The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC & FW) has released the 3rd Advance Estimates of production of major agricultural crops for 2020-21. According to the estimates, the total foodgrain production in India is estimated to rise by 2.66% to a record 305.44 Million Tonnes (MT) in 2020-21 (compared to 2019).
- It is an increase of 7.94 MT than the production of foodgrain of 297.50 MT achieved during 2019-20.
- The 305.44 MT estimate is higher by 26.66 MT compared to average production of foodgrains of the previous five years (2015-16 to 2019-20).
- The assessment is based on data received from States.
As per 3rd Advance Estimates, the estimated production of major crops during 2020-21 are as under
| Crop | Estimated Production |
|---|---|
| Rice | 121.46 MT (record) (higher by 9.01 MT compared to last five years’ average production of 112.44 MT) |
| Wheat | 108.75 MT (record) (higher by 8.32 MT than the average wheat production of 100.42 MT) |
| Nutri/Coarse Cereal | 49.66 MT (higher by 1.91 MT compared to 47.75 MT achieved during 2019-20) |
| Pulses | 25.58 MT (higher by 3.64 MT than last 5 years average production of 21.93 MT) |
| Oilseeds | 36.57 MT (record) (higher by 3.35 MT than the production of 33.22 MT during 2019-20) |
| Sugarcane | 392.80 MT (higher by 30.73 MT than the average sugarcane production of 362.07 MT) |
| Cotton | 36.49 million bales (of 170 kg each) (higher by 4.59 million bales than the average cotton production) |
| Jute & Mesta | 9.62 million bales (of 180 kg each) |
The full estimates can be accessed here
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Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar stated that the Government has set Foodgrains Production target for the crop year 2021-22 at 307 Million Tonnes (MT), the production target for 2020-21 was 301.92 MT.
About Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW)
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC & FW) comes under MoA&FW
Union Minister – Narendra Singh Tomar (Morena, Madhya Pradesh)
Minister of State – Parshottam Rupala (Rajya Sabha, Gujarat), Kailash Choudhary (Lok Sabha – Barmer, Rajasthan)
