National Conference
on Agriculture for
Zaid/Summer Campaign - 2019
Date : 24
thJanuary 2019
Venue: NASC Pusa Complex, New Delhi
Department of Agriculture
Uttar Pradesh
Zaid/Summer Season : Important Crops
Sl.
No.
Crops
Area(000 ha)
Regions Covered
(A) Coarse Cereal
1 Bajra (Pearl Millet) > 25.00 Western & Central UP
2 Maize 75.00 Central & Eastern UP
(B) Pulses
3 Urd (Black Gram) 49.00 Western & Central UP 4 Moong (Green Gram) 48.00 Western & Central UP (C) Oilseeds
5 Groundnut > 80.00 Central UP
6 Sunflower 03.00 Central & East UP
(Area reducing every year)
(D) Fodder Crops 125.00 All regions
(E) Vegetables 180.00 All regions
(D) Mentha 199.00 Central UP
Irrigation Facilities
Particulars Area in Lakh ha.
Net Cultivated Area 165.98
- Kharif 121.36
- Rabi 136.65
- Zaid 9.46
Gross Cropped Area 261.47
Cropping Intensity 157.58 %
Net Irrigated Area 143.89
(86 % of Net cultivated area)
- Canal 24.82
- Govt. Tube-wells 4.44
- Pvt. Tube-wells 97.39
- Other sources 17.24
Zaid/Summer Crops
• Crops sown during Zaid/summer season have lesser incidence of pest & diseases with better productivity.
• Major problem–Losses due to open grazing/stray animals.
• Suggestive measures of protection
To put scared effigy in the pulses field.
To surround glittering / shining tape around the field.
Barbed wire / plastic fencing / Solar fencing with Government assistance.
Natural repellant – Garlic, Fish, Chilli Emulsion
Bio-physical barriers – fencing of bamboo sticks / Subabul tree/ Karaunda plant etc.
State Initiatives : Zaid/Summer Cropping
• Enhancement of area under coarse cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fodder, vegetables and Mentha.
• Sufficient availability of hybrid seed of Maize & Bajra.
• Adequate seed availability of HYV of Urd, Moong, Groundnut, fodder and vegetable crops.
• High value vegetable cultivation under Poly-house / Shed-net.
• 80 to 90% Subsidy on Micro-irrigation systems.
• Intercropping of pulses with spring planted Sugarcane.
• Green Manuring programme for enhancement of organic carbon/humus in soil.
• Promotion of agriculture implements for summer/deep ploughing : proposed Additional State Subsidy in 2019-20 on –
• MB Plough / Reversible MB plough
• Disc Harrow / Disc Plough
• Chiseler/Chisel plough
Sl.
No.
Intervention
Target for 2018-19
Unit Physical Financial
(Lakh Rs.)
1 Intercropping with Sugarcane (Urd
& Moong) ha. 4737 426.330
2 Certified Seed Distribution (Urd &
Moong) Qtl. 1895 94.750
3 Plant Protection Chemical / Bio-
agents ha. 1421 7.105
4 Bio-fertilizer distribution ha. 1421 4.263
5 State Level Training (2 days) No. 20 8.000
