Irrigation Efficiency Enhancement in Hotriculture- Govt Initiative Policies- 5th Asian Regional Conference. New Delhi

1. 5 th Asian Regional Conference New Delhi National Committee on Plasticulture Applications in Horticulture Ministry of Agriculture Government of India IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT IN HORTICULTURE GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES..POLICIES .. PATH FORWARD

2. Geographical Area - 328.7 Gross Cultivable Area - 190.2 (58%) Net Cultivable Area - 141.3 (74%) Gross Irrigated Area - 79.51 (42%) Net Irrigated Area - 58.5 (41%) Population- >1000 Million Water Logged Area - 8.5 (4.5%) Area under Horticultural Crops - 20 (11%) Average number of drought years - Once in 3 Years (37 years in 126 years) India- At a Glance Area (in Million ha)

3. Average Annual Rainfall - 1170 mm Maximum Average Annual Rainfall - 11000 mm (Cherrapunji) Minimum Average Annual Rainfall - 100 mm (Western Rajasthan) Rainfall Variation “ Heavy rainfall areas too have water scare period”

4. Alarming Droughts “ Frequency of Droughts is of serious concern”

5. Ground Water level has fallen by more than 4 meters during last two decades. Off-late it has reached to one metre per anum Source:CGWB “ Ground water depletion is alarming” India- Falling Ground Water Levels

6. As per IWMI Estimates Water! Water! Water! By 2025 – 1/3 of India’s population will live under absolute water scarcity condition

7. Source: MOWR In % “ Water available for Irrigation is reducing” Sectoral availability

8. Loss of Water in conveyance Comparative Efficiency of Irrigation Systems Surface 30 - 40% Sprinkler 60 - 70% Drip Irrigation 80 - 90% “ Huge loss in traditional conveyance methods”

9. Source: Agricultural Research Data Book 2004 / Indian Horticulture Database 2003 (MT / Ha) “ Wide gap in global & Indian agricultural productivity” Crop Productivity India vis-à-vis World

11. Plasticulture can alone resolve some of these issues

14. More Crop Per Drop ` Through Micro Irrigation For ---THE NEXT GREEN REVOLUTION! Need of the Hour

16. MI-SYSTEM LAYOUT

18. Layout of Sprinkler Irrigation System

19. Sugarcane Drip Furrow

20. Case study of Sugarcane 2 Pay back period (yr) [7/18] 19 33750 Addl. Income due to MI System 18 60495 Net Return (Rs) 17 90000 Gross Income (Rs) 16 900 Market Value (Rs/ton) 15 100 Yield (Tons) 14 29506 Total Expenditure (Rs) 13 15563 Cost of Cultivation (Rs) 12 13943 Total Annual Cost of MI System (Rs) [8+9+10] 11 927 Repairs & Maintenance (Rs) 10 3750 Operator Charges (Rs) 10 9266 Annual Fixed Cost (Rs) 8 56848 System Cost (Rs) 7 1.0 Area (ha) 6 9440365899 Contact Number 5 Vizianagaram (AP) District 4 Bobbili Mandal 3 Alajangi Village 2 D.V. Krishna Rao Name of Farmer 1

21. Case Study of Banana 2 Pay back period (yr) [7/18] 19 37,500 Addl. Income due to MI System 18 1,13,496 Net Return (Rs) 17 1,87,500 Gross Income (Rs) 16 300 Market Value (Rs/quintal) 15 625 Yield (quintals) 14 74,004 Total Expenditure (Rs) 13 57,500 Cost of Cultivation (Rs) 12 16,504 Total Annual Cost of MI System (Rs) [8+9+10] 11 1,159 Repairs & Maintenance (Rs) 10 3,750 Operator Charges (Rs) 9 11,594 Annual Fixed Cost (Rs) 8 71,130 System Cost (Rs) 7 1.21 Area (ha) 6 9885523344 Contact Number 5 Guntur (AP) District 4 Thulluru Mandal 3 Lingayapalem Village 2 A.K. Parandhama Name of Farmer 1

22. Case study of Papaya 1 Pay back period (yr) [6/17] 18 1,35,000 Addl. Income due to MI System 17 2,09,819 Net Return (Rs) 16 3,60,000 Gross Income (Rs) 15 1,800 Market Value (Rs/ton) 14 200 Yield (ton) 13 1,50,181 Total Expenditure (Rs) 12 1,18,000 Cost of Cultivation (Rs) 11 32,181 Total Annual Cost of MI System (Rs) [7+8+9] 10 2,244 Repairs & Maintenance (Rs) 9 7,500 Operator Charges (Rs) 8 22,437 Annual Fixed Cost (Rs) 7 1,37,650 System Cost (Rs) 6 2.00 Area (ha) 5 Ananthapur District 4 Atmakur Mandal 3 P.Seddarampuram Village 2 M. Narayana Name of Farmer 1

23. Estimated Potential Area Potential Area under Drip/ Sprinkler Source: National Task Force on Micro Irrigation

24. Trends in adoption of Drip Irrigation Micro Irrigation Scheme of GoI implemented w.e.f March 2005 (FY 2005-06) 1.6 Million ha area as on 31.03.09

25. Trends in adoption of Sprinkler Irrigation Micro Irrigation Scheme of GoI implemented w.e.f March 2005 (FY 2005-06) 2.7 Million ha area as on 31.03.09

26. Salient Findings of Impact Evaluation Study on Micro Irrigation Conducted by NABCONS May’09

31. Government Intervention to Promote Micro Irrigation & other Plasticulture Applications

35. Technology Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture Scheme applicable for North Eastern States, Sikkim, J&K, Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand. Technology Mission would have four componennts:

36. Integrated Scheme of Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil-palm & Maize (ISOPOM) Scheme Components related to Water Conservation To be implemented through the State Nodal Agency

38. NHM Subsidy Pattern- Plasticulture components

40. Role of NCPAH in Promoting Plasticulture

42. Precision Farming Development Centers (PFDCs) Solan Lucknow Bhubaneswar Kharagpur Banglore Hyderabad Delhi Pantnagar Hissar Bikaner Navasari Rahuri Tavanur Raipur Coimbatore Jorhat Samastipur PFDCs Ludhiana Imphal Bhopal Ranchi Leh New PFDCs

45. Thank You