Department of Agriculture

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Department of Agriculture
Government of Sikkim
Presentation on National Conference on
Agriculture for Kharif Campaign -2006

By S.K. GurungPrincipal Director / Agri

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Agriculture in Sikkim
Out of the total geographical area of 7,09,600
hectares, operational holding is about 1,10,000
hectares and net cultivated area is nearly
80,000 hectares of total geographical area, which
are 15.5 and 11.28 respectively.
FOOD GRAIN PRODUCTION FOOD GRAIN PRODUCTION FOOD GRAIN PRODUCTION FOOD GRAIN PRODUCTION FOOD GRAIN PRODUCTION FOOD GRAIN PRODUCTION FOOD GRAIN PRODUCTION
2004-05(Actual) 2004-05(Actual) 2005- 06(Anticipated) 2005- 06(Anticipated) 2006 -07(Target) 2006 -07(Target)
Area In 000 ha Product 000 MT Area In 000 ha Product 000 MT Area In 000 ha Product 000 MT
Cereal 64.57 94.73 65.16 100.27 65.34 100.93
Pulses 6.71 6.44 6.71 6.49 8.56 8.74
Total Food Grain 71.28 101.17 71.37 106.76 73.90 109.67
Oilseed 9.48 7.58 10.06 7.95 10.30 8.19
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FOOD GRAIN PRODUCTION
CROP Buck Wheat VAR Local
CROP Paddy VAR PD-10
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STRATEGY FOR INCREASING CROP PRODUTION AND
PRODUCITIVITY

• Land Development in scientific basis
• A. Agronomic measures for soil and water
  management
• Counter farming
• Mulching
• Strip cropping
• Contour Strip Cropping
• Mixed Cropping
• B. Land Development Programme
• Bench Terracing
• Biological Conservation
• Water Harvesting

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LAND DEVELOPMENT



land development structure
Water Harvest structure
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• 2. Varietal Replacement for increasing Food
  Production
• The improved HYV seed developed by ICAR for
  Hill zones of the country will be introduced and
  tested through adaptive trials.
• After identification of location specific
  varieties the seed will be multiplied and
  distributed to the farmers for the production of
• field crop.
• Necessary care will be taken to converge the
  location specific varieties for their best
  utilisation in future breeding program.

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Varietal Replacement
CROP barley VAR improved local
CROP Paddy VAR Sugandha
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Varietal Replacement
Crop Wheat VAR Sonali
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3.Seed production and Certification. Seed
production certification program are proposed
to give prior importance. Foundation Seed
production program will be given emphasis for
smooth functioning of extensive production of
certified seed in the state. Organic farming
will be encouraged for the production of seed
with the aim of producing organic brand food and
eventually to make Sikkim an Organic State.
4. Use of Bio-fertilizers and Organic Manure in
the perspective of Organic Farming. 5. Increase
area under multiple cropping, double cropping and
mixed cropping.
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6. Construction of Water Harvesting structures
for providing life saving irrigation to
the Rabi Crops. 7. Implementation of water shed
development program in the rain fed
areas. 8. Organising Mass Training Programmes
exposure visit of the field functionaries
and farmers. 9. Popularisation of Farm
Implements and Machineries giving more emphasis
on zero tillage implements.
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• Timely Availability of Quality Inputs and
  adoption of modern farming facilities
• Seed Plan
• Department is promoting farmers for producing
  certified seeds of cereals, pulses and oil seeds
  under seed production programme which is
  scientifically processed and stored at seed
  processing units.

• To meet the actual requirement of the seed the
  Department is procuring seeds from outside
  sources such as NSC, SFCI, Pro Agro, etc . With
  the prior arrangement made during the Zonal
  Conference.

Achievement of certified seed production Achievement of certified seed production Achievement of certified seed production
Processed Packaged at Seed Processing unit Processed Packaged at Seed Processing unit Processed Packaged at Seed Processing unit
Crop 2004-05 Qty in Qtl 2005-06 Qty in Qtl
Paddy 203.00 400.00
Wheat 74.00 45.00
Maize 2.21 98.00
Soyabean 10.00 20.00
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CERTIFIED SEED PRODUCTION
CROP Paddy VAR PD-10
CROP Maize VAR Suwan Composite
Local Varieties of Maize
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B. Nutrient After announcement of Sikkim as
Organic State use of chemical fertilizers are
being discouraged by reducing the subsidy. In
order to substitute the nutrient requirement of
the plant the Department is promoting the use of
Organic Sources of nutrients.
Achievement made under Organic Farming during 2005-06 Achievement made under Organic Farming during 2005-06 Achievement made under Organic Farming during 2005-06 Achievement made under Organic Farming during 2005-06

Component Capacity per unit Achievement Production Compost in a year

Rural Compost Cum urin pit 2 tonnes 2500 nos 10,000 tonnes
EM Composting 4 tonnes 7000 nos 26000 tonnes
Bokashi -- -- 6500 tonnes
Vermicompost pit 1 ton 1000 nos 2000 tonnes
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COMPOST MAKING THROUGH EM TECHNOLOGY
Rural Compost cum urine pit
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Bokashi
EM Compost
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Statement of Target Achievement of Chemical
Fertilizer under INM for 2005-2006
During the year 2005-2006, the consumption of
various fertilizers in the state recorded as
Sl.No. Name of fertilizer Unit Target Achievement
1 Urea Metric Ton 200 200
2 DAP Metric 185 185
Total fertilizers 385 385
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C. PLANT PROTECTION Farmers Field School-
The Farmers training, IPM Kits
distribution, Bio pesticides utilization and
other IPM paraphernalia which are being carried
out under Farmer field School are essentials
component of IPM.
S l no Components Unit Target Achievement
1 Farmer Training Nos 45 45
2 Distribution of Pheromone traps Nos 1300 1300
3 Distribution of Khap sack Sprayer (15 litres capacity ) Nos 195 195
4 Distribution of Bio-pesticides Kg 174 174
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FARM MECHANISATION

• Fabrication of improved tools is being done in
  the Engineering Workshop of the Department. For
  farm mechanization various tools, implements and
  equipments required from sowing to post-harvest
  machineries have been distributed which are
  gender-friendly. The total number of such
  implements being distributed is 145 nos.
• The zero tillage practices are being popularized
  for the moisture and plant nutrient conservation
  during the reported year.
• Some innovative machinery like soy-paneer plants
  are also being introduced during this year.
• Irrigation through HDPE piped-water irrigation
  system is being given to the farmers of the areas
  where water harvesting structures were developed
  or having perennial source of water in the close
  vicinity.

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FARM MECHANISATION
Paddy Thresher
Animal Drawn Seed Drill Multipurpose Grinder
Dhall Mill
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FARM MECHANISATION
Name of Implements/ equipments Unit Physical Target during 2005-06 Achievement during 2005-06

Gender Friendly equipments
A. Manually operated sowing equipments Set 15 15
B. TillagePost Harvest Equipments Set 15 15
2.Testing Demonstration of new innovation Nos 25 25
3. Establishment of Agro Service Centres.
Set of 1.Rice Hauller 2.Wheat Grinder 3.Oil Expeller Set 6 6
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Initiative for increasing investment in
Agriculture

• Department is initiating the certified seed
  production program in large scale in order to
  meet the entire requirement of seed in the state.
• Large scale demonstration on improved
  technologies of organic farming and research is
  being done in order to develop package of
  practices in organic faming system.
• Production of quality Basmati Rice .
• Distribution and installation of oil expeller in
  the areas dominated by oil seed crops.
• To reduce the loss of grains and to improve the
  quality of grain the post harvest tools and
  machineries such as maize sheller ,
  multi-thresher are being provided at subsidized
  rate.

ON GOING IRRIGATION PROJECT Department is not
doing any irrigation project which is being
implemented by the Irrigation Department of the
State.
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Crop Diversification from Cereals to Non-Cereals.

• Area Expansion under Technology Mission (MM II)
• Passion Fruit 600 ha
• Orange 340 ha (mixed cropping)
• Turmeric 200 ha (mixed cropping)
• Off-season vegetables 87 ha
• Flowers and high value
• value low volume crops
• under Protected/
• Covered condition 25 ha
• Total 1252 ha

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Strengthening of Agriculture Extension Network.

• Revised State Extension Work-plan has been
  submitted.
• SREP preparation is under progress.
• Notification has already been issued.
• Delegation of Financial powers for ATMA has been
  done after the formation of SAMITY.
• Indigenous Technology is being developed and
  practiced by the farmers through Participatory
  Technology Development.

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Marketing Reforms

• State Govt. passed the Sikkim State Agricultural
  Produces Marketing Act, 2005
• Increasing the activities of the Contact Farming
• Steps have been taken to encourage Private
  Entrepreneurs in the activities of the Regulated
  Market.
• Development of infrastructure for value addition
  in Passion Fruit through establishment of
  Ancillary Units in producing areas.
• Primary infrastructures have been developed for
  market linkages.

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Risk Management
Wide Publicity is being done for encouraging
the farmers to acquire Kisan Credit Card in order
to insure crop invariably.This is being
announced in every Gram Sabhas. Rabi crops are
being affected by moisture stress Condition
which will further affect sowing of
maize. Contingency plan for crop production has
been drawn. Seeds are being stored to meet for
emergency.
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TARGET ACHIEVEMENT OF MACRO MANAGEMENT OF
AGRICULTURE FOR
2005-06
Sl. No. PARTICULARS Unit Physical Target Anticipated Achievement 2005-06 Anticipated Achievement 2005-06
Unit Target Physical Financial (Rs in Lakhs)
1 NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 454.52
i. National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas (NWDPRA) ii. External Auditing of NWDPRA iii. Farmers Training _at_Rs. 50/Head iv. RVP v. Land Dev.-Bench Terracing Ha. - Nos. Ha. Ha. 3712.00 - 10,000 1178 7500 3712.00 - 10,000 1178 7500 233.52 6.00 5.00 100.00 110.00
2. CEREAL DEVELPOMENT PROGRAMME 91.00
i. Encouraging Varietal Replacement ii. Full Crop Demonstration Qtls. Ha. 2000 1500 2000 1500 16.00 75.00
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3. PLANT PROTECTION 10.15
IPM demonstration, Farmers Field School Plant Protection measures use of Bio-pesticides/Bio-agent/sprayers Nos. Ha. 45 500 45 500 7.65 2.50
4. BALANCED INTEGRATED USE OF FERTILIZERS 387.13
Distribution of Soil Testing Kits Training of Soil Testing Staff Phospo Composting Demons./Rural Composting Integrated Nutrient Management Demonstration Effective Microorganism Demonstration Vermi culture/1 ton Vermi Compost Unit Bio-fertilizer Distribution Nos. Nos. Nos. Ha. Nos. Nos. Nos. 87 22 2750 1700 7000 1000 2000 87 22 2750 1700 7000 1000 2000 8.00 1.00 220.00 54.00 30.00 63.20 10.93
5. CONCURRENT EVALUATION 8.00
6. INNOVATIVE SCHEMES 142.20
i. Water Harvesting Structure ii.Pipe Irrigation iii. Soya Paneer Plant/ Fortified Biscuit Nos. Nos. Sets 300 2250 3 300 2250 3 30.00 49.50 6.50
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7. INFORMATION SUPPORT COMPUTERIZATION 15.20
Farmers Training /Farm Women Farmers Visit Field Officers Training Fields Day / Fair Hiring of vehicle/travel exp. For filed officers Nos. Nos. Nos. Nos. Nos. 200 100 10 10 - 200 100 10 10 - 11.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00
TOTAL 1093.00
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8 NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 40.00
Reclamation of acidic soil on Demonstration basis Ha. 1000 1000 40.00
9 Accelerated Maize Development Programme - - - 50.00
10 OILSEEDS PRODUCTION PROGRAMME - - - 80.00
11 NATIONAL PULSE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME - - - 30.00
12 AGRI. ENGINEERING - - - 50.00
i. Promotion of gender friendly tool / equipments ii. Testing and Demonstration of new innovations iii. Establishment of Agro-service Centres iv. Popularisation of Seed Bins 12.54 24.16 10.00 3.30
( Rupees fourteen crore twenty two lakhs) only.
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13 BALANCED INTEGRATED USE OF FERTILIZERS 79.00
Vermi Compost Nos. 225 225 79.00
TOTAL - 329.00
Grand total-Macro Management 1422.00
( Rupees fourteen crore twenty two lakhs) only.
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PROPOSAL UNDER MACRO MANGEMENT OF SIKKIM FOR
2006-07
Sl. No. PARTICULARS Unit Physical Target Financial Target (Lakhs)
1 NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 518.40
i. National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas (NWDPRA) ii. External Auditing of NWDPRA iii. Farmers Training _at_Rs. 50/Head iv. RVP v. Land Dev.-Bench Terracing vi. Biological Conservation vii. Reclamation of acidic soils Ha. - Nos. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. 3400 - 20,000 1178 12000 - 2400 206.40 2.00 5.00 100.00 110.00 40.00 55.00

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AGRICULTURE SCHEMES
2. CEREAL DEVELPOMENT PROGRAMME 115.00
i. Encouraging Varietal Replacement ii. Full Crop Demonstration Qtls. Ha. 2500 1500 20.00 95.00
3. PLANT PROTECTION 14.35
IPM demonstration, Farmers Field School Plant Protection measures use of Bio-pesticides/Bio-agent/sprayers Nos. Ha. 55 1000 9.35 5.00
4. BALANCED INTEGRATED USE OF FERTILIZERS 408.15
Distribution of Soil Testing Kits Phospo Composting Demons./Rural Composting Integrated Nutrient Management Demonstration Effective Microorganism Demonstration Vermi culture/1 ton Vermi Compost Unit Bio-fertilizer Distribution Vermi Compost Nos. Nos. Ha. Nos. Nos. Nos. 90 2500 1000 8000 1200 70 9.00 210.15 70.00 40.00 69.00 10.00
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5. CONCURRENT EVALUATION 10.00
6. Accelerated Maize Development Programme - - 80.00
7. OILSEEDS PRODUCTION PROGRAMME - - 100.00
8. NATIONAL PULSE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME - - 40.00
9. AGRI. ENGINEERING - - 60.00
i. Promotion of gender friendly tool / equipments ii. Testing and Demonstration of new innovations iii. Establishment of Agro-service Centers iv. Popularization of Seed Bins 19.89 24.16 12.65 3.30
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10 INNOVATIVE SCHEMES 149.00
i. Water Harvesting Structure ii. Pipe Irrigation Nos. Nos. 800 3000 33.00 66.00
INTENSIFIED EXTENSION TRAINING 50.00
Farmers Training /Farm Women Farmers Visit Field Officers Training Fields Day / Fair Hiring of vehicle/travel exp. For filed officers Nos. Nos. Nos. Nos. Nos. 350 150 15 10 - 18.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00
INFORMATION SUPPORT COMPUTERIZATION 2.00
TOTAL 1504.75
( Rupees fifteen crores four lakhs and seventy
five thousand ) only.
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Achievement under other CSS program 1.Krishi
Vigyan Kendra Three Krishi Vigyan Kendras,
which is being established
in Mangan, Gyalshing and
Namthang 2.Agricultural Technology Management
Agency (ATMA) Introduced during this year and is
in initial stage of progress. 3. National
Project on Organic Farming a. Training of
Farmers 24 Nos b. Setting of of
Organic Farm 2 Government Farms have been
converted
to Center of Excellence
for Organic Farming
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Thank You
Field Day