ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17 - Department of …

1 ANNUAL REPORT2016-17 Department Of AgRicULTURE, cOOPERATiON & fARmERs WELfAREministry of Agriculture & farmers Welfaregovernment of indiaKrishi Bhawan, New Delhi-110 of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers WelfareAnnual REPORT 2016 -17contentss. and Organisational Structure of Economics & Statistics (DES) Food Security Mission (NFSM) for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) Mission on Agricultural Extension &Technology (NMAET) Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP) Scheme on Agriculture Census & Marketing Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) Credit Perspective in Agriculture 147 Annexures1571 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers WelfareAnnual REPORT 2016 -17 Chapter Agriculture plays a vital role in India s economy. of the population is engaged in agriculture and allied activities (census 2011) and it contributes 17% to the country s Gross Value Added (current price 2015-16, 2011-12 series).

2 Given the importance of agriculture sector, Government of India took several steps for its sustainable development. Steps have been taken to improve soil fertility on a sustainable basis through the soil health card scheme, to provide improved access to irrigation and enhanced water efficiency through Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), to support organic farming through Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and to support for creation of a unified national agriculture market to boost the income of farmers. Further, to mitigate risk in agriculture sector a new scheme Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has been launched for implementation from Kharif As per the land use statistics 2013-14, the total geographical area of the country is million hectares, of which million hectares is the reported net sown area and million hectares is the gross cropped area with a cropping intensity of 142 %.

3 The net sown area works out to be 43% of the total geographical area. The net irrigated area is million hectares. Agriculture gross Value Added (gVA) Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation has released the New Series of National Accounts, based upon revising the base year from 2004-05 to 2011-12. As per the Provisional Estimates released by CSO on , the Agriculture and Allied sector contributed approximately of India s Gross Value Added (GVA) at current prices during 2015-16. Gross Value Added (GVA) of Agriculture and Allied sector and its share in total GVA of the country during the last 3 years including the current year, at current prices of 2011-12 series is as follows: There has been a continuous decline in the share of Agriculture and Allied sector in the GVA from percent in 2012-13 to percent in 2015-16 at current prices. Falling share of Agriculture and Allied sector in GVA is an expected outcome in a fast growing and structurally changing economy.

4 Share of Agriculture & Allied sectors in Total gVA(Rs. in Crore)itemsYear2012-132013-142014-152015 -16 GVA of Agriculture and Allied Sectors 1680797190245219952512093081 Per cent to total : Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Govt. of of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers WelfareAnnual REPORT Growth (over the previous year) in the Total GVA of the Economy and that in the GVA of Agriculture and Allied sector at 2011-12 basic prices is given below: growth in gross Value Added (at 2012-13 basis prices)(In percent)PeriodTotalgVAAgriculture & Allied sector : Central Statistics The Agriculture and Allied sector witnessed a growth of per cent in 2012-13, per cent in 2013-14, per cent in 2014-15 and in 2015-16 at 2011-12 basic 2016 -17monsoon Rainfall (June september) In the Year 2016 , the cumulative monsoon rainfall for the country as a whole during 1st June to 30th September, 2016 was 3% lower than Long Period Average (LPA).

5 Rainfall in the four broad geographical divisions of the country during the above period was higher than LPA by 6% in Central India but lower than LPA by 11% in East & North East India, 8% in South Peninsula and 5% in North West India. Out of 36 met sub-divisions, 27 met sub-divisions have received excess/normal rainfall and 9 met sub-divisions received deficient rainfall. Out of 629 districts, 111 (18%) districts received excess, 314 (50%) districts received normal, 189 (30%) districts received deficient and 15 (2%) districts received scanty rainfall during the above (October - December) During the post-monsoon season (1st October to 31st December, 2016 ) the cumulative rainfall for the country, as a whole, has been 45% lower than the LPA. Out of 36 meteorological subdivisions, 03 subdivisions received large excess rainfall, 07 received Excess normal rainfall, 13 received deficient rainfall and 13 received large deficient scanty rainfall.

6 Production scenario Notwithstanding the setback in kharif crops 2015-16 due to bad monsoon and Rabi crops due to warm winter, total foodgrain production in the country increased marginally in 2015-16. As per 4th Advance Estimates for 2015-16, total production of rice is estimated at million tonnes which is lower by 1 .17 million tonnes than the production of million tonnes during the preceding year. Production of wheat, estimated at million tonnes, is higher by million tonnes than the production of million tonnes achieved during 2014-15. Total production of Coarse Cereals estimated at million tonnes is lower by million tonnes than their production during 2014-15. Total foodgrains production in the country is estimated at million tonnes which is marginally higher by million tonnes than the previous year s foodgrains production of million tonnes.

7 Production of pulses estimated at million tonnes is lower by million tonnes than their production during 2014-15. With a decline of million tonnes over the last year, total production of oilseeds in the country is estimated at million tonnes. Production of sugarcane is estimated at million tonne. Total production of cotton estimated at million bales (of 170 kgs each) is lower than previous year s production of million bales and also lower by million bales than its five years average production of million bales. Production of jute & mesta estimated at 3 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers WelfareAnnual REPORT 2016 -17million bales (of 180 kg each) is lower by million bales ( ) than their production during the previous scenario during Kharif As result of good monsoon rainfall in the country, area coverage under Kharif coarse cereals has increased to lakh hectares as compared to lakh hectares during 2015-16 which was a monsoon-deficit year.

8 Further, area coverage under pulses has increased from lakh hectares in Area, production and yield of major cropscropsArea (Lakh hectare)Production (million Tonnes)Yield (kg/hectare)2013-142014-152015-16*2013-1 42014-152015-16*2013-142014-152015-16* & Mesta# * 4th advance estimates @ Production in million bales of 170 kg each.# Production in million bales 180 Kg. each. lakh hectares last year, an increase of lakh hectares. A comparative position of production of Food grains, Oilseeds, Sugarcane and Cotton during kharif 2016 -17 vis- -vis kharif 2015-16 is given below: As per the First Advance Estimates, total production of Kharif Foodgrains during 2016 -17 is estimated at record million tonnes which is higher by million tonnes 2015-16 to lakh hectares in 2016 -17. Consequently, the total area coverage under Kharif foodgrains has increased to lakh hectares as compared to Kharif production in 2015-16 and 2016 -17 (Million Tonnes)crop2015-16 (4th Advance estimates) 2016 -17 (1st Advance estimates)Absolute @ Production in million bales of 170 kg : Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare4 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers WelfareAnnual REPORT 2016 -17as compared to last year s Kharif foodgrains production of million tonnes.

9 Total production of Kharif rice is estimated at record level of million tonnes which is higher by million tonnes more than the last year s production of million tonnes. Total production of coarse cereals in the country has increased to million tonnes as compared to million tonnes during 2015-16 (4th Advance Estimates). The production of kharif pulses estimated at million tonnes more than the last five years average production. capital formation in Agriculture and Allied Gross Capital Formation (GCF) in Agriculture and Allied sector is estimated separately for public, private corporate and the household sectors. Items included in the estimates of GCF are: (i) Improvement of land and Irrigation works(ii) Laying of new orchards and plantations(iii) Purchase of agricultural machinery and implements(iv) Agriculture construction works(v) Additions to livestock(vi) Fishing boats and nets Gross Capital Formation (GCF) in Agriculture and Allied sector relative to GVA in this sector has been showing a fluctuating trend from per cent in 2011-12 to per cent in Policy for farmers (NPf), 2007: Government of India approved the National Policy for Farmers (NPF) in 2007.

10 The Policy provisions, inter alia, include asset reforms in respect of land, water, livestock, fisheries, and bio-resources; support services and inputs like application of frontier technologies; agricultural bio-security systems; supply of good quality seeds and disease-free planting material, improving soil fertility and health, and integrated pest management systems; support services for women like cr ches, child care centres, nutrition, health and training; timely, adequate, and easy reach of institutional credit at reasonable interest rates, and farmer-friendly insurance instruments; use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and setting up of farmers schools to revitalize agricultural extension; effective implementation of MSP across the country, development of agricultural market infrastructure, and rural non-farm employment initiatives for farm households; integrated approach for rural energy, capital formation (gcf) in Agriculture and Allied sector relative to gross Value Added (gVA) at 2011-12 basic prices.