Last Updated on: September 16, 2022

Introduction:

The Dibrugarh district is located in the Upper Brahmaputra Valley agro-climatic zone of the state. The district occupies an area of 3,381 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census Dibrugarh district has a population of 1,326,335 roughly and the district has a population density of 393 inhabitants per square kilometer. The district extends from 27° 5' 38" N to 27° 42' 30" N latitude and 94°33'46"E to 95°29'8"E longitude. It is bounded by Dhemaji district on the north, Tinsukia district on the east, Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh on the south-east and Sibsagar district on the north and south-west. The district comprises of two agricultural subdivisions, viz., Dibrugarh and Joypur, 7 Blocks, 93 Goan Panchayats, 1361 revenue villages and one Zila Parishad. Tea and oil are the major revenue earners for the district. Beside these many rice and oil seed mills exist. Also there are some coal mining and petroleum production industries. The majority of the populations are occupied in farming of rice, sugar-cane, pulses, and fish farming. Dibrugarh has the world's largest area covered by tea gardens. The entire district is surrounded by tea plantations and has tea factories.

Contact details:

Office of the District Agriculture Officer Graham Bazar, AT Road-37 Dist: Dibrugarh, Assam Pin: 786001 E-mail ID: distagri_dbr@rediffmail.com

Vision of Agriculture Department:

To ensure the food and nutritional security of the people of the district and make agriculture a more profitable and attractive enterprise with sustainability to improve the livelihood of the farmers of the district as a whole.

Mission of Agriculture Department:

To increase the crop production as well as net farm income at the farmers' level by ensuring farmers' friendly and environmentally friendly methods through the various Central Sector Schemes and State Sector Schemes for the welfare of the farmers.

Objectives of Agriculture Department:

1. To ensure the food and nutritional security of the people of the district.
2. To increase crop production as well as net farm income at the farmers' level.
3. To create jobs in order to combat the complexities of the unemployment issue.
4. Encourage the use of natural resource management to maximize output from scarce land resources.
5. Women empowerment through the agricultural skill training program.
6. Introducing the IFS model for increasing crop production and farm income from the limited land area.
7. To create marketing facilities to reduce post-harvest loss and distress sale of perishable agriculture produce.
8. To create marketing facilities to reduce post-harvest loss and distress sale of perishable agriculture production etc.

Key Functions of Agriculture Department:

1. Implementation of the beneficiary-oriented central sector as well as state sector agricultural schemes for the economic improvement of the farming community of the district.
2. Providing skill training to the farmers on the use of bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides, and Integrated Pest Management to reduce health hazards and environmental pollution.
3. Providing skill training to the farmers on the use of bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides, and Integrated Pest Management to reduce health hazards and environmental pollution.
4. Acting as a medium of viable and environmentally friendly technology transfer to the farming community of the district.
5. Providing crop insurance on the notified crops to mitigate the loss during the natural calamities of the farming community.
6. Ensuring timely and adequate supply of good quality inputs and services such as fertilizers, seeds, pesticides, agricultural equipments etc to the farmer’s level.
7. Women empowerment through an agricultural skill training programmes such as food processing, mushroom cultivation and small-scale nurseries etc.
8. Women empowerment through agricultural skill training programme such as food processing, mushroom cultivation and small scale nurseries etc.
9. Improving the standard of living by generating employment opportunities at the farmer’s level.

General overview of Agriculture Department:

The economy of Dibrugarh district is mainly agrarian with agriculture and allied activities including tea cultivation and providing livelihood support to about 70 per cent of the population of the district. However, the productivity of the major crops like rice, pulses, oilseeds and horticultural crops is still much lower in compared to the national average. The typical characteristic feature of Assam soils is its acidity (pH ranging from 4.2 to 5.8). High humidity and seasonal pattern of rainfall and temperature are important features of Dibrugarh climate with rainfall being the most important determinant factor for the climate. Rainfall distribution follows a typical monsoon pattern with peak precipitation during monsoon (June - September) and scanty rainfall in winter (December - February).

Basic Information:

1	Geographical Area		338100 Ha
2	Cultivable Area		143052 Ha
3	Area Miscellaneous Plantation		23744 Ha
4	Net Cropped Area		127270 Ha
5	Gross Cropped Area		187455 Ha
6	Cropping Intensity		147%
7	Irrigated Area		12444 Ha
8	Nos. of Blocks		7 Nos.
9	Nos. of Gaon Panchayat		93 Nos.
10	Total population (As per 2011 census)		1,326,335 Nos.
11	Total Agricultural Sub-Divisions		2 Nos.
12	Total nos. of ADO Circle		15
13	Total Nos. of AEA Elakas		94
14	Total nos. of Registered PPS		709 Nos.
15	Nos. of Farm Families		151342 Nos.
16	Operational Land Holding
	A	Vary Large Farmers (> 4 Ha)	1649 Nos.
	B	Large Farmers (3-4 Ha)	3543 Nos.
	C	Medium Farmers (2-3 Ha)	10725 Nos.
	D	Small Farmers (1-2 Ha)	26180 Nos.
	E	Marginal Farmers (0.4-1 Ha)	48510 Nos.
	F	Landless Farmers (< 0.4 Ha)	60735 Nos.
17	Nos. of Bank Branches		84 Nos.

Area, Production and Productivity of major crops of the district during 2020-2021:

Crop	Area (Ha)	Productivity (Kg/Ha)	Production ( Mt)
Autumn Rice	5265	1705	8976.8
Winter Rice	76515	1920	146908
Summer Rice	2256	2220	5008.3
Total Rice	82548	160893.1	Total Rice
Wheat	280	1280	358
Maize	423	1608	680
Total Cereal	84039		160186
Arahar	143	810	116
Black gram	1210	774	936
Green Gram	156	737	115
Lentil	82	520	43
Pea	1480	610	903
Total	3071		2113
Sessamum	254	542	138
Mustard	9708	755	7329
Total	9962		2113
Jute	16	1746	28
Total	16		28
Tuber Crops
Potato Tubers	2275	7354	16730
Sweet Potato	150	6740	1011
Tapioca	20	8440	169
Total	2445		17910

Area, Production and Productivity of Horticultural crops of the district in 2019-20 & 2020-21:

Crop	During the Year 2019-20			During the Year 2020-21
	Area (Ha)	Production (Mt)	Productivity (Kg/Ha)	Area (Ha)	Production (Mt)	Productivity (Kg/Ha)
Banana	720	14457.6 0	208	704.5	15358	212
Pineapple	104	1478.88	142.20	128	1846	140
Papaya	150	2310	154	174	2679.6	155
Lemon	208	124	6	302	181.2	6.8
Arecanut	1400	4480	32	1480	4736	32
Coconut	65	117	18	79.5	147	18.5
Orange	65	845	130	55	715	130
Potato	1150	7302	63.5	2075	13176.2	65
Sweet Potato	117.5	25.73	2.19	123.4	27.02	2.19
Tapioca	8	3.27	4.09	9	3.68	4.09
Chilli	270	1134	42	283	1189	43
Turmeric	315.5	4543	144	331.3	4770	144
Zinger	160	1376	86	168	1444	86.5
Black pepper	80.5	134.43	16.70	84.5	141.11	17
Kharif veg.	2088	14433	69.12	2472	170.86	71
Rabi veg.	3824	29138	76.2	3510	2878	82