Transcript Land Degradation Neutralization in India

R.B. Sinha,
Joint Secretary (NRM&RFS)
Government of India
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer Welfare
Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmer Welfare
New Delhi, India.
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Total Precipitation
4000 BCM
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Utilizable
1123 BCM(SW 690, GW 433)
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Utilized
634 BCM(SW 403,GW 231)
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Net Sown Area
141 Million ha
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Gross Cropped Area
195 Million ha
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Net Irrigated Area
65 Mha (SW 25, GW 40)
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Irrig. Potential Created 112 Million ha
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Precision Irrigation
7.7 Million ha
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Type of
degradation
Area in
m.ha
94.87
Percentage of
Total
Degraded land
79
17.93
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Wind and Water
Erosion
Acidic soil
3
Alkaline soil
3.70
3
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Saline soil
2.73
1.8
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Water logged
0.91
1
6
Mining &
Industrial waste
Total
0.26
0.2
120.40
100.0
Vision
Functional Areas
Research and Development
Technology, Product and Practices
Infrastructure
Capacity Building
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Programmes:
Watershed Development
National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
National Food Security Mission
National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture
Soil Health Card Scheme
Parmpragrat Krishi Vikas Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
National Mission Agriculture Extension &
Technologies
◦ Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act
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Research:
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Policies
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Dedicated Institution
◦ Cental Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture
(CRIDA)
◦ Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI)
◦ Central Forest Research Institute
◦ Indian Institute of Water Management
◦ National Institute of Rural Development
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National
National
National
National
National
Farmers Policy
Water Policy
Forestry Policy
Land Use Policy
Agroforestry Policy
◦ Ministry of Agriculture
◦ Department of Land Resources
◦ Indian Council for Agricultural Research
National Programmes for Degraded
Land Development
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Department of Agriculture, Cooperation &
Farmer Welfare (DAC&FW)
 National Watershed Development Projects for Rainfed
Areas (NWDPRA)
 River Valley Project and Flood Prone River (RVP & FPR)
 Watershed Development Projects for Shifting Cultivation
Areas (WDPSCA)
 Reclamation and Development of Alkali and Acid Soils
(RADAS)
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Department of Land Resources (DoLR)
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Draught Prone Area Programme (DPAP)
Desert Development Programme (DDP)
Integrated Wasteland Development Project (IWDP)
DPAP, DDP and IWDP have been merged together in 2010
and renamed as Integrated Watershed Management
Programme (IWMP)
S. Name of Scheme
No
Area Treated Investment
(million Ha.) (Rs. crore)
DAC&FW
1 NWDPRA
11.03
4499.9
2 RVP & FPR
7.91
3581.7
3 WDPSCA
0.59
505.8
4 RADAS
0.91
195.1
5 EAPs
2.41
4351.5
22.85
13133.9
59.19
18442.1
82.04
31576.1
Total (DAC&FW)
DoLR
1 IWMP (DPAP, DDP & (IWDP)
Grand Total
Since inception up to March, 2013
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Prevention
of
soil
erosion
and
land
degradation ;
Reduction of peak rate of runoff and
improvement in soil moisture regime ;
Creation of water resources/bodies, and
augmentation of ground water;
Improvement of soil fertility and productivity
for ensuring sustainable higher income;
Increasing cropped area and cropping
intensity, besides crop diversification; and
Creation
of
additional
employment
opportunities in rural areas.
Programme for 15 years
(2015-2030)
Name of Departments
Physical
Financial
(m.ha)
(Rs. Cr.)
Department of Agriculture,
Cooperation & Farmer
Welfare (DAC&FW)
8.00
16000.00
Department of Land
Resources (DoLR), MoRD
22.00
44000.00
Total (INR)
30.00
60000.00
Amount in Million US Dollar
9677.42
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National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA); to
address issues associated with climate change by
adaptation and mitigation strategies to ensure food
security, livelihood security and economic stability.
National Agroforestry Policy, 2014; to encourage farmers
for adoption of Agroforestry as an integral component of
farming system to meet demand of timber, food, fuel and
fodder.
Mission for Integrated development of Horticulture
(MIDH) has sub-components of National Bamboo Mission
(NBM) for promoting holistic growth of Bamboo sector by
adopting area based regionally differentiated strategy
and to increase area under bamboo cultivation in waste
and barren lands for ultimate goal of prevention of land
degradation and climate change adaptation
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New Initiatives to address issue of Land
Degradation
Use of bio-fertilizers (Neem coated Urea etc.) are an
ideal supplementary to reduce nitrogen related/nitrous
oxide emission.
 Reclamation of problem soils to enhance productivity
of acid, saline, alkaline and water logged areas to
ensure food and nutritional security.
 Nation Agroforestry &Bamboo Mission (NABM) for
promotion
of
horticulture/
bund
plantation/
Agroforestry for bio-mass retention in field and thereby
enhancing carbon sequestration with ultimate goal of
climate change mitigation and adaptation.
 National Policy for Management of
Crop Residue
(NPMCR) was formulated in order to manage residues
to check emission of gases viz. CO2, CO and particles
and also to promote multiple uses of crop residue.
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Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) is one of the
schemes under NMSA through which assistance is provided
for Organic Farming
Objectives includes promotion of eco- friendly agriculture
less dependent on agro-chemicals and fertilizers, utilize the
locally available resources & local indigenous traditional
techniques for crop production, for developing 10,000
organic clusters of about 20 ha each and develop potential
markets for organic produce
PKVY approach is to promote Organic farming through
cluster approach and Participatory Guarantee System (PGS)
of certification
Project components are mobilization of stakeholders,
quality control, following the recommended package of
practices for tillage, pest and insect management & nutrient
management,
custom hiring centers, labeling and
packaging assistance and marketing facilities at organic
fairs
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scheme envisages to enable farmers to apply
appropriate recommended dosages of nutrients
for crop production and improving soil health and
its fertility. As per grid pattern, 25.3 million soil
samples likely to be tested for macro as well as
micro-nutrients.
 Scheme mainly aim to provide Soil Health Cards
every three years to all farmers, including
recommendations related to soil test based
nutrient management through network of Soil
Testing Laboratories and capacity building of
stakeholders
 The total outlay for project is Rs. 5.6 billion and
about 4.4 million soil samples have been
collected so far.
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Increase gross irrigated area
 Bridging gap - irrigation potential & utilisation
 Water distribution network
 Enhance water use efficiency & Management
 Capacity Building, Training and Awareness
Generation
 Use of IT tools for planning and monitoring
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