(a) whether per hectare yield of wheat in our country is 2.85 tonnes while it is
2.8 tonnes in the United States of America;
(b) if not, the estimate of the Government in this regard;
(c) whether the yield per hectare in areas other than the major wheat
producing areas in the country is also 2.7 tonnes;
(d) if so, the facts thereof; and
(e) the estimated average yield of wheat in the country?
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI NITISH KUMAR)
(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED
QUESTION NO.207 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4TH DECEMBER, 2000 IN THE
LOK SABHA.
(a)&(b): According to advance estimates for 1999-2000, the yield rate of
wheat in India is likely to be 2.7 tonnes per hectare as against 2.9 tonnes per
hectare in the United States of America as per FAO Year Book 1998 (Vol.52).
(c) to (e): The State-wise yield rates of wheat as also at all-India level during
last four years is given in the Annexure. It may be seen that yield rates vary from
State to State.
ANNEXURE
YIELD RATES OF WHEAT IN MAJOR WHEAT PRODUCING STATES DURING 1996-97 TO 1999-2000.
Yield : Kg./Hectare
STATE 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000+
ASSAM 1332 1300 1010 1012 BIHAR 2183 2337 1992 2061 GUJARAT 2299 2373 2427 1923 HARYANA 3880 3660 3916 4167 HIMACHAL PRA 1487 1700 1700 1266 JAMMU & KASHMIR 1671 1620 1530 1515 KARNATAKA 771 473 819 688 MADHYA PRADESH 1801 1573 1794 1823 MAHARASHTRA 1460 898 1289 1227 PUNJAB 4234 3853 4332 4697 RAJASTHAN 2741 2501 2487 2540 UTTAR PRADESH 2668 2495 2510 2660 WEST BENGAL 2390 2206 2117 2187
ALL INDIA 2679 2485 2583 2707
Note: Bold figures indicate maximum and underlined figures indicate minimum yield rates.
+ : Advance estimates as on 29.6.2000.