Annual Report 2009-2010 - Department of Agriculture & Co-operation

1.7 The share of agriculture and allied sectors
in total gross capital formation has also
progressively declined for nearly two decades.
However, this trend has since been arrested and
the share of capital formation of the agriculture
and allied sectors in GDP has increased from 14.1
per cent in 2004-05 to 21.3 per cent in 2008-09 (at
2004-05 prices). The share of public investment
to GDP of the agriculture and allied sectors has
also increased from 2.9 per cent in 2004-05 to 3.8
per cent in 2008-09 (at 2004-05 prices). The share
of private investment to GDP of agriculture and
allied sectors has also increased from 11.2 per
cent in 2004-05 to 17.5 per cent (at 2004-05 prices)
in 2008-09. Gross capital formation public and
private in agriculture and allied sectors and its
percentage share to GDP of agriculture and allied
sectors is given in Table 1.3
Table 1.3: Gross Capital Formation (GCF) Public and Private in Agriculture and Allied Sectors
and its percentage share to GDP of Agriculture and Allied Sectors (at 2004-05 prices)
(in Rs. crore)
Year Public %age share Private %age share Total % share in
Investment in Agriculture Investment in Agriculture Investment GDP for
(Rs. crore) and Allied (Rs. crore) and Allied (Rs. crore) Agriculture
Sector GDP Sector GDP and Allied
Sector
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2004-05 16183 2.9 62665 11.2 78848 14.1
2005-06 19909 3.4 73211 12.4 93121 15.8
2006-07 22978 3.8 71422 11.7 94400 15.4
2007-08 23039 3.6 86967 13.6 110006 17.2
2008-09 24452 3.8 114145 17.5 138597 21.3
Source: Central Statistical Organisation
Note: CSO has changed the base year from the year 1999-2000 to 2004-05
The Indian Agricultural Scenario
1.8 The total geographical area of the country
is 328.7 million hectares, of which 140.3 million
hectares is the net sown area, while 193.7 million
hectares is the gross cropped area. The gross
and net irrigated area is 85.8 million hectares and
60.9 million hectares respectively, with a
cropping intensity of 138 per cent.
Crop Production:
1.9 Production of foodgrains during 2009-10
is estimated at 216.85 Million Tonnes (MT) as
per 2nd Advance Estimates compared to 234.47
M.T. achieved during 2008-09. Production of rice
is estimated at 87.56 M.T. which is 11.62 M.T.
lower compared to 99.18 M.T. during the
previous year. Production of wheat is estimated
at 80.28 M.T.(2nd Advance Estimates) which is
0.4 MT less as compared to 80.68 M.T. in 2008-
09. Production of coarse cereals during 2009-
10 is estimated at 34.27 M.T. (2nd Advance
Estimates) compared to the previous year's
production of 40.03 M.T. during 2008-09.
1.10 Production of sugarcane during 2009-10
is estimated at 251.27 M.T. (2nd Advance
Estimates) against 285.03 M.T. achieved during
2008-09. Cotton production is estimated at
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