| India
at a Glance |
 |
| Travellers'
Paradise |
|
| Indians
in Limelight |
|
| Humour
Corner |
|
|
Agricultural Production
| |
19980-81 |
1990-91 |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03* |
| Mn.
hectares |
| Foodgrains# |
129.6 |
176.4 |
196.8 |
211.9 |
174.2 |
| Cereals |
119.0 |
162.1 |
185.7 |
198.5 |
163.0 |
| Rice |
53.6 |
74.3 |
85.0 |
93.3 |
72.7 |
| Wheat |
36.3 |
55.1 |
69.7 |
72.8 |
65.1 |
| Jowar |
10.4 |
11.7 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.1 |
| Bajra |
5.3 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
8.3 |
4.6 |
| Maize |
7.0 |
9.0 |
12.0 |
12.5 |
10.3 |
| Others |
4.3 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
4.1 |
3.2 |
| Pulses |
10.6 |
14.3 |
11.0 |
13.4 |
11.1 |
| Gram |
4.3 |
5.4 |
3.9 |
5.5 |
4.1 |
| Tur |
2.0 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
| Others |
6.3 |
6.5 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
4.8 |
| Oilseeds** |
9.4 |
18.6 |
18.4 |
20.7 |
15.1 |
| Groundnut (in sell) |
5.0 |
7.5 |
6.4 |
7.0 |
4.4 |
| Rapeseed & mustard |
2.3 |
5.2 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
3.9 |
| Others |
2.1 |
5.9 |
7.8 |
8.6 |
6.8 |
| Cotton@ |
7.0 |
9.8 |
9.5 |
10.0 |
8.7 |
| Jute@ |
6.5 |
7.9 |
9.3 |
10.6 |
10.3 |
| Sugarcane (cane-weight) |
154.2 |
241.0 |
296.0 |
298.4 |
281.6 |
| Tea |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
| Coffee |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
* Provisional.
# 2003-04: 212.1 mn. Tonnes of which, rice: 87.0 mn. tonnes & wheat:
72.1 mn. tonnes; (anticipated - 2004-05: 208.1 mn. tonnes)
** Comprising groundnut, rapeseed & mustard, sesamum, linseed, castorseed,
nigerseed, safflower, sunflower & soyabean.
@ Cotton in mn. bales of 170 kg. & jute in mn. bales of 180 kg.
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