Economic Survey: Agriculture Sector: Highlights

  • indiaflagRecord food grains production of 264.4 mt in the year 2013-14
  • Record production of oilseeds of 32.4 mt in the year 2013-14
  • Record production of pulses of 19.6 mt in the year 2013-14
  • Groundnut shows the largest increase in productivity i.e., 73.17% in the year 2013-14.
  • India ranks first in the world in productivity of grapes, banana, cassava, peas, and papaya.
  • Agriculture sector growth rate 4.7% in the year 2013-14
  • Area under foodgrains increased by 4.47% to 126.2 million ha in the year 2013-14
  • Area under oilseeds increased by 6.42% to 28.2 million ha in the year 2013-14.
  • Stocks of foodgrains in the Central Pool stood  at 69.84 million tonnes as on June 1, 2014
  • Net availability of foodgrains increased by 15% to 229.1 million tonnes in 2013
  • Per capita net availability of foodgrains increased to 186.4 kg per year in 2013
  • Agriculture exports grow by 5.1% in the year 2013-14
  • Exports of marine products show a growth rate of 45% in the year 2013-14
  • Milk production touches a record high of 132.43 mt in the year 2012-13
  • Contribution of livestock sector to total GDP was 4.1% in the year 2012-13
  • Year-on-year growth rate of milk production in India is 4.04% vis-a-vis world average of 2.2%
  • Credit to agriculture sector exceeds target of Rs. 7,00,000 crore in the year 2013-14
  • Share of agriculture and allied sectors in GDP declines to 13.9% in 2013-14
  • Number of cultivators decline from 127.3 million in 2001 to 118.7 million in 2011
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