Non-crop sectors gain GVO share as livestock rises, crop dips: Mospi

Livestock, fishing and aquaculture raised their GVO share between FY12 and FY24, while the crop sector's share fell though it remains the largest contributor

The share of the non-crop sector — namely livestock, fishing and aquaculture — continued to grow in the overall gross value of output (GVO) for agriculture and allied activities from 2011-12 to 2023-24, showed a recent report by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).

 

However, it added that the share of the crop sector fell at constant prices though it still remained the bigger contributor.

 

The crop sector’s share in overall GVO for agriculture and allied activities at constant prices has fallen from 62.4 per cent in 2011-12 to 54.1 per cent in 2023-24. That of livestock has risen from 25.6 per cent to 31.2 per cent.

 

Fishing and aquaculture’s share has risen from 4.2 per cent in 2011-12 to almost 7 per cent in 2023-24.

 

Non-crop sector’s share in the overall agriculture and allied activities GVO has been consistently rising since the last few decades. This is reinforcing the growing importance of livestock, forestry and fishing in agriculture. 

 

The GVO of livestock products has increased from ₹4.88 trillion in 2011-12 to ₹9.19 trillion in 2023-24, making it one of the fastest-growing components of agriculture and allied activities, the report said.

 

Milk remained dominant in this sector in 2023-24, though its share has decreased from 67.2 per cent to 65.9 per cent during 2011-12 to 2023-24.

 

Share of meat in total GVO of the livestock sector increased from 19.7 per cent to 24.1 per cent during 2011-12 to 2023-24 (at constant prices), the report showed.

 

The share of inland fish in the overall GVO has decreased from 57.7 to 50.2 per cent whereas the share of marine fish has increased from 42.3 per cent to 49.8 per cent, the report said.

 

The report also showed that bananas have outstripped mangoes to become the most valuable contributor to the GVO in fruits during 2023-24. Mango was the top contributor consistently from 2011-12 to 2021-22, the report showed. 

 

In 2023-24, the value of output from mangoes was ₹461 billion while that from bananas was ₹471 billion.

 

Overall, the GVO from agriculture and allied sectors at constant prices rose steadily from ₹19.08 trillion in 2011-12 to ₹29.49 trillion in 2023-24, recording a growth of almost 55 per cent.

 

Crop sector, with GVO at ₹15.95 trillion, remains the largest contributor to total GVO (at constant prices) of agriculture and allied sectors with a share of 54.1 per cent in 2023-24. Cereals and fruits and vegetables together accounted for 52.5 per cent of total crop GVO in 2023-24. 

 

Five states namely Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Telangana and Haryana contributed nearly 53 per cent of the GVO (at constant prices) for cereals in 2023-24.

 

With reduced share (18.6 per cent in 2011-12 to 17.2 per cent in 2023-24), Uttar Pradesh maintained its position as the country’s top producer of cereals in value terms.   

US trade talks: Apple growers flags concerns

 

Apple growers from Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh have called upon the chief ministers of their respective states to jointly approach the central government to ensure that there are no unreasonable changes in the tariff structure on apples imported from the US, as part of the bilateral trade deal. 

 

Apples, at present, attract an import duty of 50 per cent from the US, which the country is demanding to be brought down. “Since 2001, India’s apple imports have climbed from 200,000 tonnes to 600,000 tonnes and from 1.7 per cent of the domestic production to 22.5 per cent. Foreign apples from the US and other countries are out-competing our domestic fruit, putting the lives of more than 800,000 apple growing households in peril,” a statement from the Apple Farmers’ Federation of India (AFFI) — a body of apple growers from Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand said.