Facilities to Farmers
This
Ministry is implementing various crop development schemes for increasing
production and productivity of the crops in the country viz. National
Food Security Mission(NFSM) on rice, wheat, pulses, coarse cereals and
Commercial Crops (cotton, jute & sugarcane); Bringing Green
Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI) and Crop Diversification
Programme(CDP). Under these schemes, scientific crop production
technologies are being promoted at the farmers’ field through
organization of cluster demonstrations and training of farmers with
latest crop production technologies such as timely sowing, seed rate,
recommended package of practices etc. for reduction in the cost of
cultivation. At least 30% of the cluster demonstrations under NFSM and
BGREI are being conducted by adopting cropping system approach to
utilize the rice fallow area for pluses cultivation. Assistance is
given to farmers on distribution of improved seeds/hybrids, farm
implements/machines, irrigation devices, plant protection chemicals, bio
pesticides for promoting Integrated Pest Management and soil
ameliorants etc. through State Government. New initiatives like
distribution of seed minikits of newer varieties of pulses free of cost,
production of quality seed (breeder, foundation and certified seed),
creation of seed hubs at SAU and KVKs, strengthening of bio-fertilizers
and bio agent labs at SAUs/ICAR Institute, technological demonstration
by KVKs and enhancing up breeder seed production have been included
under NFSM during 2016-17 for enhancing pulses production and
productivity. The Commercial Crops (cotton/jute/sugarcane) primarily
focus on cropping system approach for transfer of technology in the
approved States. Besides, Crops Diversification Programme is being
implemented in original green revolution states viz. Punjab, Haryana and
in Western UP to diversify paddy area towards less water requiring
crops like oilseeds, pulses, coarse cereal, agro-forestry and
shifting of tobacco farmers to alternative crops/cropping system in
tobacco growing States viz. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka,
Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West
Bengal.
Under NFSM and BGREI there is provision of ‘Cropping system based
Training’ of farmers which includes four sessions i.e. one before kharif
and rabi season, one each during kharif and rabi season. Under this
programme, training of trainers/farmers is imparted by Crop/Subject
matter specialist of ICAR Institute/SAUs /KVKs and involves various crop
management practices (agronomic and plant protection practices)
including primary processing of produce, storage etc. and also to create
awareness about the new high yielding varieties/hybrids and new
practices. A group of 30 participants/farmers in each session and
participants in all four sessions remain same. Central assistant of Rs.
14000/-per training (Rs. 3500/-per session) is made available.
ii) The Per Drop More Crop component of PMKSY is implemented with the
objective of enhancing Water Use Efficiency. The scheme is farmer
centric and assistance is provided to the farmers for adopting precision
irrigation technologies and On farm water management practices.
The scheme has been approved with an outlay of Rs. 50,000 Crore for a
period of 5 years (2015-16 to 2019-20). During 2015-16, Rs. 7298.7 Crore
were released under the above components of NMSA through all concerned
implementing Ministries/ Departments.
iii) The Government is implementing “Strengthening and Modernization of
Pest Management Approach in India” through 35 Central Integrated Pest
Management Centres (CIPMCs) of directorate of Plant Protection
Quarantine and Storage established across the country with an aim to
promote Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach. CIPMCs inter alia,
produce biological agents for release in the fields, conserve natural
bio-control agents, promote bio-pesticides as an alternative to chemical
pesticides and advocate judicious and safe use of chemical pesticides
as a last resort. These activities are implemented through Farmers Field
Schools (FFSs), 2 days and 5 days training programmes and season long
training program for State Agriculture Extension officers.
iv) National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) programme is
under implementation since 2014-15. The various interventions of this
Mission are implemented through the State Government. Under this
programme the Transfer of Technology (TOT) component, the assistance is
provided to states for conducting Farmers Training and Trainers Training
programme, in which training is provided to the farmers and extension
workers educating the farmers to avail the benefits of the NMOOP
programme. An assistance of Rs. 24,000/- per training of 3 days for
farmers and Rs. 36,000/- per training of 2 days for extension workers
are available under NMOOP.
v) The Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH),
envisages production and productivity improvement of horticulture crops
like fruits (including Apple) and vegetables through various
interventions. Activities such as production of planting material,
vegetable seed production, coverage of area with improved cultivars,
rejuvenation of senile orchards, protected cultivation, creation of
water resources, adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM),
Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), organic farming, including insitu
generation of organic inputs are taken up for development of fruits and
vegetables. Capacity buildings of farmers and technicians are also
provided for adopting improved technologies. Scheme also envisages
creation of infrastructure for post harvest management (PHM) and
marketing for better price realization of produce.
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Under NHM/HMNEH of MIDH, subsidy is provided to the farm size limited to
4 ha in majority of the intervention. Also small and marginal farmers
are mobilized to form FPO/FIG for aggregation and economies of scale.
FPOs are eligible for financial assistance under MIDH.
Under MIDH, in certain components like cultivation of flowers in open
field and horticulture mechanization there is a provision to provide
higher rate of assistance for small and marginal farmers for upliftment
of small and marginal farmers.
vi) The Government has taken several steps to improve marketing
facilities for farmers, which includes development of alternative
marketing channels with private sector partnership through advocacy of
reforms. Further, to enhance transparency in the transactions, price
discovery and farmers’ reach to large number of markets and buyers, the
Government has launched a scheme called National Agriculture Market
(e-NAM) on 14.04.2016. The scheme aims to create a unified
agri-marketing portal for online trading of agri-produce. With online
bidding, transparency and competition in APMC transactions is bound to
increase. This scheme is farmer focussed and would help fetch better
prices to the farmers for their produce. Capacity building and awareness
campaigning for all stakeholders is done regularly.
So far, 250 markets from 10 States have been integrated with e-NAM.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture
& Farmers Welfare, Shri Parshottam Rupala, in written reply to a
question in Lok Sabha today.
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(Release ID :158201)
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