National Food Security Mission - An Evaluationby

Committee on Agriculture

18.6.2015

National Food Security Mission

Ministry of AgricultureDepartment of Agriculture & Cooperation

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• To increase production of rice, wheat, pulses and coarse cereals through area expansion and productivity enhancement

• Restoring soil fertility and productivity at the individual farm level; and

• Enhancing farm level economy (farm profit) to restore confidence amongst the farmers.

Objective

Salient Features

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• Initiated in 2007-08 with allocation of Rs 4880 crore in XI Plan

• Target of additional foodgrain production of 20 million tonnes (MT) during XI plan. (10 - rice, 8 - wheat & 2- pulses)

• Targets of additional foodgrain production of 25 MT (10 rice, 8 wheat , 4 pulses and 3 coarse cereals) during XII plan

• Focus on districts with productivity of rice/wheat below State average & potential for area expansion and productivity

• Focus on pulses

Production Targets and Achievements for XI and Targets for XII Plan

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NFSM Component

XI Plan XII Plan

Target of additional

production during terminal year of XI

Plan

2006-07( pre-NFSM

year)

2011-12( Terminal year

of XI Plan)

Increase Target of

additionalproduction during

terminal year of XII Plan

Rice 10 93.36 105.30 11.94 10

Wheat 8 75.81 94.88 19.07 8

Pulses 2 14.20 17.09 2.89 4Coarse Cereals* - - - - 3Total Foodgrain 20 217.29 259.29 42.00 25

Note : * Coarse Cereals included under NFSM in 12th Plan

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• NFSM-Rice : Districts having rice crop area exceeding 50,000 hectares and with yield below state average.

• NFSM-Wheat: Districts with area more than 50,000 ha. and yield below state average

• NFSM-Pulses : All districts of 27 states (except Kerala) including North Eastern states and hilly states

• NFSM Coarse Cereals: The districts covering 70% of the total coarse cereals area of the state

Eligibility Criteria for Districts

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• XI Plan• Crops: rice, wheat and pulses• Districts: 482 Districts of 19 States

• Pending approval of revised NFSM for XII Plan during 2012-13 and 2013-14 NFSM continued as per XI plan guidelines. However, during these years some more states and districts were added

• From 2014-15 NFSM implemented in 623 districts of all 28 States • Coarse cereals and commercial crops have also been included

Coverage

NFSM Coverage Contd..

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• Accelerated Pulses Production Programme (A3P) was launched from Kharif 2010

• From 2012-13, additional allocation has been made every year for rabi and summer pulses.

• Involvement of ICRISAT, ICARDA and IIPR• Around 50 percent of total allocation under NFSM is

earmarked for pulses

Special Focus on Pulses

Allocation of Rs. 12350 crore in XII Plan as compared to Rs. 4480 crore in XI Plan

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YearApproved

by CCEA

AllocationActual Expenditure

(Release)BE RE2012-13 1850.00 1850.00 1763.57 1725.65

2013-14 2250.00 2250.00 2044.85 2027.082014-15 2700.00 2207.00 1830.00 1872.762015-16 2800.00 1300.00

2016-17 2750.00

Activities under NFSM

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• Cluster demonstrations

• Seed distribution

• Demonstration of improved crop production technologies

• Subsidy for farm mechanisation & irrigation

• Training of farmers

Evaluation

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Mid Term Evaluation: The Mid-Term Evaluation of NFSM was done by an independent agency.

The mid-term evaluation report says: "The Mission Programme has helped to widen the food basket

of the country. The Mission could accomplish the targeted additional production of 20 million tonnes within 4 years of its implementation.

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• The evaluation report says

• The outcome of the report indicated that the Mission has helped in widening the food basket of the country with sizeable contributions coming from the NFSM districts. The focused and target oriented implementation of mission initiatives has resulted in bumper production of rice, wheat and pulses. The various interventions of the mission have been instrumental in bringing about significant yield gain to the farmers resulting into increase in their income level.

Evaluation of NFSM at the end of XIth Plan

Approach in XII Plan

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• Inclusion of coarse cereals• Cropping system approach – 30% crop demonstrations

will be under this approach.• Cafeteria of interventions for cluster demonstrations.• Inclusion of commercial crops (jute, sugarcane and

cotton) -Emphasis on inter-cropping.• Emphasis on pulses.• Funds to be released to State treasuries, who will release

to State implementing agencies.

Schemes subsumed with NFSM in XII Plan

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Name of Scheme/Programme Crops included under NFSM Initiative for Nutritional Security through

Intensive Millets Promotion (INSIMP) Millets

Integrated Scheme of Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil palm and Maize ( ISOPOM) Maize

Accelerated Fodder Development Programme (AFDP)

Dual purpose coarse cereals

Technology Mission on Cotton (TMC) Cotton

Jute Technology Mission (JTM) Jute

New Initiatives included in Revised NFSM

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• Strategic Research Project- SAUs, ICAR Institutes & International organizations

• Support to institutes/ organizations including NGOs for demonstration of improved crop production technologies in remote Areas• Value Chain Integration for small farmers through formation of FPO

• Assistance of Custom Hiring

• Marketing support for pulses and millets (insurance cover, dal mill, millet processing unit)

Areas of concern

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• Massive reduction in allocation from Rs. 2800 crore approved by CCEA to Rs. 1300 crore in BE 2015-16

• States may not contribute 50% share

• Release of funds through State Treasuries may lead to delays in implementation

Areas of concern …. contd

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• Lack of new varieties of seeds

• Inadequate field staff in States

• Insufficient procurement of rice in eastern India

• Lack of procurement of pulses and coarse cereals throughout the country.

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