Temperature (Station: District 36 Seed Farm, Burdwan.) 2.14 Average Precipitation (Station: District Seed Farm, Burdwan.) 36 2.15 Land use pattern of the district 37 2.16 Operational holding in the district 38 2.17 Yearwise area under different kind of irrigation 38 2.18 Yearwise number of different kind of irrigation 38 2.19 Net District Domestic Product (NDDP) of Burdwan by Industry of 39 Origin at Current Prices 2.20 Trend of revenue collected from various sources 39 2.21 Sub division and block wise net collection from net savings 40 2.22 Block wise cooperative societies in the district 41 2.23 Block wise commercial and gramin banks in the district 42 3.1 Agricultural SWOT of selected blocks of the district 48 4.1 Land use pattern of the district 64 4.2 Achievement of government soil testing laboratory 71 4.3 Reclamation and Development of acid soil 71 4.4 Prevalent cropping patterns in Burdwan district 73 4.5 Major crops and their varieties are given in the following table 74 4.6 Crop coverage and production of different crops during 74 4.7 Achievement and target of coverage & production of aus paddy 75 4.8 Achievement and target of coverage & production of aman paddy 75 (h.y.v.) 4.9 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Aman paddy 75 (local) 4.10 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Boro paddy 76 4.11 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Wheat 76 4.12 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Kharif maize 76 4.13 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Rabi maize 76 4.14 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Summer 77 maize 4.15 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Gram 77 4.16 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Lentil 77 4.17 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Khesari 77 4.18 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Kharif arahar 78 4.19 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Rabi arahar 78 4.20 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Kharif kalai 78 4.21 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Summer 78 moong 4.22 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Pea 79 4.23 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Mustard 79 4.24 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Summer til 79 4.25 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Kharif 79 groundnut 4.26 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Rabi 80 groundnut 4.27 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Summer 80 groundnut 4.28 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Linseed 80 4.29 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Sunflower 80 4.30 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Potato 81 4.31 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Jute 81 4.32 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Mesta 81 4.33 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Sunhemp 81 4.34 Achievement and target of coverage & production of Sugarcane 82 4.35 Target of coverage & production of Sugarcane 82 4.36 Achievement of coverage of Different Horticultural Crops during 82 2012-2013 In the District of Burdwan 4.37 Total requirement of fertilizer in the from of N:P:K in the district 83 of burdwan for pre-kharif and kharif crops during 2013-2014 4.38 Total requirement of fertilizer in the from of N:P:K in the distirct 84 of burdwan for rabi and rabi-summer crops during 2013-2014 4.39 Block wise requirement of fertilizer in the from of N:P:K 84 4.40 Fertilizer use status of burdwan district 85 4.41 Block- wise Target of Fertilizer Sample Collection, 2013-14 86 4.42 Consumption of plant protection chemicals in burdwan district 88 during 2012-13 4.43 Block- wise Target for Pesticide Sample Collection in Burdwan 89 District 4.44 No. of Fertilizer, Seed and Pesticide dealers operating in different 90 Blocks of Burdwan district 4.45 Target of Seed Sample collection in Burdwan District (Block wise) 91 4.46 Total No. of Seed Samples analysed by the Seed Testing 92 Laboratory, Burdwan during the last 10 years 4.47 Seed Production at Block seed farm 92 4.48 Seed Production under trial cum demonstration 93 4.49 Financial achievement of major special schemes 97 4.50 Oil seed development 97 4.51 Maize development 98 4.52 Performance of Minikits supplied under the scheme- ISOPOM, 98 2012-2013. 4.53 Oil seed development 99 4.54 Maize development 99 4.55 “Integrated Cereal Development Programme – Wheat” under 100 Macro Management Mode Work Plan on Agriculture during the year 2012-2013. 4.56 “Integrated Cereal Development Programme – Rice” under Macro 100 Management Mode Work Plan on Agriculture during the year 2012-2013. 4.57 “Sustainable Development of Sugarcane Based Cropping 100 System(SUBACS)- Sugarcane Development Programme” under Macro Management Mode Work Plan on Agriculture during the year 2012-2013. 4.58 “Diversified Cropping Programme under Dry land / Rainfed 101 Condition” during the year 2012-2013 4.59 Beneficiary Coverage under “Diversified Cropping Programme 101 under Dryland/Rainfed Condition” for the year 2012-2013 in Burdwan District 4.60 “Agricultural Training Camp under Rural Mass Education @ 101 Rs.10000.00 for each Camp” for the financial year 2012-2013. 4.61 “Field Oriented Group Meeting of One day’s duration @ 102 Rs.2000.00 for each Group Meeting” for the financial year 2012- 2013 4.62 “Farmers’ Son Training Camp on Agriculture @ Rs.15000.00 for 102 each Training Camp” for the financial year 2012-2013 4.63 Progress report of Farmers’ Old Age Pension (As on 31.03.2012) 102 4.64 “Mini Mission-under the Jute Technology Mission-SJDP during, 102 2011-2012. 4.65 Block wise identified constraints in the crop husbandry sector 103 4.66 Block wise yield gap and reasons for gap 105 4.67 Block wise research, extension and adoption gaps in the crop 106 husbandry sector 4.68 Storage structures and markets 107 4.69 Farm Level Storage Plan existing facilities (2013-14) 108 4.70 Agro Processing Unit in the block (including Sugar, Milk, Silk, etc., 109 related to Agriculture only) N.A. 4.71 Financial requirement for reclamation and Development of acid soil 116 4.72 Seed Production at Block seed farm 117 4.73 Seed Production under trial cum demonstration 118 4.74 Proposed Plan to Improve Agriculture & Allied Training Facilities 119 for Farmers at block level 4.75 Planning for Farmers Training Programme Related to Agriculture 121 and Allied Departments in block 4.76 Planning of Agriculture Inputs in the District – Seed 126 4.77 Planning of Soil Testing Programme (Year 2014-15 to 2016 – 128 17) 4.78 Proposed production of organic input and formation of organic 130 groups in the XIIth plan 4.79 IPM Demonstrations in XIIth plan 131 4.80 INM Demonstrations in XIIth plan 132 4.81 Varietal Demonstration in XIIth plan 134 4.82 Farmers Field Schools Projection in XIIth plan 136 4.83 Crop Diversification Plan in XIIth plan 138 4.84 Additional area to be brought / under Organic Farming in XIIth 142 plan 4.85 Production Growth sector 143 4.86 Infrastructure and assets sector 147 4.87 Innovative programme to be undertaken 150 4.88 Block-wise statement on both surface water and ground water irrigation 153 structure, in the district of burdwan during 2012-13 4.89 Proposal for new installation of irrigation facilities 154 4.90 Main constraints to higher productivity of the area of operation 155 4.91 Soil conservation plan under RKVY in XIIth plan 157 4.92 Expected outcome out of the programme 158 4.93 Plan for KVK, Bud Bud under RKVY in XIIth plan under 159 production growth component 4.94 Plan for KVK, Bud Bud under RKVY in XIIth plan