Record production in Kharif Season

India’s 2024-25 kharif season records a surge in rice production due to favourable monsoon, while pulses, sugarcane, and cotton see a decline.

Sakshi Gupta Last updated on November 6th, 2024 07:08 pm Leave a comment

Key facts related to Kharif Production

India’s rice production for the current kharif season (2024-25) is estimated to reach a record high of 93 million tonnes, a 5.89% increase from last year.
The increase is due to a higher area under paddy cultivation in states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Haryana, Jharkhand, Bihar, and Chhattisgarh
The total kharif foodgrain production is estimated to reach 70 million tonnes, a 5.73% increase from last year’s 155.77 million tonnes.
The production of sugarcane and cotton is estimated to be lower than the previous year’s output.
Digital Agriculture Mission: This season, the Ministry of Agriculture utilised a Digital Crop Survey under the Digital Agriculture Mission for area estimates, replacing the traditional manual Girdawari system.

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