Achievements

Progress:

During the last fifty years, the Agriculture Department has made tremendous progress in agriculture production . The production has increased manifold as is evidence from the information given below.

Foodgrains-Production-Map

TOTAL FOODGRAINS PRODUCTION
Food grains production increased from 200 thousand tonnes in 1951-1952 to 1745.01 thousand tonnes in the Year 2017-2018.

 

Maize-Production-Map

MAIZE PRODUCTION
Maize is the major crop of the state. The production of Maize, which was 67.3 thousand tones in 1951-1952 has gone up to 644.44 thousand tonnes in the year 2017-2018.

 

Rice-Production-Map

RICE PRODUCTION
The Production of rice has gone up from 28.3 thousand tonnes in 1951-1952 to 117.80 thousand tonnes in 2017-2018.

 

Wheat-Production-Map

WHEAT PRODUCTION
The production of wheat has attained a level of 670.00 thousand tonnes in 2017-2018 against 61.2 thousand tonnes during 1951-1952.

 

Vegetable Production-Map

VEGETABLE PRODUCTION
Production increased from 25 thousand tonnes during 1951-1952 to 1691.56 thousand tonnes during 2017-2018.

 

Ginger-Production-Map

GINGER PRODUCTION (Dry)
The production of Ginger in 1951-1952 was 1.24 thousand tonnes. The production of Ginger in 2017-2018 is 3.53 thousand tonnes.

 

Potato-Production-Map

POTATO PRODUCTION
The production of potato was 1.60 thousand tonnes in 1951-1952 and 198.66 thousand tonnes in 2017-2018.

 

Progress in Respect of Other Programme During 2017-2018

S.No. Development Programme Unit  
1 Distribution of Improved Seeds M.T. 10,210
2 i) Distribution of Plant ProtectionMaterial.
ii) Area Treated		 M.T.
000' ha.		 135.00
2.80
3 Distribution of Fertilizers
(In Nutrients) :
i) Nitrogen (N)
ii) Phosphorous (P)
iii) Potassium (K)
TOTAL (N+P+K)

M.T.
M.T.
M.T.
M.T.

35,000
8,000
8,000
51,000
4 Improved Agricultural Implements Distributed including Plant Protection Equipments No's 1,20,000
5 Area covered under H.Y.V. Programme
i) Wheat
ii) Rice
iii) Maize
000' ha.
000' ha.
000 'ha.
360.00
76.10
294.00
6 No. of Biogas Plants Installed No's 100
7 Area to be Covered under Soil and Water Conservation Measures ha. 3,600
8 Number of Soil Samples Analysed No's 50,000