Total Foodgrain Production Target set at 261 million tonnes during 2014-15

  Crop Production Target (in million tonnes)Total foodgrains 261Rice 106Wheat  94.00Pulses  19.50Coarse Cereals  41.50Oilseeds  33.00Sugarcane 345Cotton*  35.00Jute & Mesta**                             11.20  *(in million bales of 170 kg each for Cotton)  **(in million bales of 180 kg each for Jute & Mesta)

Government is implementing various crop development programmes/ schemes through State Governments such as National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) and Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) etc. to meet the targets for agricultural production, including foodgrains. Under these programmes, assistance is provided for activities like demonstrations of improved technologies, distribution of improved seed / planting material, need based plant protection and soil amendments, resource conservation techniques/ energy management, efficient water application tools, protected cultivation, farmers' trainings, etc. for enhancing production and productivity of agricultural production in the country.

 

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