State of Indian Agriculture 2015-16

1 State of Indian Agriculture 2015 -16. Government of India Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Department of Agriculture , Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Directorate of Economics & Statistics New Delhi State of Indian Agriculture 2015 -16. Government of India Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Department of Agriculture , Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Directorate of Economics and Statistics New Delhi Contents Sl. Title Page No. No. 1. Indian Agriculture : Performance, Challenges and the Way Forward 1-39. Growth of the Agricultural Sector 2.

2 Regional Variations in Agricultural Growth 5. Capital Formation in Agriculture 7. production Performance 9. Performance of the Horticulture Sector 11. Performance of the Livestock and Fisheries Sector 12. Maintaining Food Security Thrust 13. Correcting Land Use Pattern 14. Rejuvenating Soil Health 15. Drought Proofing and Water Use Efficiency 16. Orienting Agriculture to Climate Change 17. Managing Agricultural Inputs Better 19. Integrated Nutrient Management 20. Customized Mechanization 22. Furthering IT-Enabled Farming 24. Broad-basing Agricultural Credit 24.

3 Assuring Farm Insurance 25. Farm Prices 27. Terms of Trade (ToT) 29. Instruments of Agricultural Price Policy 30. Taking Marketing Reforms Further 31. Capitalizing on Global Trade Opportunities 32. Reorienting Farm Management 34. Employment in Agriculture 34. Agricultural Wages 36. Way Forward 37. 2. Natural Resource Management 40-66. Land Use 40. Challenges 41. Policies & Programmes 44. i Contract Farming 45. Soil and Its Survey 45. Way Forward 46. Water Resources 48. Issues & Challenges 49. Programmes & Schemes 52. Way Forward 53. Water Pollution 55.

4 Way Forward 56. Forest Ecosystems 56. Agrobiodiversity 56. Microbial Diversity 58. Climate Change 59. Issues and Challenges 59. Schemes & Programmes 60. Policies 62. Way Forward 62. Drought Management 62. 3. Farm Inputs and Management 67-115. Seeds and Planting Material 67. Genetically Modified Crops in India 72. Central Schemes in the Seed Sector 73. Infrastructural Development in the Seed Sector 75. National Seed Reserve 75. National Seed Research and Training Centre (NSRTC) 76. Integrated Nutrient Management 77. Issues and Challenges 84. Way Forward 84.

5 Plant Protection 85. Mechanization and Technology 85. Agricultural Credit 92. Insurance 94. Way Forward 103. Extension Services 104. ii Information Technology 108. Way Forward 111. Rural Development Programmes 111. 4. Agricultural production and Programmes 116-142. Agricultural Performance 116. Commodity Outlook 121. Special Initiatives for Enhancing Agricultural production 122. Horticulture 125. Major Challenges 134. Way Forward 134. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) 135. Cooperative Development in Agriculture 140. 5 Agricultural Prices, Marketing and International Trade 143-172.

6 Agricultural Prices 143. Way Forward 146. Agricultural Price Policy and Minimum Support Price 146. Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) 148. Price Support Scheme (PSS) 148. Procurement of Foodgrains 150. Storage of Food Grains 151. Distribution of Foodgrains under the Public Distribution System (PDS) 152. Central Issue Prices of Rice and Wheat 153. Export of Rice and Wheat 153. Way Forward 153. Agriculture Marketing 154. Challenges 163. Way Forward 163. International Cooperation 164. A. Multilateral Cooperations 164. B. Bilateral Cooperations 165.

7 C. Strategic Groups 165. India's Agriculture Trade 165. Foreign Trade Policy 168. World Trade Organization (WTO) Negotiations 170. iii Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy in Agriculture 171. Challenges 171. Way Forward 171. 6 Food Processing and Value Addition 173-181. Performance of the Food Processing Sector 173. Major Plan Schemes 178. Challenges 179. Way Forward 180. 7 Agricultural Research and Education 182-199. Soil and Water Productivity 182. Farming System 183. Climate Change 184. Hailstorm Occurrence in India 184. Genetic Resources 184.

8 Crop Improvement 186. Livestock Improvement 188. Crop Management 189. Livestock Management 190. Mechanization and Energy Management 192. Post-harvest Management and Value Addition 193. Agricultural Human Resource Development 194. Information, Communication and Publicity Services 198. Intellectual Property and Trade Mark 198. Partnership and Linkages 198. AgrInnovate India Limited 198. New Initiatives 199. 8 Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries 200-210. production Performance 200. Plan Schemes 201. Challenges 202. Way Forward 202. Cattle and Buffalo Breeding 202.

9 Rashtriya Gokul Mission 203. Dairying 204. iv Livestock 206. National Livestock Mission 206. Sheep and Goat Development 206. Central Schemes 207. Way Forward for the Development of Small Ruminants 207. Poultry Sector 208. Piggery Sector 209. Fodder and Feed Development 209. Fishery Sector 210. 9. Agricultural Statistics in India 211-220. Area, production and Yield of Agricultural Crops 211. Forecasting Agricultural Output using Space Agro-meteorology and Land-based Observa- 212. tions (FASAL). Methodology for Estimation of Horticulture Crops 213.

10 Cost of Cultivation 218. Land Use Statistics 218. Agriculture Census 219. Annexures 221-252. v Tables Table Share of Agriculture and Allied Activities in State GSDP at constant 2004-05 prices 5. Table Sector-wise share in GCF-Agri (Based on 2011-12 series) 8. Table production of Foodgrains and Other major Crops 9. Table production of Milk, Eggs, Wool, Meat and Fish All India 12. Table State -wise Insured Area 2014 15 (area in million hectares) 26. Table Crop-wise Insurance Coverage Under All Schemes 26. Table Index of ToT 30. Table Number and Area of Operation Holdings by Size-Group 43.