Oilseeds & Oilpalm) – NFSM (OS&OP)
7.5 Annual Action Plan of NFSM (OS&OP) during 2019-20
NFSM (OS&OP) programme has been implemented in 28 states comprising of NFSM-Oilseeds in 26 states, NFSM-Oilpalm in 12 states and NFSM-TBOs (Tree Borne Oilseeds) in 10 states involving 5 (five) Central seed producing agencies and, 6 (six) need based R&D projects through 5 R&D institutions with Budgetary Estimate (BE) of Rs.400 crore.
The sub mission wise salient features are given below:
7.5.1 NFSM-Oilseeds
Under this Mission, financial assistance is being provided for Seed Components (production & distribution of certified seeds, seed hubs and minikits,); Inputs (Plant Protection Equipments, Bio-pesticides, Distribution of Micro-nutrients, bio-fertilizers, improved farm implements, pipes, sprinklers, seed storage bins, seed treatment drums) and Transfer of Technology through Block demonstrations, Frontline Demonstrations (FLDs), Cluster Frontline Demonstrations (CFLDs), farmers and extension workers training etc. The scheme is being implemented through State Departments of Agriculture.
NFSM-Oilseeds is also supporting ICAR institutes for undertaking FLDs on oilseed
crops and ICAR-KVKs for organizing cluster demonstration on oilseeds.
Major interventions targeted under the oilseeds programme during the year 2019-20 are as follows:
• Approx. 2.68 lakh qtls of seed production of oilseed crops
• More than 15.00 lakh qtls of certified seed distribution
• 1.66 lakh ha block demonstrations
• 0.45 lakh ha Front Line Demostration (FLD) & Cluster FLDs through ICAR and KVKs
• 2155 farmers & officers’ training
• Supply of soil ameliorants over an area of 3.18 lakh ha.
• Supply of PP chemicals/ Bio-pesticides/
weedicides/ micronutrient over an area of 2.13 lakh ha
• Distribution of 2.80 lakh farm implements / equipments
• Distribution of 3630 sprinklers and 55.37 lakh mt water carrying pipes
• 35 oilseed hubs have been established with a target of producing 60000 qtls of certified seeds through ICAR, SAUs and KVKs
Year and Season wise oilseeds production target and achievement during 2014-15 to 2018-19
Year Target Achievement
Kharif Rabi Total Kharif Rabi Total
2014-15 22.00 11.00 33.00 19.22 8.29 27.51
2015-16 22.00 11.00 33.00 16.70 8.55 25.25
2016-17 23.50 11.50 35.00 21.53 9.75 31.28
2017-18 25.40 10.10 35.50 21.01 10.45 31.46
2018-19 25.50 10.50 36.00 21.25 10.25 32.26*
2019-20 25.84 10.26 36.10 22.39** - -
* 4th Advance estimate, DES
** 1st Advance estimate, DES
7.5.1.1 Seed production, Minikits and FLDs during 2019-20
In order to encourage the adoption of newly released varieties and improved agro- techniques in oilseed crops, support is provided under NFSM-Oilseeds to Central Agencies viz. NSC, KRIBHCO, HIL (include NFL), NAFED and IFFDC for procurement of breeder seed (B/S), production of foundation seed (F/S), production of certified seed (C/S), supply of seed minikits (Kharif/Rabi TFRA/Summer) for Aspirational Districts &
TRFA during 2018-19. In addition, support is also provided for conduct of Front Line Demonstrations (FLDs) through ICAR/SAUs network. During Kharif and Rabi 2019-20;
a total of 4,54,490.43 of estimated seeds (B/S,F/S,C/S) and seed minikits of 8 oilseeds crops totalling 21,24,600 nos. were distributed 20,08,991 nos.
During 2018-19, 7610 FLDs on improved varieties and agro-techniques of six oilseeds crop (groundnut, soybean, castor, niger, sesame and sunflower), 5990 FLDs & 31315 CFLDs on nine oilseeds crops (groundnut, soyabean, rapeseed-mustard, linseed, sesame, safflower, sunflower, niger and castor) during Kharif and Rabi/Summer 2019-
20 respectively were conducted through ICAR-AICRP network. During Kharif/ Rabi/
Summer 2019-20 a total of 60500 cluster FLDs have been planned through 545 KVKs of ICAR in different states covering groundnut, soybean, rapeseed-mustard, sunflower, safflower, linseed, sesame, niger and castor.
7.5.1.2 Targeting Rice Fallow Areas (TRFA) in six Eastern states
A new scheme namely TRFA was launched in 15 districts of 6 Eastern states in Rabi, 2016-17 for utilization of rice fallows for cultivation of pulses and oilseeds. A project to cover 4.5 million ha area @ 1.5 million ha area every year for 3 years i.e. 2017-18 to 2019-20 is being undertaken. Targeting Rice Fallow Areas was implemented in six Eastern states namely Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal from 2016-17 to 2018-19. During 2019-20, 4 new states namely Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka & Tamil Nadu have been include under TRFA covering 75 districts and 7500 villages in these ten states with a production target of 3.50 lakh tonnes of oilseeds.
No. of Districts and Villages under TRFA in six Eastern States
7.5.1.3 Alternate crop plan to combat wheat blast:
The Action Plan for alternate crops to replace wheat by oilseed crops a project of ‘Alternate crop plan to combat wheat blast’ has been approved for West Bengal state during 2018-19 in 8 districts of West Bengal to replace wheat by oilseed over an area of 0.90 lakh ha. Action Plan under NFSM Oilseeds for an amount of Rs. 904.00 lakh comprising Central Share of Rs. 542.40 lakh and State Share of Rs. 361.60 lakh has been approved during year 2019-20.
7.5.2 NFSM-(Oil Palm)
i. National Food Security Mission–Oil Palm (NFSM-OP) is dedicated to oil palm area expansion and productivity enhancement. During 2019-20, NFSM- OP is being implemented in 10 states.
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Orissa and Mizoram are major oil palm growing states.
ii. Under NFSM-Oilpalm, financial assistance is being provided to farmers
@ 85% cost of the planting material and
@ 50% cost of other components like maintenance cost of new plantations for four years, installation of drip-irrigation systems, diesel/electric pump-sets, bore- well/water harvesting structures/ponds, inputs for inter-cropping in oil palm (during gestation period), construction of vermi-compost units and purchase of machinery & tools etc.
iii. R&D: 100% support is being provided to Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research (IIOPR), Pedavegi, Andhra Pradesh for research & development on oil palm for the following projects:
l Capacity building programs to extension officials and farmers for oil palm production technology (old) l Dissemination of oil palm production
technology in vernacular languages through digital video films (old)
l Design & development of oil palm crop doctor in vernacular language for dissemination of technology (old) l Optimization of procedure for sprout
production and seed storage in oil palm for indigenous seed gardens l Development of planting materials for
high oil yield by utilizing Elite Dura Mother Palms in Thodupuzha.
l Enhancing profitability of oil palm farmers through diagnostic advisory in Nutrient Management
iv. Major interventions of NFSM-Oil palm during 2019-20 are as follow:
l Additional area coverage of oil palm plantation of 17110 ha.
l About 76814 ha area under maintenance and intercropping.
l Coverage of 5770 ha under drip irrigation
l Distribution of 301 pump sets & 203 bore wells.
l Farmers and officers training to 363 nos.
v. All these developmental efforts have resulted in area expansion under oil palm from 8585 ha in 1991-92 to 3.45 lakh ha by the end of March 2019. Similarly, Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFBs) production and Crude Palm Oil (CPO) have increased from 21,233 MT and 1,134 MT respectively (1992-93) to 16.25 lakh and 2.70 lakh MT respectively during the year 2018-19. At present, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram and Odisha are major oil palm growing states.
7.5.3 NFSM-Tree Borne Oilseeds (TBOs) i. Assistance under NFSM-TBOs is
provided to promote various TBOs namely simarouba, neem, jojoba, karanja, mahua, wild apricot, cheura, kokum, tung and olive having a capacity to grow and establish in varied agro- climatic conditions as well in the waste land of the country.
ii. Interventions under NFSM-TBOs are integrated development of nurseries &
plantation on wasteland, maintenance of TBO plantations, incentives for undertaking intercropping with TBOs, Research and Development, distribution of pre-processing, processing and oil extraction equipment, training of farmers, training of extension workers and local initiatives/contingency.
iii. During 2019, NFSM-TBOs programme is being implemented in 10 (ten) states & UTs i.e Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, UT of Jammu & Kashmir, UT of Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal with plantation of TBOs in 3800 ha
7.6 Budgetary Estimate (BE) and