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National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign 2008

Group IArunachal Pradesh

AssamBihar

ChattisgarhDaman & Diu

GoaJharkhand

SikkimWest Bengal

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General Observations Higher Targets for area and production for most of the States during 2008-09. States are confident to achieve the targets.

Fertilizer Availability in most of the States is adequate except Assam and West Bengal where some shortfall in SSP.

Seed availability in most of the States is adequate and tie up arrangement for additional quantity of seed has been made.

Credit is a constraint in most of State. Some of the States have lowered the interest rate on agricultural loans.

Lack of adequate manpower is constraint in most of the States.

The availability of Micronutrients and gypsum is a problem in most of the States.

Post flood management arrangement for utilization of rice fallows has been made in Assam and Bihar.

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Kharif Assessment 2008

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Arunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh

Crop Area (in 000’ Hect.) Production (in 000’ Tones)

Target Likely Achievement

Target Likely Achieveme

nt

CEREAL CROPS

a) Rice / Paddy 128.000 124.500 265.000 255.000

b) Maize 38.000 37.500 52.500 50.500

c) Millet 23.200 22.500 22.000 20.500

TOTAL CEREALS 189.200 184.500 339.500 326.00

TOTAL PULSES 4.000 3.850 4.100 3.900

TOTAL OILSEEDS 5.000 5.000 5.700 5.055

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AREA & PRDUCTION OF KHARIF CROP(Area in lakh hectare & Production in lakh MT)

Crop Achievement 2008 (Target) Targeted increase

in 2008 over 2007

2006 2007

Autumn Rice Area 3.79 3.54 3.70 0.16Production 3.36 3.54 3.77 0.23

Winter Rice Area 14.98 17.14 18.00 0.86Production 19.50 25.37 28.44 3.07

Total Kharif Rice

Area 18.77 20.68 21.70 1.02Production 22.86 28.91 32.21 3.30

Maize Area 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.03Production 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.01

Assam

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Bihar Kharif 2008 - Assessment

CROP Area(Lakh ha.) Production (Lakh MT)

Kharif 07 Achievement

(Kharif 08)

Kharif 07 Achievement

(Kharif 08) Est.

Rice 34.48 34.29 42.40 42.67

Maize 2.67 2.78 2.57 4.78

Coarse Cereals

0.30 0.20 0.33 0.20

Pulses 0.89 0.63 0.77 0.73

Total

Foodgrains

38.44 37.90 46.02 48.38

Source-Directorate of Agriculture, GOB

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ChattisgarhChattisgarh

CropsArea (000 ha.)

Production

(000 mt.)Productivity

(kg/ha.)

Kharif 2007

Kharif 08(Est.)

Kharif 2007

Kharif 08(Est.)

Kharif 2007

Kharif 08(Est.)

Rice 35,68 36,00 52,67 52,00 1476 1445

Maize 171 170 270 272 1577 1600

Minor Millets

92 76 30 29 328 380

Total cereals

3831 3846(+15)

5567 5501 - -

CEREALS

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GoaKHARIF 2008-09

Target Area in

(000' Ha)

Area (000" Ha)Actual

coverage till 31:08:2008

Production (000' tonnes)

(anticipated)

I Cereals

Rice 36.300 34.354 85.90

Total Cereals 36.300 34.354 85.90

II Pulses

Urid/Moong

Other pulses 0.600 0.251

Total Foodgrains 36.900 34.605 0.200

III Oilseeds

Groundnut 0.550 0.642 1.13

Total Oilseeds 0.550 0.642 1.13

Crop

0.200

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KHARIF ACHIEVEMENTS -2007 -Jharkhand

Unit- m.t.

Crop Production % Remarks

Target Achievement

Cereals 3034.900 3830.536 126%

Pulses 202.400 295.181 145%

Food Grains 41.25

Oilseeds 29.450 15.689 53.27

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West Bengal

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Crops Achievement 2007-08 2008-09(Anticipated)

A P Y A P Y

Rice 4208.162 9793.415 2327 4400.000 10539.530 2395

Maize 34.570 72.463 2096 45.000 103.500 2300

Jowar 1.659 0.698 421 1.700 0.750 441

Bajra 0.064 0.023 364 1.000 0.350 350

Ragi 12.162 14.253 1172 14.000 18.000 1286

Small Millets 1.487 1.118 752 2.000 1.750 875

Total Pulses 47.601 31.000 651 55.000 36.400 662

Foodgrains (P) 4305.705 9912.970 2302 4518.700 10700.280 2368

Total Oilseeds(P)

5.750 5.000 870 8.000 7.100 888

Jute (+) 609.817 8216.039 13.47 600.000 8400.000 14

Mesta (+) 7.432 77.499 10.43 10.000 100.000 10

Sunhemp (+) 1.184 6.282 5.54 1.300 7.260 5.65

Kharif Assessment – 2008-2009

(P) Figures corresponding to Achievement 2007-08 are provisional

A = Area in ‘000 hect.Y = Yield rate in kg/hectP = Production in ‘000 tonnes(+) = yield rate in bales of 180 kg. each/hect., Production in ‘000 bales(++) = yield rate in bales of 170 kg. each/hect., Production in ‘000 bales

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SIKKIM KHARIF ASSESSMENT 2008

SL.No Crop Area inProduction

inYield / Hectare

   000'

Hectares000' Tonnes in Kg

I. CEREALS:      

1 Rice 13.00 25.00 1923.08

3 Maize 37.12 62.76 1690.73

4 Millet 4.20 4.75 1130.95

  Total Cereals: 54.32 92.51 1703.06

II. PULSES:      

1 Urd 3.80 3.50 921.05

2 Other Pulses 1.80 3.15 1750.00

  Total Pulses: 5.60 6.65 1187.50

TOTAL FOOD GRAIN   59.92 99.16 1654.87

         

III. OIL SEEDS      

1. Soybean 4.20 4.00 952.38

  Total Oil Seed: 4.20 4.00 952.38

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Rabi Prospects-2008-09

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Arunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh

Crops Area

(in 000’ Hect.)

Production

(in 000’ MT.)

TOTAL CEREALS 14.250 21.000

TOTAL PULSES 5.050 5.400

OILSEEDS 26.200 25.300

Potato 3.320 27.000

Chilly 1.475 3.600

Vegetables (Seasonal) 16.500 70.500

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Crop Achievement 2008-09 (Target)

Targeted increase in

2008-09 over 2007-08

2006-07 2007-08

Summer Rice Area 3.12 3.75 5.00 1.25Productivity 2017 2020 2042 22

Wheat Area 0.60 0.72 1.00 0.28Productivity 1102 1152 1200 48

Maize Area 0.13 0.12 0.20 0.09Productivity 744 745 3250 2505

Rabi Pulses Area 1.00 1.08 1.26 0.18Productivity 535 546 619 73

Rabi Oilseeds Area 2.60 2.87 3.67 0.80Productivity 527 554 605 51

Rabi Vegetables

Area 1.59 1.59 1.60 0.01Productivity 16931 17435 17913 478

Assam

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Bihar

Crop Area

Lakh ha.

Production

(Lakh MT)

Productivity

(Q/ha.)

Normal Target Normal Target Normal Target

Wheat 20.73 24.00 38.47 54.25 18.60 22.6

Maize 3.66 5.50 10.66 18.75 29.12 34.1

Rice 1.17 2.00 1.70 4.00 14.53 20.00

Coarse Cereals 0.19 0.25 0.21 0.35 11.05 14.0

Pulses 5.55 7.25 4.13 7.32 7.44 10.1

Total

Food grain

31.30 39.00 55.17 84.67 17.63 21.7

Oilseeds 1.32 2.00 1.31 1.98 10.00 9.9

Normal Area, Production & Productivity –Av. of 5 years 2003-04 to 07-08 Source- Directorate of Agriculture, GOB.

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REQUIREMNT & AVAILABILITY OF CERTIFIED SEEDS FOR RABI: REQUIREMNT & AVAILABILITY OF CERTIFIED SEEDS FOR RABI: 2008 – 092008 – 09..

Crops Require-

ment

Source of availability Total Surplus/

DeficitDOA Pvt. Company

NSC SFCI Other State

Agency

Other outside Agency

Wheat 1000 -- 800 200 -- -- -- 1000

Mustard / Toria 900 200 400 300 -- -- -- 900

Pea 800 -- 600 200 -- -- -- 800

Rabi Maize 400 -- 300 100 -- -- -- 400

Other rabi crops 250 -- 250 -- -- -- -- 250

Total 3650 200 2650 800 -- -- -- 3650 Nil

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Chattisgrah

Crops

Area (000 ha.) Production (000 mt.) Productivity(kg/ha.)

Rabi

07-08

Rabi 08-09 (T)

Rabi

07-08

Rabi 08-09 (T)

Rabi

07-08

Rabi 08-09 (T)

Wheat 163.35 165.00 161.03 221.10 1108 1140

Summer Rice 162.27 165.00 390.18 418.28 2405 2535

Other Cereals 21.81 18.00 41.23 28.00 1490 1555

Total Cereals 347.43 348.00 592.44 667.38 - -

Gram 304.81 310.00 262.68 294.50 862 950

Lathyrus 481.49 475.00 281.48 315.00 585 680

Other Pulses 149.29 162.00 44.72 63.70 299 393

Total Pulses 935.59 947.00 588.88 673.20 - -

Mustard 112.52 160.00 62.56 96.00 556 600

Linseed 152.04 120.00 34.20 36.00 225 300

Other Oilseeds 60.30 50.00 28.66 30.75 475 615

Total Oilseeds 324.86 330.00 125.42 162.75 - -

Total Rabi 1783.23 1800.00 1306.74 1503.33 - -

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Goa

Area (000" Ha) Production (000' tonnes)

I Cereals

Rice 17.375 50.000

Total Cereals 17.375 50.000

II Pulses

Tur (Arhar)

Urid/Moong 11.600 16.500

Other pulses

Total Pulses 11.600 16.500

Total Foodgrains 28.975 66.500

III Oilseeds

Groundnut 3.200 6.100

Total Oilseeds 3.200 6.100

IV Commercial Crops

Sugarcane 1.250 64.250

Total Sugarcane 1.250 64.250

Crop

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REQUIRED MEASURES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF CROP

PRODUCTION

Area Expansion, Crop coverage during Rabi is targeted as 4.70

lakh ha instead of last year target of 2.25 lakh ha.

Input Supply – Quality seed are being supplied to different identified

crop land where water resources are available.

Seed Replacement - Local inferior varieties are replaced through

HYV certified seeds and the SRR is 5 to 24%.

Increase in area coverage of Paddy in identified area through Hybrid

Paddy Seeds.

Demonstration of zero tillage to attract more farmers towards viable

wheat production.

Balanced use of fertilizer and supply of Bio-fertilizers.

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Sikkim

Sl No.   CROP

Area ('000 Ha)

Target

Production ('000 Tonnes)

TargetProductivity

kgs/ha.

I Cereals :      

  Wheat 6.50 10.50 1615.385

  Barley 1.15 1.55 1347.826

  Maize 2.00 3.30 1650.000

  (Buckwheat) 2.15 1.50 697.674

 Total Coarse

Cereals 5.30 6.35 1198.113

  Total Cereals 11.80 16.85 1427.966

II Pulses :      

  Other Pulses 1.00 1.60 1600.000

  Total Pulses 1.00 1.60 1600.000

 Total Food

grains 12.80 18.45 1441.406

III Oilseeds :      

  Rape & Mustard 5.00 4.32 864.000

  Total Oilseeds 5.00 4.32 864.000

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West Bengal

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Crops Achievement 2007-08 2008-09(Anticipated)

A P Y A P Y

Rice(P) 1511.593 4875.000 3225 1470.000 4800.000 3265

Wheat 352.579 917.284 2602 380.000 1003.000 2639

Barley 2.058 2.709 1316 2.250 3.000 1333

Maize(P) 50.000 200.000 4000 52.000 210.000 4038

Ragi(P) 1.000 0.750 750 1.100 0.850 773

Small Millets(P) 2.000 2.406 1203 2.250 3.000 1333

Total Pulses(P) 165.112 128.500 778 180.000 145.000 806

Foodgrains (P) 2084.342 6126.649 2939 2087.600 6164.850 2953

Total Oilseeds(P)

694.415 663.000 955 720.000 690.000 958

Potato (P) 400.000 8576.000 21425 390.000 8575.000 21987

Cotton (P)(++) 10.000 27.500 2.75 10.500 28.000 2.67

Sugarcane 16.888 837.778 49667 20.000 1300.000 65000

Rabi Assessment – 2008-2009

A = Area in ‘000 hect.Y = Yield rate in kg/hectP = Production in ‘000 tonnes(+) = yield rate in bales of 180 kg. each/hect., Production in ‘000 bales(++) = yield rate in bales of 170 kg. each/hect., Production in ‘000 bales

(P) Figures corresponding to Achievement 2007-08 are provisional

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Seed Availability

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REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF CERTIFIED SEEDS DURING RABI, 2008-09 (in quintal)

Assam

Sl Crop 2007-08 2008-09 (Kharif) 2008-09 (Rabi)

Availability Distribution Availability Distribution Req.1 Paddy 117087 169087 128040 128040 784352 Wheat - 33500 - 238653 Maize - 3 - - 23804 Jute - 144 - 2075 -5 Black gram - 2151 390 390 67506 Greengram - 410 - 150 23307 Pea - 14647 - - 170008 Lentil - 4250 - - 10229 Mustard 15350 10400 - - 1400010 Sesamum - - - - 37.50

11 Vegetables - 1528 - - 1214

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Chattisgarh

Seeds : 1. Breeder Seeds : Unit – in quintals

Season Demand Allocation Lifting

Kharif2008 842.50 663.95 690.16

Rabi2008-09 630 631.02 -

2. Certified Seeds : Kharif 2008

Particulars Cereals Pulses Oilseeds Total

Availability 2,04,613 3,823 47,582 2,57,705

Distribution 2,02,260 3,701 47,428 2,55,060Rabi 2008-09

Particulars Cereals Pulses Oilseeds Total

Demand 26,810 18,466 2,190 47,466

Availability 26,923 14,757 671 42,351

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Goa

Seed distribution during Rabi 2007-08 and target for Rabi 2008-09 is as follows:

Rabi 2007-08 Rabi 2008-09

Paddy 88 tonnes 100 tonnes

Groundnut 16 tonnes 16 tonnes

…contd..3..

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Sikkim The total quantity of Rabi Seeds have been

procured from NSC and have been dispatched to all VLW Circles.

Seed Treatment -604 Qtls. of seeds treated and 400 ha. of paddy nursery treated.

Seed Testing - 4489 Seed samples tested .

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West Bengal

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Availability of SeedName of the Crop Total Availabity of Certified Seed (Rabi)

(Quantity in Qtls.)

Wheat 12753

Gram 113

Lentil 2916

Kheshari 2200

Reap & Mustered 29715

Lenseed 4.9

Ground nut 910

Potato 187015

Boro Paddy 88700

Maize 6000

Summer Moog 4725

Summer Urd 4235

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Fertilizer Availability

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Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh

Fertilizer supply plan already discussed in details and allocation is finalized in the Zonal Conference held at Kohima on 08.09.2008.

Requirement for Rabi 2008 – 09:-Requirement for Rabi 2008 – 09:-i) Urea : 400 MT.ii) DAP : 300 MT. Supplying agencies are also finalized.iii) SSP : 200 MT.iv) MOP : 100 MT.

The requirement of Chemical fertilizer is higher by 8.6% than the consumption during last Rabi: 2007.

Efforts are continued to bring N:P:K Ratio in the level of 4:2:1 from the level of 6:3:1 in the last year. Subsidy against Nitrogenous fertilizer is reduced by 20% in the year 2008 – 09.

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During Rabi 2008, it is targeted to enhance sale of fertilizers to following quantities:

Sr.No. Fertilizer (In M.Tonnes)

1 Urea 1650

2 NPK 19:19:19 3400

3 DAP 18:46:0 1070

4 N.P.K. 10:26:26 440

5 M.O.P.0:0:60 250

6 N.P.K. 15:15:15 200

7 N.P.K. 12:32:16 30

Total: 7040

Goa

…contd.3..

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West Bengal

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Availability during September 2008

Urea Comfortable

DAP Comfortable

MOP Comfortable

NPK Comfortable

SSP Shortage by 25000 MT *

* Domestic producers with the lifing of ban on direct marketing will go for production and marketing. Overall Kharif 2008 was comfortable in respect of availability of fertilizers.

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Best Practices

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Arunachal Pradesh:Arunachal Pradesh:

Seed treatment campaign through ATMA programme.

Integrated nutrient management (INM) with special focus on anionic micronutrient and Zinc in some areas where deficiency noticed.

Popularizing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) concept.

Encouraging Organic farming by popularizing organic and biofertilizers in the areas where farming practice is traditionally organic.

Awareness and sensitization through print & electronic media about developing Agro-eco tourism.

Inter-district / State exposure visit of farmers, Kisan Mela, Farmers-scientist interaction under ATMA programmes.

SRO technology introduced from Kharif: 2008.

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BEST PRACTICE-CHATTISGARH

• Setting up model Agri-village Dev. Programme under RKVY for creating need based infrastructure facilities

• Krishi Gyan Ganga Yatra-1 month yatra organise in 462 villages covering 4 districts. 51,000 farmers benefited.

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BEST PRACTICES

• West Bengal– Adoption of zero tillage machine & drum

seeder– Bihar– Mukhyamantrai Tibra Beej Vistar Yojana

launched under which 2 farmers from every village to get foundation seed for ½ acre at 50% cost.

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BEST PRACTICES ADOPTED BY JHARKHAND

• Birsa Pucca Water Storage Structure with Pump set : A key to assured irrigation with water lifting device, farmers are getting enhanced crops produce.

• Recharge wells with pump set : Constructed by the side of the water bodies for getting recharged have been providing assured irrigation with water lifting device.

• Plantations (Horticultural/Forest) : Have been effective in providing food, fodder and fuel. Extremely effective in maintaining ecological balance.

• Water harvesting structures : Harvested rain water has been useful in getting better crop produce.

• Field bunding (Bunds across the slope) : An effective treatment measure for insitu moisture conservation.

• Gully Reclamation/Control : Has been an effective treatment measure to check soil erosion in the down stream side of check dam and arrest silt flood. Gully beds get converted into paddy field thereby benefiting farmers.

• Seed Treatment – 80 % Seed treatment .

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3.15 lakh hectares of Kharif crop (mainly Winter Rice) area and 7.56 lakh farm families of the State are affected by 2 waves of flood in the State.

Approximate loss caused by the 2 waves of flood is about 329.11 crores.

In order to compensate the loss caused by flood a contingency plan is proposed for implementation in ensuing Rabi season for all the affected farm families covering all the affected districts.

Assam : PROGRAMME IN FLOOD AFFECTED AREA

Immediate Measure in Kharif - Coverage of flood damaged area of Winter Paddy by paddy seeds (direct seeded under delayed condition) and locally procured Winter Paddy seedlings..

Proposed programme in Rabi - Special programme on Rabi crops viz., Wheat, Maize, Rape & Mustard, Pea, Lentil, Summer Rice, Rabi Vegetables, Onion, Potato, and Coriander.

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BEST PRACTICES ADOPTED BY THE STATE

• Birsa Pucca Water Storage Structure with Pump set : A key to assured irrigation with water lifting device, farmers are getting enhanced crops produce.

• Recharge wells with pump set : Constructed by the side of the water bodies for getting recharged have been providing assured irrigation with water lifting device.

• Plantations (Horticultural/Forest) : Have been effective in providing food, fodder and fuel. Extremely effective in maintaining ecological balance.

• Water harvesting structures : Harvested rain water has been useful in getting better crop produce.

• Field bunding (Bunds across the slope) : An effective treatment measure for insitu moisture conservation.

• Gully Reclamation/Control : Has been an effective treatment measure to check soil erosion in the down stream side of check dam and arrest silt flood. Gully beds get converted into paddy field thereby benefiting farmers.

• Seed Treatment – 80 % Seed treatment .

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Issues

• Bihar– Special agri rehabilitation package for Kosi

victims– Release of 1st instalment for ISOPOM &

RKVY scheme– Availability of foundation seed for gram and

lentil

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Issues

• Assam-Coordination in procurement by SFCI

-Provision for marketing infrastructure including cold storage to be strengthened

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Utilization of Rice Fallows in Assam : Mustard cultivation (2007-08)

Oilseed Area & Production

2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (Target)

Area (lakh ha.) 2.76 3.08 3.89

Production (lakh MT) 1.37 1.59 2.35

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