season and crop report tamilnadu 2009-10

Jowar (Cholam)
Jowar known as Cholam in Tamilnadu
was grown in about 238476 ha constituting
4.3% of the total cropped area of the state.
Jowar is sown in both under rain-fed as well as
irrigated conditions. Coimbatore, Dindigul,
Trichirapalli, Thiruppur, Karur, Salem,
Dharmapuri, Madurai, Theni, Namakkal and
Virudunagar districts have contributed 84.0%
of the total area under this crop in the state
during 09-10.
Year 09-10 08-09
%
var.
Bajra (Cumbu)
Bajra known as Cumbu in Tamilnadu
is generally sown under rain-fed conditions in
the state. The area under the crop during
09-10 is 54427 ha constituting 1.0% of the
total cropped area in the State. Bajra is
generally grown in Thoothukudi, Villupuram,
Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar,
Thiruvannamalai, Karur, Cuddalore and
Dindigul districts that together accounted for
83.1% of the total area under this crop during
09-10.
Area (in ha) 238476 258876 -7.9
Year 09-10 08-09
%
var.
Production
(in Tonnes)
221960 213436 4.0
Area (in ha) 54427 56672 -4.0
Yield rate
(in Kg/ha)
931 824 13.0
Production
(in Tonnes)
82652 84021 -1.6
5 YEAR TREND
Yield rate
(in Kg/ha)
1519 1483 2.4
350
316
5 YEAR TREND
300
294
294
284
120
259
250
248
238
200
231
213
222
100
95
99
86
84
80
83
150
60
100
82
40
50
60
57
54
0
05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10
20
66
Area in '000' ha.
Prod'n in '000' tonnes
0
05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10
Area in '000' ha.
Prod'n in '000' tonnes
27