Haryana achieves highest ever Kharif foodgrains production

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.