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Birbhum -  Agricultural Perspective               

            Birbhum is an important district in the Rarh region having a considerable area under undulating topography in the western part of the district. Most of the rivers namely, Mayurakhshi, Bramhani, Hinglo, Bansloi, Kopai, Brakreswar, Siddheswari, Dwarka etc. enter through the western side of the district and pass through the eastern direction. There are innumerable numbers of rivulets locally known as kandor spreading all over the district. The river, Ajoy  divides this district from Burdwan. There are some swamp low lying areas known as beel e.g., Langalghata, Pahanpuri, Rajchandrapur etc.

         Excepting the monsoon dry weather prevails through out the year in this district with variation of temperature from 12.7 ºC to 28.3 ºC in the winter and from 25.5 ºC to 39.4 ºC in the summer. The normal rainfall is 1430.5 mm.

         The predominant soil types are old alluvial and red lateritic with low to medium in organic carbon & phosphate content and medium to high in potash. The soil is acidic in nature with pH range of 5.0 to 6.5.

         There are two major irrigation sources in this district – Mayurkhshi Reservoir Project is the biggest and Hinglow River Project is the another.

         Rice is the major crop of this district and occupies about 70% of the grossed cropped area. The other important crops are wheat, potato, mustard, vegetables, sugarcane and pulses.

          Utilizing the existing prospects of horticultural crops in the district, the Food Processing Industries & Horticulture Department, Government of West Bengal has opened up the avenues among the growers for expansion of horticulture e.g., vegetables, fruits, flowers, spices, medicinal & aromatic plants etc. which in turn would increase the nutritional status as well as standard of living


Brief Description of activities performed 

          The district was mainly rain-fed and mono-cropped during the pre-independence period when crop failure and occasional famine was a regular phenomenon. It has made a steady progress in agriculture during the post-independence era through the gradual development of irrigation facilities,

introduction of high yielding varieties and adoption of improved technology by the cultivators. Now the district has attained surplus production in case of paddy, potato and vegetables. The agriculture extension wing of the State Government has played the key role in achieving this success.

         Successful implementation of the different Government Programme /Schemes like SFPP, OPP, NPDP, Dry Land Farming, RSVY etc. of the recent past and present on going schemes like Macro Mode Work Plan (Farm Mechanisation, Soil Health Management, Crop Diversification, IPM, Bio-village Programme, ICDP, Sugarcane Development Scheme, SRI, Woman Farmers Training Programme), NWDPRA, ISOPOM, Front Line Demonstration, Dry Land Farming, RKVY, ATMA, NFSM(Pulse), Seed Village, NAIS etc. have been contributing a lot to change the outlook and mental makeup of the cultivators for increasing the level of production and thereby raising their standard of living. There is a recent trend in using improved crop varieties and modern technology like SRI, Balanced use of plant nutrients, Judicious application of chemical pesticides etc. after the introduction of IPM, INM Scheme.

         The newly introduced Government Programme like cotton cultivation under Mini Mission –II have also been taken up in this district.

         The immense impetus from the Panchayat functionaries and active participation of the farmers leads the agriculture extension personnel not only in augmenting the production and productivity of the existing crops but introduction of new crop species for the betterment of the agrarian society of this district.


Organizational Structure

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Activities and Projects Running
 

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Schemes / Projects

Activities in brief
  1.  

Farm Mechanisation,

Subsidised distribution of Power Tiller, Pumpsets, Sprayer, Thresher etc
  1.  

Soil Health Management

Supply of Dolomite, Dhaincha etc, Farmers Training
  1.  

Crop Diversification

Supply of inputs for DC/Seed Kits of Pulses , Oilseeds, Wheat etc to increase their area & productivity, Farmers Training
  1.  

IPM

Farmers Field School, Supply of Bio-pesticides etc
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Bio-village Programme

Way to Organic Farming
  1.  

ICDP

Subsidised distribution of  Seed, Supply of inputs for DC/Seed Kits of Paddy, Wheat ,Maize etc, Farmers Training
  1.  

Sugarcane Development Scheme

Supply of inputs for DC  of Sugarcane, Farmers Training
  1.  

SRI

Transfer of New technology  of Paddy cultivation with less water
  1.  

Woman Farmers Training Programme

Skill Development of Woman Farmers through  Training, Exposure visit etc
  1.  

Dry land Farming

Transfer of New technology for   cultivation of different crops in Dry land areas

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  I.S.O.P.O.M

 Supply of inputs for DC/Seed Kits of Pulses, Oilseeds, Maize etc, Farmers Training ,Subsidised distribution of Sprayer, Thresher etc

  1.  

Minikit Distribution

Supply of seed kit of different crops
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Seed Village Scheme

Production of quality seed at village level
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Culture :Agriculture

Organising  Krishi Mela, Group Meeting etc
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N.F.S.M

Supply of Dolomite ,Supply of inputs for DC,IPM,INM, of Pulses, Farmers Field School, Subsidised distribution of Rotovator, Seeddrill, Pumpsets, Sprayer,

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 R.K.V.Y

To achieve 4% annual growth in agriculture by addressing in a holistic manner
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ATMA.

Reforms in extension system by adopting bottom-up approach , public-private  partnership and disseminating of  information through single window system
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 Farmers’ Old Age Pension

To provide pension to old ,disable farmer

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Transfer of technology

Transfer of modern agricultural technology  to farmers through regular contact by extension personnel

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NAIS

Sharing risk in cultivation of different crops  by providing  premium subsidy to farmers covered under crop insurance scheme

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Statistics

LAND USE STATISTICS (`000 ha.)

Reporting Area

Forest area

Area Under Non-agril. Use

Barren & Uncultivated Land

Cultivable Waste Land

Fallow other than current Fallow

Area available for Cultivation

451.1

15.8

86.6

1.1

3.3

1.5

3.32

 

IRRIGATION STATUS (`000 ha.)

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CCA (Net Irrigated Area)

Season wise Irrigation Potential

Kharif

Rabi

Perennial

Others

Gross

1

Dug Well

0.60  

0.31

0.01

0.25

1.08

2

S.T.W.

45.70

22.30

0.70

28.1

87.80

3

D.T.W.

3.90

2.20

0.10

1.4

7.30

4

Surface Flow

29.00

14.30

0.30

7.8

48.00

5

Surface Lift

26.00

16.10

0.60

8.6

47.00

6

Canal

163.00

30.00

NA

NA

193.00

TOTAL

268.20

85.21

1.71

46.15

384.18

ESTIMATES OF AREA, YIELD RATE AND PRODUCTION OF MAJOR CROPS
OF BIRBHUM DISTRICT DURING 2008-2009
 

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NAME OF THE CROPS

Coverage

Yield Rate

(M.T./Ha)

Production

(M.T.)

1

Winter Rice

302505

3.05

922640.25

2

Kharif Pulses

1314

0.48

630.72

3

Jute

252

5.8(Bales)

1461.6(B)

4

Mesta

93

5.6(Bales)

520.8(B)

5

Summer Rice ( Boro)

72685

-

 

6

Wheat

39245

2.893

113535.79

7

Gram

12285

0.90

11056.5

8

Rabi Pulses

9554

0.61

5827.94

9

Spring Oil Seed

35785

0.895

32027.58

10

Winter Potato

20005

8.341

166861.71

11

Sugar cane

1860

76.32

141955.2

12

Maize

816

1.63

1330.08

13

Summer Moong

1258

0.56

704.48

14

G.Nut

45

1.025

46.125

15

Sunflower

261

1.35

352.35

16

Summer Til

5600

0.903

5056.8

17

Tur ( Arhar)

613

0.611

374.54

Note: One Bale = 180 Kg

FERTILIZER CONSUMPTION IN TERMS OF NUTRIENTS

YEAR

TOTAL CONSUMPTION OF FERTILISER (’000MT)

CONSUMPTION (kg/ha.)

NITROGEN

PHOSPHATE

POTASH

TOTAL

1975-1976

5.3

1.4

1.2

7.9

26

1985-1986

16.4

8.4

5.9

30.7

68

1995-1996

33.6

13.3

8.2

55.1

112

2004-2005

34.2

18.5

15.1

67.8

131

2006-2007

42.9

23.0

15.3

81.2

157
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Forms Available ( Downloadable)

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Form Description

1 

Application Form To  Obtain  Dealers  License for Seed

2

Application Form for Obtaining Fertilizer Licence

3

Application for the grant of licence to sale, stock or exhibit for sale or Distribution Insecticides


Contact Details

Deputy Director of Agriculture (Admn), Birbhum
Suri, Birbhum, West Bengal
Tel : 03462-255281   e-mail id : paobirbhum@gmail.com

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