CHAPTER- AGRICULTURE

griculture

and allied

acitivities

lays a ve y importa

t role in t

e socio-e

onomic

develop

ent of As am. It is the backbo

e of the s ate's econ

my and h

lds the ke

to the

overall

evelopme

t of the st

te. Agricul ure signifi

antly contributes to the state's e

onomy

and pr

vides as a

main sou ce of occ

pation an

livelihold

support t

70 perce

t rural

population. At pre ent in the

year 202
-22QE Assam agricul ure contri

utes abou

21.94

percent

revenue t

the Gro

s State D

mestic pr

duct (GS

P). The t

tal numb

r of of

farmer'

family in

Assam is

2741722

as per agriculture c

nsus 201

-16. The

size of

operati

nal holdin

s on an a

erage is 1.10 hectare and more than 85 p

rcent farmers are

either small or marginal with average l

nd holding of just ab

ut 0.36 h

ctares.Agriculture
Census data 2015 16 reveals that the t

tal land u

der cultivation was 2

.77 lakhs hectres

i.e. 37.95 percen

of total

eographic

l land ar

a of Stat

.The data

thus rev

al that

preponderance of

mall and fragmented land holdi

gs along

ith insecu e tenancy are the

major r

asons forunderdevelopment of a

riculture s

ctor in th

state. Go

ernment of Assam

recogni

edthe pro

lems asso

iated with agriculture sector of the state a

d made efforts to

bring rapid changes to the se

tor and serve the ca

se of farm
rs. Assam declared 2015-16

as the develop

year of agriculture ent.

and constituteda Ta

ABLE-5.1

k Force t

achieve

the objectives of

CONTRIBUTION

F AGRIC

LTURE A

D ALLIED SECTOR

O GSDP AT CURRENT AND

CO STANT P

ICES FOR 2019-20, 2020-21

ND 2021 22

(New base 2011-12 series) (I PC)

Secto2019-22020-21(PE-II2021-22 (QE)CurrentC nstantC rrentConstantCurr ntConstantAg

iculture, Forest y and Fis ing21.8516.3324.2217.5521.3417.56Cr ps12.0410.7613.37
11.4711.5611.44Liv stock2.131.68.581.852.41.87
Forestry & Logging
3.53
1.22
.72
1.34
3.8
1.35Fis ing & Aquaculture4.152.67.552.884.12.90
he share

of agricult

re and it

allied ac ivities in

GSDP at current pri

es had

margin
lly come up from 19.

9% in 20

1-12 to 21.85% in 2

19-20 at

urrent pric

s. And

in 2020-21 it marginally inc eased to 24.22% an

21.34% in 2021-22

(Q.E.) at

current

prices.

he GSDP

t constant prices incr

ases from 16.33% in 2019-20 t

17.55% i

2020-

21. There is a marginal incr

ased in G

DP in 2021-22 (Q.E)

to 17.56

from 17.55% in

2020-2

at consta

t prices.

The contributuiion of

griculture (crop) sec or in the y

ar 2019-21 at current prices

was 12.04%. It increases to

13.37% in

current p ices in 20
0-21 (PE- I) and marginally

decreas

s to 11.56% in the y

ar 2021-2

(Q.E). Th

contributi

n of Agric

lture sector to the

GSDP h

s been de reases du

to soil ero ion, flood

ABLE-5.2

tc.

G OSS STA

E DOMES

IC PROD

CTS OF AGRICULTURE & ALL

ED SECTOR

BASE Y

AR (2011-12) at C

NSTANT

RICES

(Rs. in lakh)

Sl No.Industry ector2019- 02020 21(P.E.)2021-22(Q.E)2345Agric lture, Forestry and

Fishing3929547426256346100291.1Crops2589529278618730024511.2Livest ck4042 54 0478
4904261.3Fores ry &Logging2941 73 56203552191.4Fishing and Aquaculture6416 67 0277
761933GSDP24070 2424 9458326252252
ource : Di ectorate of Economic
ABLE-5.3

and Statis ics, Assam

G OSS STA

E DOMES
IC PROD

CTS AGR

CULTURE & ALLIED SECTOR AT

BASE Y

AR (2011-12) CUR

ENT PRICES

(Rs

in Lakhs)

Sl No.Industry sector2019-202020-21(P.E.)2 21-22(Q.E)12345

1
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
7579337
8563291
90507501.1Crop417667547292 847689731.2Live tock7385349106489966191.3Fore try &
Logging122411713161 715755331.4Fishi g and Aquaculture144001116073 81709625GSDP
346850683536054241261187

AGRIC

LTURE C

ource : Di ectorate of Economic

EDIT:

and Statis ics, Assam

ecognizing

the contribution of f

rmers, th

state go

ernment has issued

dentity

Cards t farmers.

the farm

rs. These

Identity C

rds are b
ing used to develop

a databas

of the

In view of t

e necessity to ensur

credit flo

for invest

ent and development of the

agricult

re sector

overnmen

of Assam has introd

ced "zero

nterest cr

p loans" b

giving

100 pe cent inter

st subventions on agricultural l

ans taken

by farmer

of Assam

to the

limit of Rs.1.00 lakh. It is anti ipated that this ende

vour will encourage t

e farmers to avail

agricult

re loans t

wards buil

ing the ru al econom .

Kisan Credit Cards (KCC):

The St

te Directo ate of Ag iculture, d

ring the

eriod 200

-02 to 2021-22 has

issued

40.508

5 lakhs Ki an Credit

ards (KCC) and sanct oned Rs. 18355.03 cr

res as cre

it. The

figures

of KCC is

ued and sanctioned

n amount

of credit

for the p

st four ye

rs are

present

d in Table 5.4.

TABLE - 5.

Agriculture Credit Kissan Credit Card

(KCC) is

ued & fin

ncing

Sl No.
Year
No of KCC iss edCred t limit san tioned
Rs. in cror )12018-192986291415.5822019-203126181502.7532020-21(P.E.)3042802164.664
2021-22 (Q.E.)3508152918.00
Source: Di ectorate of

griculture,

ssam

SUPPORT SCHEMES FOR A

RICULTU

E DEVEL

PMENT:

In addition to the pro

isioning of credit, to fulfil the dr

am of the Honourabl

Prime

Minister for 'Harkhet Me Pani', the stat

government has pre

ared District Irrigati

n Plan,

Annual Action Plan and State Irrigation

lan to dev

lop irrigation facilitie

for the st

te in a

holistic

manner. Towards th

mission

o develop

the Agric

lture sect

r, Govern

ent of

Assam
ave distributed 7663 numbers of tractors,

708 nos.

f Shallow

ube Wells (STW),

no Rot

vators and

power tilller distribu ed in the

year 2020 21, as ag

inst 6521

nos. of

tractors

3540 nos

of powertiller, 25028 nos. of S

allow Tub

Wells (STW) and 74 nos. of

rotovat

rs distribu ed in the year 2019-20.The sta e govern

ent is als

planning

o build

Majuli I

land, the largest riverine island in the world as a hub of organic products

ith the

trade mark in the ame of "O Majuli". Productivity of most of the crops in the
state is very

low co

pared to

the avera

e of the

roductivity
of the c

untry. T

e reasons

of low

product vity are pr marily due to erratic ainfalls and various other impediments
like floods,

soil ero

ion and s

nd deposition in agri ulture fiel

s, though Assam is

ndowed with very

rich an

diverse s

il conditions conduci

e for agri ulture. Despite all the constrai

ts, the

state Agriculture

Department has bee

successf

lto give

n impetu

to incre

se the

product on of food grains by implementing various programm

s. In recent times t

e state

has see

increase

n producti

ity of food grains and cropping i

tensity. T

e Departm

nt has

taken steps to fo mulate St

te and District spec fic plans

onsidering

the agro-

limatic

conditions, growth potentials

nd specifi

requirements of the

istricts wit

due emp

asis on

use of

uality see

s of high

yielding cr

p varietie

, adoption

of multi-c opping, a

cess to

assured

irrigation,

use of i

proved fa m mecha

ization, u

e of bio-f

rtilizers a
d bio-

pesticid

s, adoptio

of organi

farming practices, e

tablishing

arket link

ge and ultimately

creation

of employment opportunities

nd enhan

ement of

income of

the people. The

agricult

re sector in the hill districts of

he State,

amely Ea

t Karbi-An

long, Wes

Karbi-

Anglong

and Di

a Hasao

is cons rained because of

inadequat

transpo t and

commu

icationfacilities, infra

tructure, e
tensive pr

ctice of tr

ditional Jh

m cultivation and

non-av

ilability of markets etc. To impr

ve conditi

n of agric

lture in th

hill distri

ts, the

state g

vernmenthasemphasi

edthepro

otion of cash on horticultural cr

ps, particu arly on

pineapple and citr

s fruits a

d on ging

r and tur

eric. Emp

asis is als

given to

upport

settled

griculture

n terrace l

nds, wher

ver it see
s feasible

n the hill a eas.

WEATHER AND RAINFALL:

he climate of Assam i

sub-tropi al with wa m humid s

mmers and cool dry

inters.

The sta e is situat

d in high rainfall zone with annual averag

rainfall o

2297.4 mm. The

state n

rmally re eives 2 p

rcent of

he total rainfall in

he winter

season (J

nuary-

Februar

), 25 per ent in th

summer

eason (M

rch-May),

65 percent in the

onsoon

season

(June-Sep ember) a
d
7 percent in post monsoon

season (O

tober-Dec

mber).

Assam

is prone

o floods

nd drought like situations. T

e
stateth

ugh has

natural

potenti

lities to drive the ag iculture sector, erratic and unp edictable

eather co

ditions

and flo situatio

ds have s.

een creating adverse impact

aking th

farmers

vulnerable

to the

Table 5.5 (A) pres

nt crop se

son wise r

infall pattern for the l

st seven years as foll

ws.

RAINF

LL DURI
G 2015-2

21:

TA LE - 5.5 (A)

CROP SEASON WIS

AVERAG

RAINFALL IN ASSAM (FIGURE IN MM)

YearKharif SeasonActualormalDeviation from nor al (%)Pattern20151936.2001(-) 3.2

Normal20161789.2001(-) 11.0Normal20171983.2000.6(-) 1Normal20182444.3309.8(-) 26
eficient20199350.9385.60Normal2020Not A ailable2021Not A ailableYearRabi eason
ActualormalDeviation from nor al (%)Pattern2015196.5294.8(-) 33.2eficient2016289.2
294.8(-) 2.0Normal2017306.4294.8(-) 4Normal2018166.2292.7(-) 43eficient20191215.
766.7(-) 31eficient2020Not A ailable2021Not A ailable

CROP SEASON WIS

TA AVERAG

LE - 5.5 (A) RAINFALL IN ASS

M (FIGURE IN MM)

YearAll S asonActualormalDeviation from nor al (%)Pattern201521332295.8(-) 7.1

Normal20162078.2295.8(-) 9.4Normal20172289.2295.8(-) 0.2Normal20182610.3602.5(-) 28
eficient201912673.315096.4(-) 16Normal2020Not A ailable2021Not A ailable
*2020 and 2021 data ar

not available.
Source : Di ectorate of Agriculture, Assam

able - 5.5 (A) shows that the St

te had rec

ived actual rainfall of 9350.3 m

during

2019 a

ainst nor

al rainfall

of 9385.6

mm in th
Kharif s

ason. This

deviation

is '0%'

(Zero) from the n

rmal. In t

e Rabi se

son of 20

9 the deviation of ra nfall was (-41%),

overall

eviation of rainfall in

he state for the year

eing (-5%) from the

ormal.

TA LE - 5.5 (B)

SEASON-WISE RA

NFALL P

TTERN IN ASSAM

Season2019202020211234
Wi ter (January Fe ruary)Actual30.933.13.9Normal47.447.48.5Deviatio (%)-35%-31-
71.34%
Su mer (March t May)Actual614.4555 4323.2Normal578.7578 6543.6Deviatio (%)6.17%-
4.01%-40.54%
Monsoon (June t Se tember)Actual1504.01878.61932.2Normal1584.71584.62402Deviatio
(%)-5%19-19.56%Po t Monsoon (O tober to De ember)Actual97.5185 8133.6Normal126.0165
7157.3Deviatio (%)-23%12-15.07%
All Season (Janu ry to ecember)Actual2246.82652.82402.9Normal2336.82376.73151.4
Deviati n (%)-4%12-23.75%
Sourc

: DDCM,

MC, Borjh

r via Direc orate of A

riculture,

ssam
bove tabl

-5.5(B) shows that

in all season (Janua y to Dece

ber) in t

e year

2021th

actual rai

fall patter

is 2402.

mm as a

ainst 265

.8 mm in 2020. And Normal

rainfall

pattern is

3151.4 m

in 2021

as against

2376.7 m

in the previous ye

r. The

deviation is -23.75% during 2021 as aga nst 12% in 2020.

TA LE - 5.5 (C)

MON

H-WISE

AINFALL PATTERN IN ASSAM DURING

(in mm)

021

MonthN rmalActualDeparture fromtatus12345January11.115.6-28.8Defici ntFebruary2.8

32.9-91.4Large DeficientMarch38.475.4-49.0Defici ntApril70.8180.3-60.7Large
DeficientMay214287.9-25.6Defici ntJune81.4412.5-7.54Norm lJuly288452.2-36.31Defici
ntAugust96.7336.3-11.7Norm lSeptember66.11201-19.5Defici ntOctober20.2126.7-5.13
Norm lNovember3.922.5-82.6Large deficientDecember9.58.117.28ExcesTOTAL2402.93151.4-
23.7Defici nt
N.B. When Rainfall is When Rainfall is

>+60%-lar
+20% to

e excess, 59%-exces ,

When Rainfall is When Rainfall is

-19% to
-59% to (-

19%-Norm 20%-defici

l,
nt,

When Rainfall is

-99% to ( )60% -larg

deficient

Sourc

: DDCM,

MC, Borjh

r via Direc orate of A

riculture,

ssam

bove tabl

-5.5(C) sh

ws that natural rain all pattern

in the m

nth of January to

Novem

er is defici

nt. The m

nth of Dec

mber is n

rmal in 20 1.

AREA UNDER CR
In Assam, t

PS:
e soil, top

graphy, r

infall and

limate are very conducive for cultivation

of paddy. Rice oc upies the

highest ar

a under c

ltivation a
d
this crop receives

priority

from th

farmers

s well as f om the department of Agriculture. As per the final estimates,

the tot

l area und

r paddy c

ltivation during the year 2021-

2
was 23.
3
lakhs h

ctares.

Total ar

a under p

ddy show

a steady

ecline mai
ly due to

ecline in area under

utumn

rice (ahu rice). A ea under

inter Ric

and Sum

er Rice

arginally

eclines. T
e
area

under Autumn rice is 1.08 la

hs hectar

s, winter

ice is 18.7

lakh hectares and Summer

rice is

3.70 lakh

hectares

uring the

year 202

-22 (prov sional). T

e total ri

e area

decreas

s (0.30)

in the year 2021-

2 over th

previous

year 2020 21. On th

other
hand,

arginal ch

nges wer

registered in the ar

aunder wh

at, pulses, total food grains

and tot

l oil seeds. This has b

enshown i

the follo
ABLE-5.6

ing table-5.6.

REA UND R CROPS IN ASSA

(In lakh hectar s)

Ye r
Autu n Ric
Winter Rice
Summer Rice
Total Rice*
heat
Tot l Pulses Total Food grainTotal Oilseeds
(excl. Coconut)2010-113.118.593.9925.700.441.1727.62.62015-161.918.894.0524.850.21
1.4226.83.12016-171.618.914.0824.670.171.4626.63.12017-181.518.794.0124.340.181.54
26.43.12018-191.418.804.0124.260.171.5026.33.02019-201.218.783.9624.010.111.4425.98
3.12020-211.118.643.8023.600.091.4225.583.32021-221.018.753.7023.530.091.4425.53.3
Total may not be equ
Source : Dir

l due to rounding off.

ctorate of Economics and Statist cs, Assam

PRODUCTION:T

tal food grain produ

tion in th

state is

howing a
rising trend since

2011-1

. The to al food g ains production was

5466 thousand tonn

sin 2019-

0. But

margin

l increases to 5487 thousand tonnesin the year 2020-21, i.e. 0.36 percent in

reases

in the c

rrent year 2020-21 o

er the pre

ious year

019-20.

YIELD: The Yield rate of ric

shows os

illations d

ring the y

ars 2010-11 to 2021-22 for

autumn

and sum

er rice. T

e yield ra e of autu

n rice is

1582 Kg/Hect, winter

rice is

1825kg hect and

ummer ric

is 2281

kg/hect. in
the year

021-22 (p) as again

t 1585

kg/hect , 2157 kg/hect., 2820 kg/hect. f

r autumn

ice, winter rice and s

mmer rice for the

previou

year 202

-21. The

ield rate f

r autumn rice is -0.

9 percent decreases;

winter

rice -15.39 percen

decrease

and sum

er rice -1

.11 perce

t decreases in 2021-

2 over

the pre

ious year

020-21. There is a

arginal de

rease -13.85 percent in total rice, 0.39

percent increase i

total puls

s and -0.
2 percent decreases in total oil seeds in 2021-22

over th

previous

ear 2020-

1. Table-5.7 represen s the yield rate for la t seven ye

ABLE-5.7

rs.

YIELD RATE OF PRINCIPAL AGRICU

TURAL C

OPS IN ASSAM
g./Hect.

Year
Autumn Rice
Winter Ri e
Summe Rice
Total Pulses otal Oilseeds ( xcl. Coconut)2 10-11115519932577725802 15-1613642003
2818576642 16-17138020232773356442 17-18137720982975486382 18-19146822052858556422
19-20154321602593406192 20-21158521572820646472 21-22(P)15821825228167643
N.B. Nuts pe

bearing tr

e, Source: Directorat

of Econo

ics and St

tistics, Assam

AREA UNDER HI

H YIELDI

G VARIT

ES:

he state

griculture

department focuses
o
raise p oductivity

of the agriculture

sector by adopting and distributing High Yielding Va iety of seeds among he farmers
at free

of costs. At prese

t the farm

rs of the

tate use

ala, IR-36

Lachit, M

suri, Joya, Ranjit,

Ratna,

hina, Bipl

b, Krishna varieties of HYV seed

for rices.

During the period 2016-17 to

2021-2

area und

r HYV seeds in case of autumn rice decreas

s from 1.07 lakh hec ares to

0.64 la

h hectares, winter ri

e increase

from 14.

9 lakh he

tares to 1

.31 lakh hectares

and su

mer rice

ecreases f om 3.47 l
kh hectar

s to 1.99 lakh hecta es. This h

s been

shown i

the follo

ing table 5 8 for the l

AREA UNDER HIG

st ten yea s. ABLE-5.8 YIELDIN

VARITY OF RICE
Are

in Lakh he t.

YearAutu n RiceWinter RiceSummer iceTota HYV Rice a ea2016-171.0714.093.4719.18

(77.76)2017-181.0414.362.9018.30 (75.18)2018-191.1914.303.8419.33 (79.70)2019-20
1.1115.182.9519.24 (79.32)2020-210.9315.491.8618.28 (77.46)2021-220.6415.311.99
1 .95(76.29)
otal figure may be no

be equal

ue to rounding off to

earest 0.

igure in br

cket show

the perce

t of total

ice Area.

HYBRI

RICE:

Sou ce : Direct
rate of Ag iculture.As am

The st

te Agriculture Depar ment sinc

2009-10

is putting

special efforts to promote

cultivation of hyb id varietie

of rice

n experi

ental basi

consideri

g the high yield

potenti

l of such

arieties o

er the conventional

igh yielding varieties

The are

under

kharif r ce (Autum

+Winter)

is 99.29 in

thousand hectares and for rabi

(Summer

rice) is

175.00

thousand

ectares in

the year

020-21. I
the current year 2021-22 the

area of

kharif rice is incre

sed to 123.32 thousa

d hectare

, Rabi rice is 150.90 thousand h

ctares.

Total area under hybrid rice

ecreases

.03% in 2

21-22 over the previ

us year. This has

been pr

sented in

he following table-5.09
TABLE-5.0

AREA UNDER

YBRID R

CE IN AS AM

(Area in '000' hectare)

Y arKharif Ric
(A tumn+Wi ter)abi Rice
(Su mer Rice)Total Hybrid Rice rea
% f Hybrid Rice area to total Rice a ea200 -1032.914.147.01.9201 -1991.14900.676
191. 257.91201 -20112.56877.862290. 3011.98202 -2199.29175.00274.2911.26202 -22
123.32150.90274.2211.65
.A.: Not A

ailable,

Sourc

: Director

te of Agric

lture, Ass m

INDEX OF AGRICULTURAL RODUCTION:

he Index

of Agricult

ral Produ

tion for a l crops (Base triennium ending

2007-

08=100) for the S ate stands at 144.22 in 2020-21 in all com

odities as against 1

7.51 in

2019-2
years.

. Followin

table- 5.

0 present

d the ind

x of Agric

ltural Production for

last six

TABLE-5.1 INDEX OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT

ON IN ASSAM AND INDIA

(Ba

e: Trienni

m ending

007-08=100)

YearAssamIndiaFoodNon-AllFoodNon-All2015-16154.54127.98142.72115.2122.0116.02016-17
154.36131.82144.33129.7122.4126.12017-18159.37134.17148.15136.8142.1139.42018-19
163.88134.64150.86136.3137.7136.52019-20157.67134.85147.51139.8151.3145.52020-21
158.23126.75144.22141.0134.8136.82021-22134.92132.38133.79144.2142.9143.3
. B.: 1. Th

Agricultu al indices f

r Assam are constructed on the basis of crops

cove ed by Cro
Forecast. 2. Figure r

unded to

earest zer .

Source : Di ectorate of Economic and Statis ics. Assam.

LAND

TILIZATI

N STATI

TICS:

s per land utilization statistics f

r the year 2020-21,

he total g

ographical area of

the sta e is 78.4

lakh hec ares. The

total crop

ed/ gross

cropped area is 38.

8 lakh

hectare

and net a ea sown is 27.24 lak

hectares i

the year 2020-21. Cropped int

nsity is

the rati

of net a ea sown to the total

cropped

rea multiplied by hu

dred. Th

gross
cropped area, net

rea sown

nd crop intensity for the last thr

TABLE-5.1

e years ar

given below.

YearGros cropped rea in lakh hectareNet area in lakh hectareInte sity of cr p %

2017-1840.4527.23148.542018-1940.0427.2314 .042019-2040.0527.09147.842020-2138.88
27.2414 .77
Source : Dir

ctorate of Agriculture

Assam

here is a

marginal i

crease in

cropped i

tensity in

2019-20 i

0.80% o

er the

previou

year 2018-19. The

decreasing

growth of

cropped intensity in

020-21 is

3.43%

over th

previous

ear 2019-20.

HORTI
ULTURE:
ssam pro

uces a wide range

f horticultural crops

including

ruits, veg

tables,

flowers,

spices, n

ts, tubers

medicinal

and aromatic plants. The clim

tic condition and

diverse

landscape of the stat

have hel

ed to dev

lop divers

ecological habitats

uch as

forests, grasslands, wet land

etc.which harbour a

d sustain

ide ranging floral an

faunal

species in the stat

. The state has treme

dous scop
to promo e horticult

re sector that can

help en

ure food and nutritio

al security, as well a

enhance

mployment opportunities via

cultivation and pos

harvest

anagemen

and value addition of horticultur

produces

orticulture crops occ

py about

5 percent of gross cr

pped area of the St

te with

an ann

al producti

n of more than 67 la

hs metric tonnes of

arious horticultural pr

duces.

The sta e has now emphasize

on the co

mercializ

tion of the sector as a priority basis.

he empha is of the

tate is now on raisi

g
productivity of va ious com

ercially

potenti

l crops th ough use

f better t

chnology,

managem

nt and pr

vision of

lanting

materia s to the farmers. M

reover, e

phasis is

also plac
d
on pre

and post

harvest

treatment, proper transpo t facilities

arvest techniques, s nd marketing facilitie

tting up of collection
.

enters wit

grading f

cilities,

he Direct

rate of Horticulture

nd Food

rocessing

f Govern

ent of As
amhas

taken up some p

sitive steps towards

creation o

self emp oyment o

portunities

in the

horticul ure sector by helping 15,000 rur

l women to get themselves eng

ged by se ting up

of 350

small and

4 mediu

fruits pr

cessing u

its. In th

year 2021-22, are

under

horticul ure crops

as 7.76 l

kh hectar

s, producti

n was 95.05 lakh M

and avera

e yield

was 46

29 Kg/hec are which is shown in the followi

TABLE-5.1

g table-5. 4.

ARE
PRODUCTION AND PRODUC

IVITY OF HORTICU

TURAL C

OPS FOR THE

LAS

TEN YEA

S 2010-

1 TO 202

-22

YearFruitsc opsTubercropsSpice cropsVegetablecropsPlantatio s crops

Area
Produc-tion
Productivity
Production
d t t
Area
Productivity
rea
Produc-tionProduc- tivity
AreaProductivity2010-111.3716.5612485---1.012.22772.574.3317231--2015-161.4420.56--
--1.093.58-2.8516.3--2016-171.4120.0614144---1.113.7733802.519.218485--2017-181.46
21.04143901.117.7970001.123.8934582.8754.24189140.902.2315692018-191.6624.9715041
1.2512.4399141.275.9246522.54.99189871.112.62015-161.4420.56----1.093.58-2.516.3--
2019-201.4725.26150991.138.1472031.144.1736442.8955.00189870.922.1323222020-211.46
22.29152641.118.1773381.144.2036892. 355.84190910.922.4426422021-22
(estimate )
1.61
25.04
15647
1.12
8.21
7350
1.14
4.23
3702
2. 6
57.57
19430
0.93
-
-
Area = In Lakh H

ctare, Production = L

kh MT, Productivity = Kg/Hectar

Sour

e : Directo ate of Horticulture, A

sam.

INTEG

ATED NU

RIENT M

NAGEME

T (INM):

FERTILIZER AND MANURE:

ertilizer pl

ys a dominant role i

augment ng the productivity o

crops. The State

Govern

ent has p

t thrust o

promotin

"Integrat

d Nutrient Manageme

t" (INM) and also

organic

farming

ith a vie

to redu
e
farmers

depende

ce on ch

mical inp

ts and

encourage optimal use of farmers' on-f

rm resour es, econo

ize produ

tion cost

hrough

adoptio

of optimum doses o

fertilizer

nd care fo

the healt

of soil an

the ecolo

y. The

uses of

bio-fertili

er, compo

t and gr

en manur

s and organic farmi

g practic

s have

graduallyincreased

In additi

n to pro

otion of

rganic manure, gov

rnment of

Assam

howeve , has acco ded due i

portance
o timely a

ailability o

fertilizers at the doo step of

farmers

during pe

k season

of cultivation. The p

blic institutions such

as AIDC,

NAFED,

GPSS,

nd other o ganization

- IFFCO, BVFCL, Gr

en Chemic

ls Ltd, Te

ta Agro In

ustries

limited

ave been playing a

ivotal role in distribution of ferti izer throughout the s ate. At

present

there are 416 wholesale points

nd 6855 fertilizer sale points in Assam.

CONSUMPTION OF FERTILISER:

he consu

ption of f

rtilizer in

Assam is l

w. Farme s are relu

tant to in
est on

fertilize

because

f the fear

of loss caused by h

avy rainfa l and floo

. Consum

tion of

fertilize

during s

mmer and

Rabi sea

ons is lo

because

of non-av

ilability of

water.

Thecon

umption o

fertilizer in the stat

was 55.0

Kg. /Hect

re in 2016-17 and 6

.07Kg.

/Hectar last six

in2021-2
ears.

. Table-5.

5 presents the detail of consum

TABLE-5.1
tion of fer ilizer in As

am for

CONSU

PTION O

(CHEMICAL) FERTILISERS
(Fig in '000 MT)

F rtilizerEARS2016-172017-182018-12019-202020 212021-22Nitr gen153.506156.78148.12

182.05190.10178.46Pho phorus37.6147150.1042.1744.851. 048. 4Pot sh39.845045.0038.81
40.747. 734. 1Con umption55.0360.0156.0566.867. 167. 7
otal may not be equal due to rounding off t

nearest z

ro.

Sour

e : Direct

rate of Ag iculture, A

sam

SEASON W

SE CONS

MPTION

TABLE-5.1
F FERTILIZER IN T

RMS OF

UTRIENT

FOR THE LA

T THREE

EARS(IN T)

YearSe sonwise cropsNUTRIENTNPKTOTAL

20 9-20HARIF84001.5918430.696550.75128983RABI98048.7826412.124196.72138657.60OTAL
182050.4044842.800747.47267640.67
20 0-21HARIF90692.6223527.821938.47136158.9RABI99408.9827981.055834.09153224.1OTAL
190101.651508.877772.56289383.04
20 1-22HARIF88500227 01080.00132320.00RABI89960.0025510.003830.00129300.00OTAL
178460.0048250.004910.00261620.00
Sour

e: Directo ate of Agri

ulture, As

am.

SOIL HEALTH MANAGEMENT:

he state A

riculture

epartment has taken up initiativ

s to resto e depletio

of soil

nutrients and sus ain the cr

p production system. The stat

has pro

oted use

of bio-

fertilize s, micronu rients, lim

, organic

anures like green m

nures and vermicom

ostand

FYM to increase cr

p productivity and maintain soil health. Of late, use

f bio-fertilizer has

assume

significa

ce due to

motivatio
al demon

tration pr

grammes

of the agriculture

depart

ent. Spec al thrust

has been

given for

the use

f Bio-fertilizer by i

itiating

Progra

me 'Input

support t

the agriculturist ha

ing KCC'

nder stat

priority scheme,

which h

s been im

lemented

ince 2006 07. Table 5.17 prese

ts the nu

ber of soil sample

tested issued i

nd issued 2020-21.

for the years 2017-

8,2018-19

and 2019 20. There

is no health card
TABLE-5.1

SOIL

AMPLE T

STED AN

SOIL HE

LTH CAR

ISSUED (Nos)

2017-12018 192019-202020-21S ilHea th cardSoilHealthSoilHealthSoilHe lth80 4968

149627861812953885820363110Nilil

INTEG

ATED PE

Sour
T MANAG

e : Direct
MENT (I

rate of Agriculture, A
M):

sam

or sustai

able agri

ultural pr

duction a

key co

ponent is

Integrated Pest

Manage

ent (IPM . The hu

id sub-tr

pical climate and div

rse eco-s
stem of the state

favour

intensification of ins

ct and pest attacks

causing yield loss

p to 30

ercent.

Excessi

e and inj

dicious u

e of che

ical pesticides howe

er results

in many

esidual

proble

s and negative exte nalities.

o
mitigat

the exte nalities and sustain

ield of

agricult

re fields,

he depart

ent now

as started

to facilita e the avai ability of the Bio-

Control Agent (BC

) for Bio-pesticide In ensive BP

I module, the thrust has been

iven to
increas

productio

of alread

establish

d BCA and the newly introduce

BCA in the State

Bio-Control Labora ory (SBCL).

he Agriculture Depa tment of

he state i

trying t

populariz

the use

of bio-

pesticid

s and ot

er metho

s of IPM

by organi

ing traini

g and de

onstratio

s. The

initiativ

s have sh

wed result

, rising trend of cons

mption of
io-pesticide in the st

te over

the years.The tre

d of cons

mption of

chemical

nd bio-pe

ticides du ing the la

t three

years is presented in Table-5.18.

TABLE-5.1

ONSUMP

ION OF P

STICIDE
(Figure in MT i

Technical Grade)

Pesti ide Cons mption2018-192019-20202 -212021-22KharifabiKh rifRabiKharifRabi

KharifabiTotal291.251 8.7143 55132.263.4522271.451 6.05Cons mption145741206514085
14290
N.B.-National Average of per Hectar

Consumptio

of Chemical Pesticides dur ng 2012-13

as 350gm.

DEVEL

Sour
PMENT OF THE QU

e : Direct
LITY OF

rate of Agriculture, A
EED:

sam
The

most vital

compone

t for incre

sing prod

ction and

productivi y of crop

is the

quality

of seeds

sed. Certi ied seed

roduction

is a proce

s through

which se

ds are

produced in confo mity with product on of certified seed h

the standard variety s been taken up in t

by taking e Field Tri

pecific me l Stations

sures. In FTSs), of

Assam, ome of

the go

ernment s

ed farms

and Assa

Seed Co poration's

seed farm

. In spite

of the
efforts

ade there is dearth of quality se

ds in the

tate and s

ed replace

ent rate (SRR) is

at a lo

level. The State has to depend on outside sources fo

quality se

ds of some crops

every y

ar to mee

the dema

d immediately after occurrence

f natural c

lamities.

o meet

the gro

ing dema

d and incr

ase qualit

seed pro

uction, th

Agricultur

l Departm

nt has

taken t e following measures:

� xpansion
� roduction cale

f Seed Vill f certified

ge Progra seeds of

me;
addy, Pulse and Oils

eds in Se

d Village in large

� o focus on capacity b

ilding of R

gistered S

ed Growe s;

� trengthen Seed Farm

to facilitate producti

n, processing & stora

e of seeds.

SEED REPLACEM

NT RATE

SRR):

he State

Agricultu e Depart

ent has

continuously made

efforts

owards

popularisation of improved varieties and use of quality see

s. The SRR of some

of the

importa

t crops fo

last seven years is presented in Table-5.19

TABLE-5.1
SEED REPLACEM

NT RATE (SRR) IN

SSAM
(Figure in %)

Crops2015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22Paddy42.2644.3742.738.5939.1
39.8842.65Black ram323332.43--31.832.0235.39Greeg am34.9135.5442.16--38.0140.63
37.30Lentil57.4257.0138.1------.--Pea--------------Rape Mustard424343.0445.03
45.0946.0146.05Sesa um--------------jute55.8354.2165.8752.4352.3952.4052.40Maize--
---------92.5

SEED CERTIFICA

ION:

Sour

e : Direct

rate of Ag iculture, A

sam

ssam Stat

Seed Certification Agency (ASS

A) is the

odal Agen

y, which h

s been

entrust

d with the responsibility of seed

ertificatio

of namely paddy, mustard and

eeds of

pulses

s per feasibility in th

state. Fo

planting crops namely coconuts, litchi, gu

va etc.

are un
er consid

ration for

the purpo
e
of certi ication. U

der ASSC

there ar

three

notified seed testi

g laborato ies located at Guwah

ti, Jorhat and Silcha . The total annual

testing

apacity of this three notified la

oratories

re about

0,000 samples. Seed testing

and ce tification

uidelines

re to be

strictly followed for

proper q

ality cont ol and

certification as per the set norms.

SYSTE

OF RICE INTENSIFICATION

SRI):

doption of the Syste

of Rice In ensificatio

with the use of hybri

seeds ha
shown

significant result in annual gr

wth of production of

ice in the

tate. As c

mpared to normal

practices, adoptio

of SRI

ystem en

ances pro

uctivity

ith minim

m use of

seeds,

fertilize s and wat

r, thus red

cing the c

st of prod

ction. The SRI also h

lps to sho ten the

crop du ation, whi h may ha year.

e significa

ce to go f

r another round of c opping du ing the

CROP EVELOPMENT:

o motivat

the far

ers to ad

pt the practice of

ouble/mul iple cropp ng the

govern

ent of Assam is taki

g up initia ives to fac litate culti

ation of s

mmer pad

y, rabi

pulses

nd oil seeds. The mission double croppin

envisages

additional

coverage

f 1.00

Lakh hectares pre ently unde

mono cropping and

llocates R

. 6,200.00 Lakh. The plan is

further percent

to add 3.0

lakh hect

res to inc ease the

ropping in ensity of the state t

160.0

FARM

ECHANIZATION AND IRRIGA

ION:

everal factors, parti

ularly, fra

mented and small land holdings, farmers' poor

economic conditio
s andnona

ailability

f situation specific pr

totypes o

farm implements

stand as serious

indrance
o
mechan zation of

griculture

of the st

te. Howev

r, has

undertaken seriou

efforts to boost farm mechaniz

tion. The

tate Agric

lture Department,

has tak

n up initia ives to pro

ure farm

quipment like tractor

, power till

rs and other farm

machin

ries under

externally

aided, ce

trally spo

sored and

state pla
schemes

for the

benefit

f farmers, particularl

the small and marginal farmer

. Estimate

show far

power

availabl year 20

per hectare of land in the state is 1.16 HP in the yea 1-22.

2019-20

nd 1.04 H

in the

TABLE-5.2 ST TUS OF FARM MEC

ANISATI N

(Figure in Nos.)

YearTractorsPowerShallowRo ovatorsFarm pow r017-1805207401601.05018-196582312595 50

1.11019-2042964598250 8741.12020-2176630970801.03021-221264676903671.04(P)

IRRIG

TION:

S urce : Dir

ctorate of Agriculture, Assam.

owards th

goal of increasing cr

pping int

nsity and

aising crop yield prov sioning

of irrigationin the

griculture field is the

rime nece

sity. Consi

ering the

ncertainti

s faced

in the

roduction

f Kharif c ops due t

floods, the state Ag iculture D

partment

as put

emphasis on Rabi

crops by

assigning

op priority

to develop assured

irrigation facilities

through installatio

of pump sets (shallo

tube well and low lift pumps).

IRR

GATION INFRASTR

TABLE-5.2 CTURECREATED BY THE AGR

CULTURE DEPARTMENT
Co ponent of irrigationYear2017-12018- 92019- 02020- 12021-22Sh llow Tube409515
250282077390Lo Lift Pump (Nos)0000197S urce : Dir ctorate of Agriculture,
Assam.

In the yea

2016-17

the area

overed by

irrigation

potential

as 8.10%

of net

cropped

area and it came down to 7.8

% in 2017-18, 7.39

in 2018-

9 , 7.46%

in the

year 2019-20. Foll

wing table 5.22 sho

s the irrigation potential created by the Agriculture

Depart

ent for th

last five y

ars.

TABLE-5.2

IRRIGATION

OTENTIAL C

EATED BY A

RICULTURE
EPARTMENT & UTILIZABLE IRRIGATION

Year
Irrigation potential created during that year ( ectare)Cumul tive Irrigati n
Potential Created (lakh ectare)
(Considering 10 year running life of Pump set ie. From 2010-11 to 2019- 0)2016-17
57188.10 (28.92% of et CroppedArea)2017-18847.88 (28.13% of et CroppedArea)2018-
1910707.39 (27.15% of et CroppedArea)2019-2093387.46 (27.63% of et CroppedArea)
2020-2132545.12 (18.98% of et CroppedArea)2021-222960LUS data on Net Cropped Area
noavailable

CROP INSURANCE:

Sour

e : Direct

rate of Ag iculture, A

sam

In Assam a

out 4.75 l

kh hectar

s of land i

chronicall

flood pro

e and about 0.94

lakh he

tares of l

nd is drou

ht prone. To mitigat

the distr

ss of the farmers ca

sed by

crops l

ss/crop damageCrop

Insurance

is the vital policy adopted by the govern

ent.In

addition to the flo

ds and draught the farmers of t

e state als

faced att

ck of pest

in the

agricult

re fields.

The Gover

ment of

ndia had launched a

Crop Insurance programme

under t

e nomenc ature "Nat onal Agric

ltural Insurance Scheme" (NAIS). All farm

rs who

avail lo

ns from fi

ancial ins itutions ar

covered

nder the

cheme an

it is opti

nal for

non-loa

ee farmer . Under th s scheme

0 percent

f the pre
ium amou

t is contributed as

subsidy to small a

d margina

farmers

hich is shared equally by Gover

ment of India and

State G

vernment

This sche

e is expe

ted to be a critical i

strument f

r develop

ent in

the field of crop pr

duction b

providingfinancial su

port to th

farmers i

the event of crop

failure

nd help in maintaining flow of agricultural

redit. This programme covers 8 (eight)

crops - 3 crops in

harif Seas

n and 5 cr

ps in Rabi season. Th

crops are-

harif Seas n :
Autu

n/Ahu Paddy, winter/Sali Paddy and Jute.

abi Seaso ummer

: Rape & Mustard, Wheat, Po ato, Sugar

: Boro Paddy.

ane and

his schem

, under t

e area approach, no

only facilitates insu ance cove age to

each of the notifie

crop dam

ge within the defined area for

idespread

alamities

ut also

on an i

dividual basis for localized calam ties such a

hailstorm

landslide, cyclone and flood.

Nationa

Agricultur

Insuranc

Schemeth

ugh is bei

g implem

nted in th

state sinc

2009-

10, has not been

ble to pro

ide the de

ired soluti

n to the risk involved in the agriculture

sector due to reas

ns like lack of aware

ess, low subsidy pre

iums (10 percent) f

r small

and marginal far

ers, delay
d
claim s

ttlement,

slow response of ba

ks in issu

nce of

Kissan implem

Credit C ntation of

rds have he schem .

emerged

as the

main im

ediments

in thesu

cessful

MODIF

ED NATI

NAL AGR

CULTURA
INSURA

CE SCHE

E (MNAI ):

he scheme is being i

plemented on pilot b

sis in 50 districts in the country. NAIS is

withdra

n from th

se district

in which

NAIS will be impleme

ted.

� nit of insu ance for major crops is Village/Village Panchayat.

� cheme is

compulsor

for loanee farmers

and volun ary for non-loanee f

rmers.

niform seasonality norms will be applicable for both lo

nee & non loanee far

ers.

� um insured can be

pted up to 150% o

the valu

of avera
e
yield. P emium

ubsidy is a

ailable up to the valu

of thresh

ld yield/lo
n amount

nly.

� ntire claim will be bo ne by the i

plementi

g agency. The schem

provides

ccount

ayment up to 25% of the likely claim for im

ediate rel ef to the f

rmers.

� inimum indemnity le el will be 70% against 60% in ca e of NAIS.

� alculation

f threshol

yield: Av

rage yield

f last 7 ye

rs excludi

g up to 2

ears of

eclared na ural calam ty.

� he scheme is implem

nted in tw

districts of Assam vi

., Kamrup

nd Dhubri from

the Rabi se son of 2010-11.

WEATHER BASED CROP IN

URANCE

CHEME (
BCIS):

ith the o

jective to

overcome

the shortcoming of

elayed se tlement of

claims

under

AIS, a Pil

t Weather

Based Cr

p Insuran

e Scheme

(WBCIS)

as introduced for

implem the Rab

ntation in 20 States on pilot basis. WBCIS has been implement season of 2013-14.

d in Assa

since

BCIS is i

tended to

provide in

urance pr

tection to

the farme s against

dverse

weathe

incidence.

Such as

eficit and
xcess rai

fall, high

r low tem

erature, humidity

etc. which are dee

ed to imp

ct adversely the crop production

PROCUREMENT OF PADDY

S A MEA

URE OF P

ICE SUP

ORT:

t present

ssam has

urplus in

ice produc ion. The i

provemen

in production and

product vity is re ult of bet er input

anageme

t practice

and ado

tion of i

proved

technol

gy. Despit

the prog ess made, un-remun

rative pric

received by the far

ers for

not hav ng institutionalised m

rkets is a

ting as a disincentive to drive the initiative

of the

farmers.To ensure interest of the farme s the stat

government has engaged Assa

State

Agricult

ral Marketing Board

ASAMB) for procurement of pad

y at Mini

um Suppo t Price,

in addition to proc rement to be done by the Food Corporation of India.

AGRIC

LTURE M
arketing

RKETING AND STO

f agricultu e produce

AGE:
in the sta e is a serious proble

for the

arming

commu

ity. Lack

f organiz

d marketi

g facility,

lack of st
rage infra

tructure n

ar the

field, p

verty and

eed of money after harvest for

epayment

f agricultural debt and other

conting

ncies forc

the farmers to dispo

e off their hard earn

d produce

t the earli

st and

at thro

away pric

s. Keeping in view, t

e interest

f farmers, the gover

ment of A

sam in

addition to engagi

g the Assam State A

riculture Marketing B

ard and F

I for proc

rement

of prod

cts have d
veloped storage capa

ity (Table 5.23).

STORAGE CAPACITY CR

TABLE -5.2
ATED BY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS

N THE STATE

rganisatio sStorage Capacity(i MT)20 6-172017-182018-1Fo d Corpora ion of Indi

(FCI)3 9976385913379969Central Ware ousing Co poration7 1507298373717St te
Warehousing Corp ration2 0838242910221407Assam State gricultural Marketing46775
4677546775Total7 9739748581721868
Sour

e : Direct

rate of Ag iculture, A

sam

t present, the state h

s 24 Regu ated Mark

t Committ

es, 20 Pri

ary Marke

Yards,

143 Trader's Shop, 532 Auction Platfor

/Retailers

Shed, 806

Rural Pri

ary Markets, 405

Wholes

le Markets, One Org

nic Market, 18 Packaging Room, 42 Dryin

Platform

and 15
Processing units. The Regulat

d Markets have been covered u

der AGMA

KNET. As regards

to cold private

storage infrastructure ector and 3 in state s

in the state, there are 26 cold ctor.

storages

f which 2

are in

o assist t

e farmers

carrying v

getables to the dist

nt market,

the Assa

State

Agricult

re Market ng Board

rovides tr

nsport su

sidy to fa mers. Gov

rnment of Assam

has taken steps t

construc

a three-

toried ma ket at Pa

ohi (Guw

hati), a g owers-
consum

rs marke

complex

at Ulubari

(Guwahat ), and es ablish 11

sale counters for

marketi

g of farm products h

ve been u

dertaking by the Gov

rnment.T

e Department has

also ta

en initiati

e for est

blishment

of market

infrastruc ure, stora

e facility

and to

eradicate the tran

portation bottlenecks. The rural

onnectivit

scheme i

plemente

under

PMGSY

s a major

tep towards benefit o

farmers t
take out their agricu tural pro

ucts to

nearest markets.

SOME

F THE M

JOR STE

S TAKEN UP TO BOOST UP

ARKETIN

SUPPORT AND

FOR POST HARV

ST MANA

EMENT:

� arming co

munity h

s been mobilized to

form 25

umbers of

Farmer P oducer

rganizatio

s (FPO) fo

securing

etter prod

ce price;

� ural farm

omen ha

e been empowered b

training

nd providi

g mini processing
nits of pul es and oil

eeds from which they can earn f om their h

mes;

� ie up has tarted in 2

been mad 12-13 on

for expo t of Red egular bas s;

ao Paddy

to USA an

the proc

ss has

� xport of P neapple cubes, orange, ginger,

endrobiu

orchids t

other sta es and

ountries h ve already been start d;

NATIO

ome Self arvest ma

AL MISS

Help Groups are assi ted to tak agement.

ON ON OILSEEDS & OIL PALM:

up Agri-

orti activi ies includi

g post

he State i

highly d

ficient in

il seed pr

duction. To achieve

targeted a ea the

Agricult
re Department has

been laun

hing Mini-

ission-I-Developmen

of cultiv

tion of

vegetable oilseeds

crop, Mini-Mission-II Developm

nt of culti

ation of

il palm and Mini-

Mission III-Develo

ment of c

ltivation of tree borne oil seeds.

ESTAB

ISHMENT OF MINI

IL MILL

ITH PAC

AGING UNIT:

he state

griculture

Departme

t has proposed to

stablish

ini oil mills with

packagi

g units.

he scheme has en

isaged su
port of t

e Assam

State Agricultural

Marketi

g Board t

market the products. It is also

nvisaged that value

ddition of

ilseeds

will not

only driv

the oilse

d cultivat on, it will

also help

to genera e employ

ent in

product on and processing sectors.

WOME

WELFAR

SCHEME

onsidering the role pl

yed by ru al women in all comp

nents of a

riculture a

d farm

sector

o manufa turing an

marketing, the go

ernment

f Assam
hrough th

Chief

Minister's Vision o

Women a

d Children

2016 has

iven speci

l thrust on woman's self help

groups

o facilitate their enga

ement and for econo

ic upliftm

nt.

BRING GREEN REVOLUTIO

TO EASTERN INDI

INCLUD

NG ASSA :

he Central and the S ate Gover planned growth in agriculture sector of

ments ha he countr

e chalked Several i

ut a strat tervention

gy to achi such as

ve the ringing

Green

evolution

o Eastern

India (BG

EI), doub e cropping, supply o

improved
seeds,

fertilize

and tech

ology equipment no

have be

n undertaken. Unde

the initiative on

BGREI,

the gover

ment of I

dia consid

rs the st

tes namel

Assam, Bihar, Chha isgarh,

Jharkhand, Odisha

Eastern U tar Prades

and West Bengal as potential a eas for in

reasing

food g ain produ tion and

roductivit

. The sta es are h

wever mi ed by lo

credit

availabi ity, poor

extension

facilities

nd infras ructure b

ttlenecks.

To remo

e the
impedi

ents on

priority

asis step

have be

n taken

mphasisin

on bett

r seed

replace

ent rati

, adequate and ti

ely availability of

critical inputs, improving

infrastr

cture facili ies and ot

er require

interventions includi

g bank cr

dit. In Ass

m, the

scheme

was launched in 2010-11 as a

sub-scheme of RKVY

to overco

e the constraints

limiting the produ

tivity of ri

e based cr
pping sys em in the state by a

opting short term

activitie

related t

transfer o

technolog

through

ice demon

tration in f

rmers' field along

with a

tivities pertaining t

creation

of irrigation faciliti

s to ma

imize agricultural

product on in sustainable way

PRADHAN MANT

I FASAL

IMA YOJ

NA: THE

IGHLIGH S

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n Mantri Fasal Bima

ojona was introduced in Februa y 2016 to provide

insuran

e service to the farm

rs for thei

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STATU OF PMFBY IN ASS M:

The Assa

Governm

nt rolled out the Pra

han Mantr

Fasal Bima Yojana f om the

Rabi se

son of 2016-17 with

n aim to b

nefit abou

5.5 lakh f

rmers but later in 20

1-22 it

benefit
d 627869 farmers. I

the year 2021, the scheme co

ered Khar f area of

09484

hectors

and 6044

8 farmer

. For effective rolling

out of th

scheme,

he state

lans to

impart

training t

the officials of ag iculture d

partment

and organ se publicity-cum-

awaren

ss progra

mes amo

g the farmers.Table- 5.24 show the status of implem

ntation

of the s heme in A sam.

TABLE-5.2

PRIME M

NISTER F

SAL BIM

YOJANA (PMFBY)

S asonArea covered (Ha)Farmers covered (Number)

Sum Insured (Rs. in lakh) Premiu collecte (Rs. in lakh)
Claims aid (Rs. in l kh)Far ers bene ited (Number)Kharif20164312.9551749NA691.42
01.6823398Rabi2 16-1736692.0085163011.99173.2233.60282Kharif201738519.5050689
23308.321109.3650.971440Rabi2 17-184328.0852671160.57713146.687 97956.97478
Kharif201817920.352595510041.71397.29.28428Rabi2 18-1931399.88744221176.45925.09
1890.747651Kharif 201922518836855513333.895509.8918 0.7443167Rabi 2019-20200237
4478341432.954819.8245 4.8470346Kharif 20203784285799762218.7110537.1747 9.320341
Rabi 2020-215487828339094305.9715 6335 9.4780828Kharif 2021309484604478183846.268
4200Rabi 2021-22396058627869270701.899 8100
Not

: After rec the claim a

iving the c ount to th

ntral shar insured f

, the impl rmers.

menting in

urance ag

ncy will di

burse

Source : Dir ctorate of Agriculture.

SCHEME FOR MA

KETING

F FRUITS AND VEG

TABLES:

TRANS

ORT SUBSIDY SCH

ME 2018 19:

Affordable transport facility is o

e of the p ime requi ites to enable the far

ers to

place their produc

at remun

rative markets. Provi ioning of t ansport fa ilities also help to

reduce

umber of intermediaries involve

in market chain and thus ensur

fair retur

to the

farmers

and proc

rement at

reasonabl

price for

the consu

ers. The

state has

formed

Agricult

ral Production Manag

ment Gro

p (APMG)

or better c op planning and marketing.

The sche

e propose

to provid

subsidy @ Rs.2.0/Quintal per k

to each

elected

APMG/growers Group etc. for maximum 2 tons per group per trip for ma 100 Km.

imum distance of

The sche

e had pla

ed supple

entary de

and of R
. 250 lakh under the budget

head o

other ag iculture p ogrames (2435) on

subsidy for transpor ation sup

ort for

marketi

g offruit

and vegetables for the ye

r 2017-1

. The physical tar

et for

transpo tation was approxima ely 20,500 MT.

OBJEC

IVE OF T

E SCHEM :

� he objecti

e of the scheme is to facilitate

arketing of surplus agricultural products

articularly the perish ble fruits and vegetables from areas where surplus
production

takes place. The goal i

to ensure remunerative price fo

the farme s.

� I t is also

xpected that the a

proach will encoura

e the gr

wers to t

ke up

roduction
n commer

ial point. .

� o facilitate the urban

opulation

o get prod

cts at rea onable pri e.

� o check f

ll of mar

et price i

the surplus growin

areas b

yond the

cost of

roduction.

Subsidised

transport

facilities a e thus re

uired to be provided

to the

rowers to

afeguard t

e growers from finan ial losses i

the harv

st season.

PROCE URE FOR SALE:

1. Sale price

is to be

ixed by the District

gricultural
Officer in

consultati

n with

farmers a everyday

d on the b t thesale p

sis of pre ints.

ailing mar

et rate. T

e price list is to be di

played

2. In case

the farme s of the

APMGs ar

not get ing remu

erative pr ce the

Agricultur

l Develop

ent Office

(ADO) wi l inform t

e District

gricultural

Officer

(DAO). In such case

he DAO is to take me

sure to fa

ilitate sale of the pro

ucts at

identified
SCHEME FOR DE

oints.
ELOPMENT OF JUTE GRADING AND BAL
NG -

AIM A D OBJECTIVE:

The aim a

d objectiv

of the Ju e grading

nd baling scheme is to extend facilities

and modern know how of th

grading j

te to the

rowers of

he state.

t is expected that

grading of jute wo

ld help th

growers t

involve themselves i

the mark

ting of jut

to get

remune ation prices of graded jute.

During 2018-19 under the sc

eme it w

s propos

d to imp

rt training

to 90

unempl
yed educated youth

elected fr

m the families of jut

growers i

three batches in

the jute grading tr ining cent e located at Howly of Barpeta Di trict. The training
centre was

establis

ed in 200

, but the i

frastructure of the ce

tre got da

aged in 2001 due to natural

calamiti

s. Since t

en the ce

tre is not

perational and the st

ff associat

d with th

centre

were at ached to t

e district

griculture

ffice, Barpeta. Now a financial proposal of

s. 350

lakh is

ade to revive the tr

ining centre. The du ation of the training

s planned for one

month

ith provisi

n of a stipend of Rs.

000/-for each of the trainees. I

addition,

here is

provision for food

nd accom

odation.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE SCHEME (PL N): OBJECTIVES

The sche

e of mark

t intelligence is in op

ration in

ssam sinc

November 1957.

The scheme origi

ally cover

d seven

arkets, now it cover

72 impo tant mark

ts and

represe

tative ma kets and 40 commod ties to coll

ct requisite information for for

ulation

of econ

mic polici

s.The sch
me has i

portance f

r formula ing price policy by the state

and it p ovidesnec

ssary sup

ort to address proble

s of mark

ting. The

ctivities under the

market intelligence scheme is to collect and dissemi

ation of d

ily and we

kly wholesale and

retail p ices of ma ket arrival of importa

t agricult

ral commodities and live stock products

from t

e selected

markets

and furnish the ma ket infor

ation to the Econo

ic and

Statisti

al adviser

f government of Indi

, state go

ernment,

ublic and

rivate institutions

and Ar
y Head Q

arter thro

gh variou

reports,

ulletin and review. T

e All India Radio,

Guwahati broadc

sts the

daily pri

e bulleti

of wh

lesale prices of

elected

agricult

ralcommo

ities of i

portant

arkets of

Assam in

the eveni

g progra

me of

"KRISH

JAGAT" f

r the best interest of growers, c

nsumers

nd traders. This scheme has

an annual operatio
SCHEME FOR QU

al budget
LITY CO

f 150 lakh.
TROL AN

AGMARK GRADING (PLAN):

This sche

e was introduced in

the state

duringthe

year 1966-67. Agmark is a

symbol of purity g

aranteed

y the Gov

rnment. It is voluntary for the p

ckers and millers.

Under t

e scheme Agmark la

oratories have been established

n Guwahati, Tezpur,

agaon,

Jorhat,

ibrugarh

nd Silchar. The princi

al objectiv

of the sc

eme is to

romote gr

ding of

commo

ities like

ustard oil, spices, honey ghee, wheat etc. under Agmark grading to
encourage the pa kers and

illers to

roduce quality product. At pre

ent there

are six

District Agmark La

oratories

stablished in different parts of Assam.

**