The agriculture growth rate in Gujarat in the 11th plan, which is between 2007-08 and 2011-12, has just remained 4.9% and the state was ranked eighth in the overall ranking. States like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are ahead of Gujarat when it comes to agriculture production.
According to a report by the agriculture department central Gujarat, during the 11th Plan 2007-08 to 2011-12, the growth performance of agriculture in Madhya Pradesh (7.6%), Chhatisgarh (7.6%), Rajasthan (7.4%), Jharkhand (6.0%) and Karnataka (5.6%) and Gujarat (4.9 per cent) was much higher than that of Punjab (1.6%), Maharashtra (2.0%), Tamil Nadu (2.2%), West Bengal (2.8%), Uttar Pradesh (3.3%) and Haryana (3.3%). The repot states that 6.59 million tonnes (about 5.02%) decline in kharif production has been caused by the late onset of monsoon and deficient rainfall in several states including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
The report says that the production of coarse cereals has been severely affected by the deficient monsoon in Gujarat. The report states that there has been a decline in the area coverage in the state. A major increase in the productivity of pulses has been noticed in Gujarat, says the report. Productivity of pulses has increased from 625 kg per hectare in 2007-08 to 699 kg per hectare in 2011-12 in the state.
The report says the highest yield in Oilseed cultivation in 2011-12 was recorded by Tamil Nadu (2,479 kg/ha) followed by Gujarat (1,608 kg/ha) and Haryana (1,394 kg/ha).
The report says that India is the second largest cotton producer, consumer and exporter in the world. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are the major cotton producing states. During 2011-12 a record area of 12.18 lakh hectare was sown with cotton. Major increase in the cotton area was noticed in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Also several projects were taken up in the year 2012-13 for increasing productivity. While Jharkhand chose to increase cropping intensity by creating water conservation structures, Gujarat preferred to check salinity ingress in coastal areas and reclaim almost 70,000 ha of land for cultivation.
The report says that Gujarat was ranked sixth in Vegetable production. The vegetable production in Gujarat was 6.4% of the country's total production. West Bengal accounts for 15% of vegetable production
Source:- timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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