Comprehensive District Annual Plan 2011-12 Balasore District

Comprehensive District Annual Plan 2011-12 Balasore District
CHAPTER – II
SWOT ANALYSIS
Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis of each sectors of economy
as well of the district as a whole is an essential pre-requisite for finalization of vision and
annual plans for the district. Unless each sector is analyzed in detail definite conclusion in
terms of need assessment and prediction can not be arrived at. Based on primary and
secondary information collected by the TSI from different sources in Balasore district,
SWOT analysis of important sectors is carried out and presented in this Chapter. The
present analysis will provide inputs for finalization of the district vision 2020 and
preparation of Annual Plan 2011-12.
2.1. Agriculture & Allied Activities:
2.1.1. Crop Husbandry
Agriculture and allied sectors are the main-stay of the district’s economy. It provides both
direct and indirect employment to the majority of the workforce (67%). The share of
agriculture in the district income is about 41% in the year 2001-02 which is more than the
state share in NSDP. In fact agriculture is the main source of livelihood of the population
supplemented by livestock rearing, fishery and horticulture. The district lack mineral
resources and so also major and medium industries. Hence, the rural population of the
district mainly depends on agriculture, fishery and other activities allied to agriculture for
their livelihood.
Agro-Climatic Zones & Agro-Ecological Situations:
The district comes under the North Eastern Coastal Plain Agro Climatic Zone of Orissa
(Table 2.1) and is divided into six Agro-ecological regions viz. Red laterite rainfed, Red
laterite canal irrigated, Alluvial canal irrigated, Alluvial rainfed, Low lying & flood prone and
Saline soil group (Table 2.2). The soil type of this agro-climatic zone mainly consists of
saline, Lateritic, coastal Alluvial and Red & Deltaic Alluvial. The climate is hot and humid
with average annual rainfall of 1568 mm in the agro climatic zone and 1592 mm in the
district.
Table 2.1. Agro-Climatic Zones of Orissa
Normal
Agro-climatic
Zone
1. North Western
Plateau
2. North Central
Plateau
3. North Eastern
Coastal Plain
4. East & South
Eastern Coastal
Plain
5. North Eastern
Ghat
6. Eastern Ghat
High Land
7. South Eastern
Ghat
8. Western
Undulating Zone
Agricultural Districts Climate
Sundargarh, parts of Deogarh,
Sambalpur & Jharsuguda
Mayurbhanj, major parts of
Keonjhar, (except Anandapur &
Ghasipura block)
Balasore, Bhadrak, parts of
Jajpur & hatdihi block of
Keonjhar
Balasore, Khurda,
Jagatsinghpur, part of Cuttack ,
Puri, Nayagarh & part of Ganjam
Phulbani, Rayagada, Gajapati,
part of Ganjam & small patches
of Koraput
Major parts of Koraput,
Nabarangpur
Malkangiri & part of Keonjhar
Kalahandi & Nuapada
Hot & moist
sub-humid
Hot & moist
sub-humid
Moist subhumid
Hot &
Humid
Hot &
moist, subhumid
Warm &
humid
Warm &
humid
Hot & moist
sub-humid
Broad Soil groups
TSI: NABARD Consultancy Services (NABCONS) 18
Mean annual
rainfall (mm)
Mean maximum
summer temp
(°C)
Mean minimum
winter temp (°C)
1600 38 15
1534 36.6 11.1
1568 36 14.8
1577 39 11.5
1597 37 10.4
1522 34.1 7.5
Red, Brown forest,
Red & Yellow, Mixed
Red & Black
Lateritic, Red &
Yellow, Mixed Red &
Black
Red, Lateritic, Deltaic
alluvial, Coastal
alluvial & Saline
Saline, Lateritic,
Alluvial, Red & Mixed
red & Black
Brown forest,
Lateritic Alluvial,
Red, Mixed Red &
Black
Red, Mixed Red &
Black, Mixed Red &
Yellow
1710 34.1 13.2 Red, Lateritic, Black
1352 37.8 11.9
Red, Mixed Red &
Black and Black