PATNA: Foodgrain production in the state has reached a record high, both in terms of total produce and per hectare yield, in 2016-17 financial year, the state agriculture department said. The actual yield has exceeded expectations. The yield stands at 185.61 lakh tonnes, around five lakh tonnes more than the expectation of the agriculture department.
Sources said the total production of foodgrain was 178.29 lakh tonnes in 2012-13, the year when the first agriculture road map (2007-12) ended. Last year, as the field reports regarding yield were collected for final calculation of 2016-17 production, expectation was that the total yield would be around 180 lakh tonnes. By that token, the state has much to cheer about because of record production in 2016-17.
On November 9, President Ram Nath Kovind launched the third agriculture road map (2017-22) of the state, pegged at Rs 1.54 lakh crore in agriculture and allied sectors, including in food processing, irrigation, flood protection and dairy development projects.
The new aspect of the third agriculture road map is the creation of organic corridor in the districts along the Ganga whose tangible results would, however, be visible from the third year of the implementation of the road map - that is 2019-20.
"In 2016-17, the foodgrain productivity in the state stood at 27.77 quintals per hectare, which is also a record," said agriculture department principal secretary Sudhir Kumar.
The state excelled even in the production of maize, which has emerged as the major cash crop of the state, spread over most of the 38 districts. The maize production in the state during 2016-17 was 38.46 lakh tonnes with the productivity of 53.55 quintals per hectare. The maize yield during 2012-13 was 27.56 lakh tonnes with productivity of 39.75 quintals per hectare.
The forecast regarding foodgrain production during the 2017-18 financial year, however, appears to be gloomy compared to 2016-17 as 19 districts were hit by unprecedented floods which resulted in extensive crop damage.
Sources said the total production of foodgrain was 178.29 lakh tonnes in 2012-13, the year when the first agriculture road map (2007-12) ended. Last year, as the field reports regarding yield were collected for final calculation of 2016-17 production, expectation was that the total yield would be around 180 lakh tonnes. By that token, the state has much to cheer about because of record production in 2016-17.
On November 9, President Ram Nath Kovind launched the third agriculture road map (2017-22) of the state, pegged at Rs 1.54 lakh crore in agriculture and allied sectors, including in food processing, irrigation, flood protection and dairy development projects.
The new aspect of the third agriculture road map is the creation of organic corridor in the districts along the Ganga whose tangible results would, however, be visible from the third year of the implementation of the road map - that is 2019-20.
"In 2016-17, the foodgrain productivity in the state stood at 27.77 quintals per hectare, which is also a record," said agriculture department principal secretary Sudhir Kumar.
The state excelled even in the production of maize, which has emerged as the major cash crop of the state, spread over most of the 38 districts. The maize production in the state during 2016-17 was 38.46 lakh tonnes with the productivity of 53.55 quintals per hectare. The maize yield during 2012-13 was 27.56 lakh tonnes with productivity of 39.75 quintals per hectare.
The forecast regarding foodgrain production during the 2017-18 financial year, however, appears to be gloomy compared to 2016-17 as 19 districts were hit by unprecedented floods which resulted in extensive crop damage.
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