Odisha targets 11 million tonne food grains production in FY17

The food production, was recorded at 6.2 mt last Kharif against target of 10 mt due to drought

Buoyed by good monsoon rains, the Odisha government has set a food grains production target of 11.12 million tonne during 2016-17. The target, as per the second advance estimate, includes 1.6 million tonne and 9.463 million tonne production during the Rabi and Kharif seasons respectively for the current crop season.

This year’s food grain production included 10 million tonne of cereals and 1.04 million tonne of pulses cultivated on 6.5 million hectares (ha) of land.

In the cereals bracket, rice production is expected at 9.1 million tonne with the productivity of 2,260 kg per ha and spread of 4.06 million ha.