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Country 2.0 PRODUCTION 2.1 Major producing countries in the world It has been reported that during the year 2005, area under cultivation of jowar in the world was 43707.4 thousand hectares, with the production of 59197.52 thousand tonnes. U.S.A. was the largest producer of jowar with 16.86 percent of production in the world during the same period. The other major jowar producing countries were Nigeria (15.50 percent), India (12.67 percent), Mexico (9.33 percent), Sudan (7.22 percent), Argentina (4.89 percent), China (4.32 percent), Ethiopia (3.72 percent), Australia (3.40 percent), Burkina Faso (2.62 percent) and Brazil (2.57 percent) during the same period.India stood at first position with area of 9400.03 thousand hectares (21.51percent), but in production, it stood at third rank with production of 7500.00 thousand tonnes (12.67 percent) during the same year. Area, production and average yield in major producing countries is given in Table No.2. Table No. 2: Area, production and average yield of jowar in the major producing countries Area (‘000 ha) Production (‘000 tonnes) Yield(Kg/ha) 2003 2004 2005 % to 2003 2004 2005 % to 2003 2004 2005 world world Argentina 533.99 474.99 557.96 1.28 2,684.78 2,160.00 2,894.25 4.89 5,027.70 4,547.40 5,187.20 Australia 667.01 734 755.03 1.73 1,465.00 2,009.00 2,010.57 3.40 5,027.70 4,547.40 5,187.20 Brazil 753.77 931.29 788.04 1.80 1,804.92 2,158.87 1,520.54 2.57 2,394.50 2,318.20 1,929.50 Burkina Faso 1,676.78 1,438.10 1,438.07 3.29 1,610.26 1,399.30 1,552.91 2.62 960.3 973 1,079.90 China 1,335.34 569.53 1,088.01 2.49 2,879.54 2,340.83 2,558.80 4.32 2,156.40 4,110.10 2,351.80 Ethiopia 1,335.83 1,311.46 1,512.17 3.46 1,784.28 1,717.91 2,200.24 3.72 1,335.70 1,309.90 1,455.00 India 9,490.09 9,100.06 9,400.03 21.51 7,200.00 7,700.00 7,500.00 12.67 758.7 846.1 797.9 Mexico 1,972.60 1,832.50 1,599.24 3.66 6,462.20 7,004.40 5,524.38 9.33 3,276.00 3,822.30 3,454.40 Nigeria 6,935.74 7,031.42 7,284.43 16.67 8,016.00 8,578.00 9,178.00 15.50 1,155.80 1,220.00 1,259.90 Sudan 7,081.26 3,819.68 6,444.99 14.75 5,188.00 2,704.00 4,275.00 7.22 732.6 707.9 663.3 U. S. A. 3,155.75 2,637.40 2,321.33 5.31 10,445.90 11,523.34 9,981.00 16.86 3,310.10 4,369.20 4,299.70 Others 10,926.94 10,858.83 10518.1 24.06 9606.44 9802.59 10001.83 16.90 _ _ _ Total 45865.1 40739.26 43707.4 100.00 59147.32 59098.24 59197.52 100.0 _ _ _ Source : www.faostat.fao.org 2.2 Major Producing States in India: India is one of the major producing country. In the year 2005-06, Maharashtra occupied the highest position in production of jowar with 3.90 million tonnes of production (51.11%). Share of other states in production was Karnataka (21.89%), Madhya Pradesh (8.26%), Andhra Pradesh (7.73%), Tamil Nadu (3.01%), Uttar Pradesh (3.15%), Gujarat (1.97%), Rajasthan (2.23%), Haryana (0.26%) and Orissa (0.13%). In regards to area under Jowar, during 2005-06, Maharashtra ranked first with 4.74 million hectares (54.67%), followed by Karnataka (17.53%), Rajasthan (6.81%), Madhya Pradesh (6.69%), Andhra Pradesh (5.07%), Tamil Nadu (3.69%), Uttar Pradesh (2.65%), Gujarat (1.50%), Haryana (1.04%) and Orissa (0.12%). 2
Area, production and average yield in major producing states is given in Table No.3. Name of State Table No. 3: Area, production and average yield of jowar in the major producing states during 2001-2002 & 2002-2003 Area (million hectares) Production (million tonnes ) Yield Kg/ha) 2004- 05 2005-06 % 2004 - 05 2005-06 % 2004-05 2005-06 Maharashtra 4.76 4.74 54.67 3.62 3.90 51.11 762 824 Karnataka 1.66 1.52 17.53 1.44 1.67 21.89 863 1095 Madhya Pradesh 0.66 0.58 6.69 0.63 0.63 8.26 957 1088 Andhra Pradesh 0.50 0.44 5.07 0.52 0.59 7.73 1032 1324 Tamil Nadu 0.38 0.32 3.69 0.25 0.23 3.01 669 732 Uttar Pradesh 0.25 0.23 2.65 0.25 0.24 3.15 1020 1065 Gujarat 0.18 0.13 1.50 0.21 0.15 1.97 1154 1138 Rajasthan 0.57 0.59 6.81 0.27 0.17 2.23 464 288 Haryana 0.10 0.09 1.04 0.03 0.02 0.26 271 273 Orissa 0.01 0.01 0.12 0.01 0.01 0.13 545 600 Others 0.02 0.02 0.23 0.01 0.02 0.26 -- -- All India 9.09 8.67 100 7.24 7.63 100 797 880 Source : Agricultural Statistics at a glance, 2006-07, Department of Agril. & Co-op. New Delhi. 2.3 Important varieties of Jowar grown in India: In India, the varieties suitable for different agro-climatic conditions have been developed and are grown in various states as Kharif, Rabi or Summer crops. Varieties grown in various states are given in Table No. 4. Table No. 4: Varieties grown in various states in the country 3
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