‘Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India’

1. ‘Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India’ Salient Features

2. The productivity levels of rice and rice-based cropping systems are about the lowest in the region when compared with that in other states

3. Area, production, productivity and coverage under irrigation in major food-grain producing states * % to all India ** % coverage under ground water irrigation

4. Factors affecting Productivity (NCAP,2009)

5. Rice Area affected by different stresses in eastern India (lakh ha) Rainfed rice production is low and unstable mainly due to abiotic stresses

6. Strategies Flood/ water logging, poor drainage, Salinity/alkalinity, Arsenic contamination Lower Gangetic Plains Region (WB other than Purulia and hill districts) Middle Gangetic Plains Region (Eastern U.P. and Bihar) Rice, wheat, sugarcane are the major crops. However, productivity is low. Increasing the fertilizer use. Taking care of widespread deficiency of zinc and boron. Promotion of short to medium duration high yielding varieties and hybrids of rice and maize Promotion of maize cultivation especially in Rabi as it has high potential Promotion of early maturing varieties of sugarcane Development of on-farm irrigation resources thorough exploitation of ground water potential • Basically a rice mono cropped area, however crops like jute, mustard, Sesamum, potato, etc. are also grown. Mustard and potato have emerged as high value crops of the zone. • Increasing the cropping intensity by utilizing kharif rice fallows for cultivation of rabi pulses and oilseeds • Diversification of upland rice areas which are less productive to suitable crops like pulses, oilseeds and millets. • Development of on-farm irrigation resources through exploitation of ground water potential which is abundant.

7. Strategies Moisture stress, drought and Soil acidity, Iron toxicity Salinity, Water management, Poor nutritional status of soil, saline lands Eastern Plateau & Hills Region (Parts of Orissa, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh) East Coast Plains & Hills (Part of Orissa) Rice is the lead crop in this zone. However, the productivity is low. High yielding varieties for water logged areas and upland areas needs to be propagated Discouraging the cultivation of rice in marginal lands and diversifying in favour of oilseeds and pulses Utilization of rice fallows for increasing the cropping intensity. Rice-fish culture Improving soil drainage • Management of rainwater harvesting and storage for increasing crop productivity • Promotion of High yielding varieties/hybrids especially that of rice • Expansion of area under High value cash crops and vegetables • Improvement in seed supply so as to increase the SRR • Improvement in productivity of crops in acidic soils through soil treatment with liming materials available in the region.

8. Action Plan (Short/Medium-term) • A. Rainfed upland Rice • Rice-based intercropping (Rice + Pigeon pea, 4:1) - S • Field bunding / graded bunding / contour bunding - S • HYV of 90 -100 days duration - S • Aerobic rice (40-50 % water saving) – S • Percolation tanks/check dams/diversion weir – M • B. Rainfed lowland rice • Suitable dyke height of the field - S • Comprehensive drainage system - M • HYV of 120-135 days/140-150 days duration - S • Rice-fish farming system – S • INM and IPM - S

9. Action Plan (Short/Medium term) • C. Deep Water Rice • Improved waterlogging tolerant varieties - S • Pond-based farming - M • Intercropping with aquatic crops - S • D. Irrigated rice • SRI, AWD (Water saving : 20-25%) – S • Renovation of field channels - S • Renovation of drainage system - M • Exploitation of ground water (dug-wells, shallow tube-wells) - M • RRR of water bodies – M • Covering more area under Boro Rice - S

10. Key Interventions • Developing additional water sources through tube wells, dug wells and farm ponds • Promotion of Hybrid Rice • Promotion of Flood, Drought, and Salinity tolerant rice varieties • Use of Drum seeders for timely planting of direct seeded rice • Promotion of farm implements and theireasy availability for timely operation • Liming treatment inacidicsoils • Bringing additional area under • Summer/Boro Rice • Pulses and oilseeds crops through relay cropping in rice fallows • intercrops

11. Approach • Campaign mode of implementation creating clusters of successfully adopted villages • Periphery to core • Convergence of schemes • Mechanism for synchronized actions • Maximizing benefits of different schemes of various departments and ministries • Private Sector participation • for management of irrigation assets • supply chain for different crops • Use of ICT to deliver crop advisories through Kiosks, Telephones and SMS • Result orientation • Objective and constant monitoring • Rewards scheme

12. Program • Technology promotion in compact blocks of 1000 hectares • Rice ecology specific technologies • Emphasis on line sowing/transplantation, land preparation • Hybrid rice promotion • Promotion of resource conservation technologies for wheat crop • Involvement of Progressive farmers • Asset building • Water source development • Shallow tube wells • Borewells and dugwells • Water pump sets • Zero till seed drills • Site specific local needs • Priority to Non NFSM Districts

13. Financial allocation

14. Target demonstration units

15. Physical Targets

16. Technology componentsamount in Rupees per hectare Due importance to administration of programs for quality outcome

17. IRRI • A specialist on rice with expertise, programs and presence • Partnership of STRASA and NFSM • Common goals and aspirations

18. Expectations from IRRI • Promotion of stress tolerant rice varieties suitable for different rice ecologies • Adoption of some sub units of Demonstrations • Producing seeds in the adopted sub units • Setting up Centres of Excellence • Post harvest operations • Seed Testing referral Lab • Policy support • Digital Rice Knowledge Gateway

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