Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion (INSIMP)

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Initiative for Nutritional Security through
Intensive Millets Promotion (INSIMP)
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Why INSIMP?

• Millets- sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet and
  small millets (Kodo, little, barnyard, foxtail
  and proso millet) are grown in arid and semi-arid
  tracts under low rainfall (200-600mm).
• Contribute 47 of total coarse cereals and 8 of
  total cereal production
• Nutritionally superior in terms of protein,
  fiber and minerals.
• Larger stake for poor, small, marginal and tribal
  farmers.
• Lack of support for PHT, value addition and
  awareness.
• Brainstorming session held on 13th November, 2010
  to recommend measures for increasing production.
  
• Accordingly, the Scheme of INSIMP has been
  formulated.

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Objective of the Scheme

• Demonstrate improved production techniques
• Post-harvest
  technologies
• Value Addition
  techniques
• in an integrated manner with cluster approach
  for higher production and generate demand for
  millet based food products.

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Target States

• 16 states covering 6.71 lakh ha in 149
  districts
• Sorghum (59 districts) AP (7), Gujarat(2),
  Haryana (4), Karnataka (6), MP (8),
  Maharashtra(15), Rajasthan(9), TN (4) and UP (4).
• Pearl millet (38 districts) Gujarat (7),
  Karnataka (7), MP (1), Maharashtra (9), Rajasthan
  (11), TN (2), UP(1).
• Finger millet (23 districts) AP (1),
  Chhattisgarh(1), Gujarat (2), Jharkhand (2),
  Karnataka (3), Maharashtra (5), Orissa (3),
  Sikkim (2), TN (1), Uttarakhand (2), WB (1).

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Target States contd

• Small millets(114 districts)
• Barnyard (18 districts) Chhattisgarh (3), MP
  (5), Maharashtra (1), TN (2), UP (1), Uttarakhand
  (6).
• Kodo (31 districts) Chhattisgarh (11), MP(16),
  Maharashtra (1), TN (2), UP (1).
• Little (44 districts) AP (2), Chhattisgarh (11),
  Jharkhand (4), Karnataka (5), MP (12),
  Maharashtra (1), Orissa (5), TN (4).
• Foxtail (16 districts) Arunachal Pradesh (4),
  AP (2), Gujarat (4), Karnataka (4), MP (1),
  Maharashtra (1).
• Proso (5 districts) Maharashtra (5).

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Strategy

• Districts with large crop areas under millets (gt
  10,000 ha under sorghum pearl millet gt 5000 ha
  under finger millet) with productivity less than
  NAY
• Districts having gt 2000 ha area under Small
  millets,
• Selection of block/units based on availability of
  contiguous area
• Demonstrations of improved production
  technologies in compact areas of 1000 ha per unit
  for sorghum and pearl millet 500 ha for finger
  millet and 200 ha for small millets.
• The post-harvest clusters comprising of primary
  (3-in-one de-stoner cum grader cum cleaner
  pearling machine) and secondary processing would
  be set up in potential areas for creating market
  demand.

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Scheme Components

• Production Programme
• Seed Production
• Post Harvest Value Addition
• Research Activities
• Awareness Campaign

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Components - Production programme

• Supply of free input kits comprising of
  fertilizers, bio-fertilizers, micro-nutrients,
  seed treatment and PP chemicals up to Rs. 3000/-
  per ha for sorghum, pearl millet and finger
  millet and up to Rs. 2000/- per ha for small
  millets with a maximum ceiling of 2 ha per
  farmers.
• Free of cost seed minikits of varieties/hybrids
  for 0.40 ha area for the beneficiaries covered
  under the scheme.
• Handholding support- Provision for engagement of
  Technical Assistant/progressive farmers on
  contract basis
• Training for capacity building of selected
  farmers and TAs.

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Components - Seed Production

• Incentive Rs. 3000/- per quintal for hybrid seed
  production of pearl millet
• Rs. 1000/- per quintal
  for HYVs of other millets,
• 75 incentives to the farmers
• 25 to the seed producing agencies towards
  handling and processing charges.
• Production of hybrids/varieties released during
  the last 5 years would only qualify for
  assistance.
• Seed production may be organized both under
  public and private sector.

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Component - Post Harvest Value Addition

• 3 commodity based processing lab each for
  sorghum, pearl millet and small millets as Centre
  of Excellence.
• Setting up demonstration cum training centres at
  selected 100 KVKs in AP (15), Haryana (10),
  Karnataka (20), MP (5), Maharashtra (20),
  Rajasthan (20), TN (5), Uttarakhand (5).
• Setting up 180 processing clusters in AP (20),
  Gujarat (20), Haryana (10), Karnataka (25), MP
  (15), Maharashtra (30), Rajasthan (20), TN (20),
  UP (15), Uttarakhand (5) through local
  entrepreneurs/progressive farmers/ NGOs

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Component - R D

• Replication of available processing technologies
  for product development.
• Pilot testing and up-scaling of the technology
  for grains, derived product of millets to improve
  their shelf life.
• Collection of Baseline data on consumption and
  demand of millets.
• Studies on bioavailability of minerals in millets
  and their benefits for clinical trials.

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Component - Awareness campaign

• Production of video-films and their broadcasting,
  
• Use of electronic media (including print media
  web promotions).
• National and State events, melas.
• The States may involve SAUs/NGOs in creating
  awareness generation activities.

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Immediate action by the States

• Identify Clusters for production,
• Identify sites/KVKs for processing units
• Prepare Action Plan - district /crop wise
• Select TAs/Progressive farmers/Entrepreneurs
• Organise training for Capacity Building
• Link with ICAR institutions/KVKs
• Select Agencies for Seed Production
• Obtain SLSC approval of Action Plan and release
  of fund

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Financial Outlay

• Production programme Rs. 239.80 Crore.
• Seed production Rs. 34.41 Crore.
• Post harvest and value addition Rs. 17.28
  Crore.
• Research needs Rs. 2.00 Crore.
• Awareness (Media and publicity) Rs.
  5.86 Crore.
• Project management Rs 0.65
  Crore
• Total Rs. 300.00 Crore.
• The guidelines for implementation
  of the Scheme has been circulated. The States
  may, accordingly, formulate Action Plan
  immediately and submit to their SLSC under RKVY
  for approval.

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