by Haryananewswire
CHANDIGARH,
JAN 30
Haryana has achieved the highest ever productivity of Kharif foodgrains
2012-13 and has also recorded the highest ever rice production of 39.76
lakh metric tonnes (MT), since the inception of the State in 1966. This
has been achieved despite the State received about 36.8 per cent less
rainfall as against the normal rainfall from May to September, 2012.
While stating this here today, a spokesman of Haryana Agriculture Department
said that in case of Coarse Rice, 23.54 lakh metric tonnes of
production with a productivity of 40.03 qtls per hectare in an area of 5.88
lakh hectares has been achieved. This has remained highest both in production
and productivity since 1966-67. Similarly,the production of Basmati Rice was
also achieved at 16.22 lakh MT with a productivity of 25.87 qtls. per hectare
in an area of 6.27 lakh hectares which was also the highest since 1966-67.
He said that as statistics of area, average yield and production of all Kharif
crops 2012-13 has been received, the State has made some other achievements in
the agriculture sector. The productivity of Kharif foodgrains
2012-13 is 2819 kg per hectare, which is the highest so far. He said that
the State also achieved productivity of Cotton at 681 kgs per hectare (Lint)
and the total production of Cotton was 23.84 lakh bales. Similarly, the
productivity of Bjara was 1925 kgs per hectare and that of Maize
2556 kgs per hectare. Also, the productivity of Sugarcane during
2011-2012 was 73253 kgs per hectare which was highest since 1966-67.
He
said that all these achievements could only be made possible as the State
Government supplied 254 lakh units of more electricity
per day to farm sector from May to September, Kharif 2012-13 as
against 2011-12.
He said
that as the Irrigation Department also fully supported, the farmers
did not face any difficulty. In addition to this, the Department of
Agriculture prepared a Contingent Plan in consultation with Ch Charan Singh
Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar which was crop and area specific. This
Contingent Plan was circulated to all the Deputy Directors of Agriculture
Department and it was implemented for the benefit of farmers. In addition to
it, special advisories were also sent to farmers. These were used by the
farmers to increase the productivity of their crops. Special care was taken so
that any kind of shortcoming might not be faced. There was also less
infestation of insect and pests and diseases.
He
said that Department of Agriculture is making all sincere efforts to achieve
the targeted production of Rabi 2012-13 crops.
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