Notes on 1b. Importance of Agriculture in Indian Economy, Agriculture Scenarios, Agriculture Current Affairs

Notes on 1b. Importance of Agriculture in Indian Economy, Agriculture Scenarios, Agriculture Current Affairs

Source: General Agriculture by Muniraj

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*Data Year: 2018-19 (Read Latest Data from Agriculture Current Affairs “AGRICA” by RS Maitry Sir )

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* Average Yield Data:

• Average yield Kg./ha of total Food grains: 2129 kg./ha
• Average yield Kg./ha of Rabi food grains: 2441 kg./ha
• Average yield Kg/ha of Kharif food grains: 1890 kg/ha
• Average yield Kg./ha of total Cereals: 2525 kg./ha
• Average yield Kg/ha of Rice: 2494 Kg./ha
• Average yield Kg/ha of Wheat: 3200 Kg./ha
• Average yield Kg./ha of Maize: 2689 kg./ha
• Average yield Kg./ha of Cotton: 512 Kg./ha
• Average yield Kg./ha of Sugarcane: 69001 kg./ha
• Average yield Kg./ha of total Pulses: 786 kg./ha
• Average yield Kg./ha Of Gram: 974 kg./ha
• Average yield Kg./ha of Ground nut: 1398 kg./ha
• Average yield Kg./lta of total Nine Oil seeds: 195 kg./ha

Area Coverage Data:

• Gross area under Rice: 41.09 M. hm
• Gross area under Wheat: 30.42 M. ha.
• Gross area under Ground nut: 4.79 M. ha.
• Gross area under Cotton: 12.25 M. ha.
• Gross area under Sugarcane: 4.99 M. ha.
• Gross area under Jute: 0.708 M. ha.
• Gross area under total Cereals: 95.49 M. ha.
• Gross area under total Pulses: 31.11 M. ha.
• Gross area under total Oil seeds: 25.42 M. ha.
• Gross area under Rabi season: 64.28 M. ha.
• Gross area under total Food grains: 126.60 M. ha.
• Area covered under organic manure in India: 349.70 lac.ha.
• Area covered under Green manure in India: 12.62 lac. ha.
• Total Organic manure production: 2803.00 Lac tones

Global Leadership in Crop Production:

• World leader in Wheat production: China, 2nd India
• World leader in Rice production: China, 2nd India
• World leader in Total Pulses production: India, 2nd Myanmar
• World leader in Maize production: USA, 2nd China
• World leader in Sorghum production: USA, 2nd Mexico
• World leader in Oat production: Russia & Canada
• World leader in Total Cereals production: China, 2nd USA
• World leader in Groundnut production: China, 2nd India
• World leader in Rape seed production: Canada, 2nd China
• World leader in Vegetables production: China
• World leader in Fruit production: China
• World leader in Potato production: China
• World leader in Onion(Dry) production: China
• World leader in Sugarcane production: Brazil

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