Draft Annual Plan 2011-12 (Sectoral Plan) Government of Nagaland

Abstract

Nagaland is an agrarian state with over 75% of its population living in rural areas and they depend on agriculture sector for their livelihood. Majority of the farmers practices shifting cultivation locally known as Jhum which accounts for about 73% of the net cropped area. This indigenous system of farming meets the basic needs for food, fuel and housing materials to make subsistence living. The other system of wet terrace rice cultivation (WTRC) accounts for about 27% of net cropped area only. During 2010, the state witness rodent outbreak due to gregarious bamboo flowering particularly in the districts of Mokokchung and Wokha. The alertness and preparedness of the farming community and timely intervention by the Government machineries, undertaken various control measures saved much crops loss. The Department anticipated to achieve its food grain production target of 452.95 lakh MT for the support extended to the farming community in the form of various agricultural inputs and also favorable weather condition prevail during the main kharif cropping season 2010, inspite of sporadic pests' incidences.