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Joint Director (Agriculture)
25, Nethaji Road
Nagapattinam 611 001
Phone [4365]-242351,248336

AGRICULTURE

Details of Important Crops in District

Sl.No.	Name of the Crop	Normal Area in Hectare
1	RICE	1,54,945
2	SUGARCANE	8,824
3	COTTON	650
4	GROUNDNUT	5,820
5	GINGELLY	2,950
6	GREENGRAM	17,130
7	BLACKGRAM	48,400
8	VEGETABLES	746
9	COCONUT	3,116

OBJECTIVES OF THE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT

1. Scientific approach Taking efforts for uplift of the rural economy and reservation of ecological balance.
2. based on the requirements of Agro climatic zones.
3. To march towards second green revolution by increasing productivity, production and  profitability.
4. implementation of farmers welfare schemes such as Integrated Watershed Development, land management, development of water resources, organic farming especially use of green manure, bio fertilizer, bioconversion of agricultural wastes, bio pesticides and parasites. Integrated Pest Management, remunerative price to agricultural produce, processing, value addition to agricultural produce promotion of export potential crops, with a view to ensure economic improvement, besides rural prosperity

SERVICES AND SUBSIDIES GIVEN TO THE FARMERS THROUGH AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT

Extension Services

1. The Assistant Agricultural Officers positioned at village level will visit each segment of the village once in 15 days. The farmers may meet him at the contact point for their requirements.
2. The farmers may get their doubts clarified from their group Assistant Agricultural Officers or Agricultural Officers.
3. If necessary, the Assistant Agricultural Officer may be taken  to their fields to get technical guidance.
4. Farmers may get benefited by adopting in their fields the technologies demonstrated by the Assistant Agricultural Officers in the evening village meetings.
5. Agricultural Officer (Information and training) or Agricultural Officer (SMS) may be approached for solving the problems of pests diseases in the cropping.
6. The concerned Agricultural Development Officer at the block headquarters may be contacted for relief measures during natural calamities like flood and drought.
7. Soil analysis and irrigation water analysis can be done either through Assistant Agricultural Officer or directly depositing the soil/water samples duly paying the prescribed fees. If 100 or more samples either soil or irrigation water are to be analyzed at the same time, the mobile soil testing van may be requisitioned through the concerned Assistant Director of Agriculture
8. The Agricultural Chemist may be approached through Assistant Agricultural Officer for reclaiming the saline and alkaline soils.
9. The Agricultural programmes of Television and Radio may be utilized by the farmers for technical guidance in the cultivation of crops. The Joint Director of Agriculture of their district may be approached for taking part in agricultural programmes of Television/ Radio.
10. For allied activities of agriculture such as Horticulture Development, Sericulture, Agricultural Marketing through regulated markets, cultivation loans through Co-operatives, the Agricultural Officers/ Agricultural Development Officers/ Assistant Directors of Agriculture may be contacted for guidance.
11. A TANWA has been positioned in each Agricultural Division for training and technical guidance to farm women which conducts village based training, follow up visits and farm conference. Farm women may get benefited from the same.
12. Farmers training centres are functioning in Kancheepuram, Tindivanam, Navlock (Vellore District), Dharmapuri, Salem, Bhavani, Kudumianmalai (Pudukkottai) Sakkottai (Thanjavur), Lalkudi (Trichy) Paramakudi (Ramanad) Tirunelveli and Tirupathisaram (Kanyakumari). Each Farmers Training Centre conducts 22 village based training, 10 trainings for Farmer discussion group?s convenors 44 method demonstrations and 110 peripatetilc demonstrations in a year. Besides, farm news, question and answers, etc. programmes are conducted through Farm Radio Service. Further it conducts Farmer?s Festival, Study tour, etc.. These programmes may be best utilised by the farmers.
13. Daily at 6.40 AM there is an exclusive programme :Uzhavarkallukku Oru Varthai" (A word to farmers) in the AIR through which the crop production messages, pests and diseases for warnings, etc. are broad casted for the benefit of farmers.
14. Farmers Field School are conducted in 1400 locations under Integrated Cereals Development Programme-Rice and in 1100 locations under Integrated Cotton Development Programme each having a group of 25 farmers. The farmers around may get benefited either by participation or interaction.
15. 50 Ha demonstrations are conducted one per each block participated by all departments under ministry of Agriculture which will benefit the farmers.
16. A subsidy of Rs.6000/Ha, i.e. Rs.3000 per Ha for establishment of new coconut gardens and Rs. 1500 per year for subsequent 2 years for maintenance is available through Coconut Development Board under area expansion Programme. Farmers may get benefited.
17. Crop Yield Competition are conducted at State Level and District Level. For paddy and groundnut, the first and second prizes at State level are Rs. 25000/- and Rs.15000/- respectively. For other crops it is Rs.8000/- and Rs.4000/- respectively. For Paddy and irrigated groundnut at district level the first and second prizes are Rs.8000/- and Rs. 4000/- and for other crops at district level Rs. 4000/- and Rs. 2000/- respectively. The farmers may take part in the competition and get benefited.

IN PUT SUPPLY AND QUALITY CONTROL

1. Agricultural Extension centres are functioning at two per Panchayat Union. I.e. one    at Panchayat Union head quarters and the other at a major place within the    Panchayat Union jurisdiction (in some cases at a third place ). All inputs dealt by     Agriculture Department are distributed through Agricultural extension Centre for      all their crop needs.
2. The availability of inputs and the details of subsidy available may be known from Assistant Agricultural Officers concerned or Agricultural Development Officers of the Agricultural Extension Centre. These details are depicted in the information boards kept in the Agricultural Extension Centers.
3. The Agricultural Development Officers of the concerned Panchayat Union may be contacted for arrangement of the seed farms.
4. Micro nutrient mixtures intended for groundnut, gingili and sunflower are sold at subsidized cost in the Agricultural Extension Centers which may be availed of. 5. Similarly bio fertilizers for pulses and oilseeds are sold at subsidized cost in Agricultural Extension Centers for farmers use.
5. The implements required fit day to day agricultural operation viz. Crowbar and mammutty are sold at 50%. The farmers may avail this till the scheme is completed.
6. Quality coconut seedlings of Tall. TxD and DxT varieties are produced in 26 coconut nurseries. The Agricultural Extension Centers concerned may be approached for the farmers requirement.
7. For the control of early shoot borer and inter code borer of sugarcane parasites are produced in 21 parasite breeding centers to cover 10500Ha. The farmer can make use of this facility.
8. Clarification on the sale of fertilizers and pesticides at Government prescribed prices and quality standards can be had from concerned Assistant Director of Agriculture or Agricultural Officer (Quality Control) of his office.
9. Eight lakhs Fertilizer identity cards will be issued to the farmers in 27 Agricultural Divisions to enable the farmers to get fertilizers in time at fixed prices through Co-operative Institutions.

SUBSIDIES AND SERVICES

The subsides and facilities made available during 1997-98 have been furnished below. These will be available to farmers during 1998-99 based on the decisions of Government of India and State Government at the same level or with some modifications.

a) Breeder seed procurement subsidy

100% subsidy

1.Green manure Seed distribution	25% subsidy
2.Reclamation of Saline and Alkaline lands as per soil test results
1. For Gypsum	50% Subsidy
2. For Zinc Sulphate	50% Subsidy
3. Minikit of Rice	90% subsidy
4.Integrated Farming in Coconut holding for productivity improvement (coconut Development scheme)
a) cut and removal of snile  and diseased tree	Rs.250per tree
b) Laying of Demonstration	Rs.17500/ha/year
c) Establishment of Organic manure unit	One Number (R.20000)
5.Integrated Cereals Development Programme-Rice
a) Hybrid Rice demonstrations	Rs.1000/acre
b)Distribution of Bio fertilizer	25% subsidy
c)Distribution of Micro-nutrient Mixture	25% subsidy
d)IPM Demonstration	Rs.6000/demonstration
e)System of Rice Intensification Demonstration	Rs.2000/acre
f) Training of farmers	Rs.5000/training.
6.Intensive Cotton Development Programme
a)Certified seed distribution	50% of the cost limited to Rs.1000/Qtl.
b)Supply of breeder seed	Full cost on reimbursement basis.
c)Field Demonstration	Rs.2500/Ha.S
c)Farmers training	Rs.10000/training of 50 farmers/two days.
d)Distribution of Sprinkler	50% of cost to SC/ST,Small,Marginal and Women farmer limited to Rs.15000/ha and 33% of cost to other farmers limiting to Rs.10000/ha.
e)IPM  demonstrations	Rs.85000/demonstration
f)Pheromone trap distribution	50% of cost limited to  Rs.500ha.
g)supply of Bio-agents	50% of cost limited to Rs.300/ha.
h)Supply of sprayers and dusters	50% of cost limited to Rs.700(Manually operated) 50% cost limited to Rs.1500 (Power operator)
7)Oil seed Production programme
a) Foundation and Certified seeds production	Rs.5000/MT
b) Certified Seed distribution	Rs.8000/MT
c) Distribution of RC Pocket	Rs.50/Ha
d) IPM Demonstrations	Rs.1500/Ha
e) PP Equipments	Rs.420/equipment
f) Distribution of Gypsum	Rs.350/Ha
g) Distribution of MN Mixture	Rs.138/ha
h) Farmers training	Rs.15000/demonstration
8) Sugarcane Development Scheme
a) Release of parasite	Rs.10/ha
b) Farmers?s training	Rs.5000/training.
9)National Pulses Development Project
b) Foundation seed production  subsidy	Rs.500/Qtl
c) Certified seed procurement subsidy	Rs.500/Qtl
d) Compact Block demonstration	Rs.15000/10 ha
e) IPM Demonstration	Rs.1500/ha
f) Distribution of RC Pockets	Rs.200/ha
g) PP Equipments distribution	50% of cost or Rs.800/equipment (Hand operator) 50% of cost or Rs.2000 /equipment (Power operator)
h) Distribution of Gypsum	50% cost of Chemical + Transport charges limited to Rs.500/ha
i) Training to farmers	Rs.15000/training
9)Oil Palm Development Project
a) Distribution of seedlings
b) Cultivation  expenses
c) Other Services
10)Supply of coconut seedlings
Tall	Rs.12/seedling
Tall x Dwarf	Rs.20/seedling
11)Bio-fertiliser
a) Azospirillum	Rs.6/200gm pockets
b) Rhizobium	Rs.6/200gm pockets
c) Phosphobacterium	Rs.6/200gm pockets