The Government of India is implementing various crop development programmes/schemes through State Governments, as per information provided by Tariq Anwar, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries. The Government is taking the above step for achieving production targets of various crops as it has set a target of 259 million tonnes (MT) of foodgrains production in the year 2013-14.
Out of target of 259 MT foodgrains production, the target for Rice is set as 105 MT while for Wheat it is 92.50 MT. Similarly, target productions for Pulses, Coarse Cereals and Oil Seeds have been set at 19 MT, 42.50 MT and 31 MT respectively. Additionally, Sugarcane, Cotton and Jute & Mesta production target has been fixed at 340 MT, 35 MT and 12 MT respectively.
Programmes like Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Integrated Scheme on Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil Palm and Maize (ISOPOM), Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI), Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion (INSIMP), Nutri-Farms Scheme, Special Programme on Oil Palm Area Expansion (OPAE), Crop Diversification Programme, etc. are being implemented for increasing production and productivity of different field crops.
Under these programmes, various activities like demonstration on high yielding varieties/hybrids, distribution of seed of improved varieties/hybrids, need based plant protection and soil amendments, resource conservation techniques/ energy management, efficient water application tools, and cropping system based trainings, are being taken-up to achieve the production target.