|
Progress:
During
the last fifty years, the Agriculture Department has made tremendous
progress in agriculture production . The production has increased
manifold as is evidence from the information given below.
| TOTAL
FOODGRAINS PRODUCTION |
| Food
grains production increased from 200 thousand tonnes
in 1951-1952 to 1745.01 thousand tonnes in the Year
2017-2018. |
|
|
MAIZE PRODUCTION
|
 |
Maize
is the major crop of the state. The production of
Maize, which was 67.3 thousand tones in 1951-1952
has gone up to 644.44 thousand
tonnes in the year 2017-2018.
|
|
RICE PRODUCTION
|
| The
Production of rice has gone up from 28.3 thousand tonnes
in 1951-1952 to 117.80 thousand tonnes in 2017-2018. |
 |
|
WHEAT PRODUCTION
|
 |
The
production of wheat has attained a level of 670.00
thousand tonnes in 2017-2018 against 61.2 thousand tonnes
during 1951-1952. |
| VEGETABLE
PRODUCTION |
| Production
increased from 25 thousand tonnes during 1951-1952 to 1691.56
thousand tonnes during 2017-2018. |
 |
|
GINGER PRODUCTION (Dry)
|
 |
The
production of Ginger in 1951-1952 was 1.24 thousand tonnes.
The production of Ginger in 2017-2018 is 3.53 thousand
tonnes. |
| POTATO
PRODUCTION |
|
The
production of potato was 1.60 thousand tonnes in 1951-1952
and 198.66 thousand tonnes in 2017-2018.
|
 |
Progress
in Respect of Other Programme During 2017-2018
|
S.No.
|
Development
Programme
|
Unit
|
|
|
1
|
Distribution
of Improved Seeds |
M.T.
|
10,210
|
|
2
|
i)
Distribution of Plant Protection Material.
ii) Area Treated
|
M.T.
000' ha.
|
135.00
2.80
|
|
3
|
Distribution
of Fertilizers
(In Nutrients) :
i)
Nitrogen (N)
ii)
Phosphorous (P)
iii)
Potassium (K)
TOTAL
(N+P+K)
|
M.T.
M.T.
M.T.
M.T.
|
35,000
8,000
8,000
51,000
|
|
4
|
Improved
Agricultural Implements Distributed including Plant Protection
Equipments |
No's
|
1,20,000
|
|
5
|
Area
covered under H.Y.V. Programme
i)
Wheat
ii)
Rice
iii)
Maize
|
000' ha.
000'
ha.
000
'ha.
|
360.00
76.10
294.00
|
|
6
|
No.
of Biogas Plants Installed |
No's
|
100
|
|
7
|
Area
to be Covered under Soil and Water Conservation Measures |
ha.
|
3,600
|
|
8
|
Number
of Soil Samples Analysed |
No's
|
50,000
|
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