Implementation of NFSM through Government of India: Increase Pulses Production
Lokesh Kumar Tinde*
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, District Nadia, West Bengal, India
Gyanendra Kumar
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, District Nadia, West Bengal, India
Arbind Kumar Sai
Indira Gandhi Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Dinesh Kumar Marapi
Indira Gandhi Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: NFSM-Pulses, NDC, A3P, IPM
Abstract
The National Development Council (NDC) in its 53rd meeting held on 29th May, 2007 adopted a resolution to launch a Food Security Mission comprising rice, wheat and pulses to increase the production of rice by 10 million tons, wheat by 8 million tons and pulses by 2 million tons by the end of the Eleventh Plan (2011-12). Accordingly, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, 'National Food Security Mission' (NFSM), was launched in October 2007. The Mission is being continued during 12th Five Year Plan with new targets of additional production of food grains of 25 million tons of food grains comprising of 10 million tons rice, 8 million tons of wheat, 4 million tons of pulses and 3 million tons of coarse cereals by the end of 12th Five Year Plan. The National Food Security Mission (NFSM) during the 12th Five Year Plan will have five components (i) NFSM-Rice; (ii) NFSM-Wheat; (iii) NFSM-Pulses, (iv) NFSM Coarse cereals and (v) NFSM-Commercial Crops. Accelerated Pulses Production Programme (A3P) is another step forward for vigorous implementation of the pulse development under the NFSM-Pulses. A3P has been conceptualized to take up the active propagation of key technologies such as Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in a manner that creates catalyzing impact by assuring farmers of the higher returns from the identified pulse crops.
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