GROWTH OF RICE PRODUCTION IN INDIA


Before independence we Indians were in extreme poverty. Agricultural output was below par. Despite having near zero resources at our reach,   our past generation had made commendable progress in the agricultural development of our country. We must always be thankful to them.
 
Rice production growth
Year           Area       Produ-  Yield
                 Million     ction      kg/ha
                 Hectares  Million                                                 Tonnes
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1950-51    30.81       20.58     668
1960-61    34.13       34.58     714
1970-71    37.59       42.22   1123
1980-81    40.15       53.63   1336
1990-91    42.69       74.29   1740

This has reached to 118.87 million tonnes in 2019-20 and a record 122.27 million tonnes in 2020-21. The production per hectare has reached to 2700 kg in 2020-21

Despite a commendable growth rate from 1947 to 2021, we still have a long way to go. Rice production  in the following countries  stand much higher than our production per hectare.

China - 6710 kg/ha
Vietnam - 5573 kg/ha
Indonesia - 5152 kg/ha
Bangladesh - 4375 kg/ha

Top 3 rice producing countries in the world are China, Inda and Indonesia.

K V George



               

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