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1. “Agriculture Growth”
Gujarat Experience !!
Dr B S Suran
GM, NABARD, HO

2. Gujarat Agriculture at a Glance
 Total Geographical Area : 196 lakh hectares
 Net Area Sown: 98.51 lakh hectares
 Total Cropped Area: 114.21 lakh hectares
 Agro Climatic Zones : 8
 Gross Irrigated area: 41.11 lakh hectares
( 36 % against gross cropped area)
 Total Operational land holding : 42.39 lakh
 Average land holding : 2.33 ha
 Gujarat forms :
 5 percent of country’s population
 6 % country’s geographical area
 7 % of India’s GDP
 14 % of total exports
 16 % of industrial production- 50 % refined oil, 45 % 2
drugs & pharma

3. Gujarat :Some facts to ponder !
 Agriculture & its cropping is less traditional &
commercial in nature
 Farmers are more commercially vigilant and
have a better appreciation of the options.
 Agriculture is powered by dairy sector and its
cooperatives.
 State was first to amend laws governing agri
marketing & contract farming.
 State has been fortunate & supported by factors
such as good monsoon.
 Spread of Bt cotton

4. Some facts : 1 Source of irrigation, 00' Ha -Gujarat (2004)
27,364(80.8%)
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000 5,997(17.7)
5,000 262 (0.7%) 252 (0.7%)
0
Canals Wells / Tubewells Tanks Other sources

5. Gujarat State : Gross Cropped & Gross Irrigated Area ('000 Hect.)
Some facts : 2
16000
14000
12000
11421 11256.9
10000
10995.5 10791 10630.7
10497
10634.8
8000 10745.9
6000
4000
4111.2 4279.5
2000 3499.4 3342.1 3572.8 3637
2910.5
2334.4
0
1980-81 1990-91 1995-96 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-2004 2004-2005
Gross Irrigated Area Gross Cropped Area

6. Gujarat State : A P Y patterns for Food Grains
Some facts : 3
9000
8206
8000
7000 6737
6000 6345 6345
5254 5882
5588
5000
4438 4395
3718 4481
4000 4209 4188
3999 3984 3983
3861 3769 3845
3000
3185
2000
1831
1601 1650 1593
1000 1361 1403 1404
1110 1166
857
0
1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
Area ('000 Hec.) Production ('000 tons) Productivity ( Kg/hec)

7. Gujarat State : A P Y patterns for Oilseeds
Some facts 4
7000
6000 5850
5000 4657 4699
3932
4000 3747
2930 3020
3000
3071 2994
2864 2861 2861 2900 2962 2856 2874
2852
1826 1878
2000 1738
1905
1572 1648
1309 1368
1000
979 1057
638 607 648
0
1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
Area ('000 Hec.) Production ('000 tons) Productivity ( Kg/hec)

8. Gujarat State : A P Y patterns of Cotton
Some facts : 5
9000
8276
7876
8000
7014
6872
7000
5903
6000
5000
4280
4000
3000
2146
1883.9 2422
2000 1684.6 2372 2354
1282.6 1920 2011
1675 1737.2 1673.4 1695
1611
1000 581 564 581
429 523 507
226 130 165 191
0
1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
Area ('000 Hec.) Production ('000 bales) Productivity ( Kg/hec)

9. Some facts : 6 Share of AH in Agri GSDP
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
25% 27% 27% 28% 22% 26% 22% 23% 23%
10%
0%
1999- 2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007-
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
%g e A H t o t o t a l G SD P %g e A g r i t o t o t a l G SD P

10. Area, production of Horticulture Crops
Some facts : 7

11. Some facts : 8
Agri Credit (Rs Cr)
400000 All India 366,900
350000 Gujarat 301908
300000 254658
229400
250000 180485
200000
150000
125309
100000 86891
62045 69560 19533
52827
50000 4517
6091 7936 10027 12129
13567
0 2824 3446 3931
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

12. Some facts : 9

13. Some facts 10: D.Water availability & RF
Rainfall
2008-09
1400 960 1288 1291 Drinking water
1178
1200 1034
947
RAINFALL IN MM
1000 804 960
800 647
600
400
200
0
2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008-
02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
YEAR

14. Key Triggers ??
Innovative Innovative
Water harvesting Crop
Approach to rural agri-extension
water conservation
electrificaion endeavor Diversification

15. Key Trigger : water harvesting
and water conservation
 Mid 90’s large parts of the saurastra, kutch and
northern Gujarat – train tankers
 Check dam revolution in 1999 by Rajkot, social
worker in Jhamka village of Junagadh.
 Jaldhara Trust, built 213 check dams on rivulets
 Drought of 2001-02, served as a turning point
for large scale Government participation
 GOG in 2003, launched the GGRC to
propagate sprinkler and drip irrigation

16. Irrigation blocks 2002 Irrigation Blocks 2007
Over Exploited
Over Exploited
12%
14%
Critical
2%
Critical 6% Semi critical
12%
Safe 43%
Saline
6%
Safe
Semi critical 68%
31%
Saline 6%

17. Jyotigram Project
Work executed
Conventional Way • high tension line –56,307kms Joytigram Yojana
• Low tension lines –22,157 Kms
• no of trasnformers –
• poles errected – 17 lakh
• JG feeders – 1888
Single feeder • project cost – 1290 cr
Separate feeders
• Govt Grant – 1195 cr
• No of days – 1000 approx
Agriculture Domestic single
Agriculture and Domestic 3 Phase, phase 24 Hours
8 hours
Impact
Impact -Farmers get continuous and
-Majority power drawn for agriculture good quality power at pre-
-Crippling shortage in the domestic announced schedules
sector -Domestic gets 24 hours
-Quality of the power poor, cases of uninterrupted power supply
damages to farmers pump sets etc - less repairs of MI structures
- Better quality of lives
-

18. Glimpses of Krishi Mahatosav
•Conservation of land
•Crop planning according to Agro climatic zones
•Campaign to enhance use of quality seeds and
seed treatment
•Balance use of fertilizers, vermi- compost,
Guidance for fertigation
•Efficient use of water for irrigation
•Better water conservation and its use in
enhancement of production
•Enhancing scope of water conservation
through khet talavadi, sim talav, boribund
•Establishing water users' associations
•Campaign for Participatory Irrigation Mgt
• GGRC/Irrigation department
•Guidance by resource persons, talks,
Extension through audio-video CDs to show at
village level
• Soil Health Cards – importance and its issue
•Seminars, demonstrations through private
participation
•Extension through audio-video CDs to show at
village level
• issue of KCC
• Literature distribution & khedut Shibirs
•Child vaccination
•Nutritive food kit distribution
•Medical facilities and nutritious food to
pregnant mother

19. Shift from jowar/bajra to Wheat
1400
1200 1274
1154 1162 1158 1161
1129
1072 1091
1000
1016
946 926 922
800 859
734 755
703
600
518
400 479
442
358
304
200
241 222 212
166 161 174
129 147 128
0
1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
Jowar Bajra Wheat

20. Thank you for the time
suranbs@gmail.com
bs.suran@nabard.org
022- 26539291, 26530010