Marketed Surplus and Post-harvest Losses of Jowar - Agmarknet
Marketed Surplus and Post-harvest Losses of Jowar - Agmarknet
Marketed Surplus and Post-harvest Losses of Jowar - Agmarknet
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TABLE NO. 7<br />
AREA UNDER JOWAR : HIGH YIELDING VARIETIES (HYV) AND TRADITIONAL<br />
VARIETIES (TV) (AVERAGE 1996-97/1997-98/1998-99).<br />
(‘000 hectares)<br />
Category<br />
Area Sown<br />
HYV TV Total<br />
(1) (2) (3) (4)<br />
Small 3157.68(63.10)<br />
1846.88(36.90)<br />
5004.56(100.00)<br />
(47.58)<br />
Medium 1688.33(61.39)<br />
(25.44)<br />
Large 1790.32(65.69)<br />
(26.98)<br />
Total 6636.33(63.32)<br />
(100.00)<br />
(48.05)<br />
1062.06(38.61)<br />
(27.63)<br />
935.13(34.31)<br />
(24.32)<br />
3844.07(36.68)<br />
(100.00)<br />
(The figures in parenthesis are percentage to the total <strong>of</strong> the column/row)<br />
(47.75)<br />
2750.39(100.00)<br />
(26.25)<br />
2725.45(100.00)<br />
(26.00)<br />
10480.40(100.00)<br />
(100.00)<br />
5.2.2 It is observed that the coverage <strong>of</strong> high yielding varieties <strong>of</strong> jowar was <strong>of</strong> the order <strong>of</strong> 6636.33<br />
thous<strong>and</strong> hectares or 63.32 percent <strong>of</strong> the total area under jowar. The coverage <strong>of</strong> traditional<br />
varieties was 3844.07 thous<strong>and</strong> hectares or 36.68 percent. This is a reflection <strong>of</strong> the efforts for<br />
promotion <strong>of</strong> high yielding varieties by the Ministry <strong>of</strong> Agriculture.<br />
5.2.3 The State-wise distribution <strong>of</strong> area under ‘High Yielding Varieties’ <strong>and</strong> ‘Traditional Varieties’ is<br />
given in Table No. 8.
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