season and crop report tamilnadu 2009-10

Considering the area irrigated under
different crops, the following picture had
emerged for 2009-10:
production thanks to significant jack up in yield
rate.
With respect to foodgrain
production, it went up by 5.7% from 71 lakh
Crop
Gross area sown (in ha).
Gross area irrigated (in ha).
% of gross area irrigated to gross
area sown
tonnes during 2008-09 to 75 lakh tonnes in
2009-10, increase being 5.6 %. Production of
cereals rose by 5.3 % from 69 lakh tonnes to
73 lakh tonnes. Pulses increased from 1.67
lakh tonnes to 2 lakh tonnes, showing a
growth of 22.1%. Thus the decline in area
coverage had adequately been compensated
Foodgrains 3034124 1894798 62.4
Food crops 4098090 2575027 62.8
Non-food
1473620 663207 45.0
crops
Food and
Non-food 5571710 3238234 58.1
crops
Area under total food crops
declined by 4 % from 42 lakh ha. during 2008-
09 to 41 lakh ha. in 2009-10. Dip in area is
noticed for Paddy (4.5%), Cholam (7.9%),
Ragi (8.6%) and other millets (12.8%). With
respect to non-food crops the area decreased
from 15.5. lakh ha to 14.73 lakh ha, the fall
being 5.3 per cent. The aggregate total area
by increase in production and yield rate.
Paddy, the staple crop of the
State, witnessed a moderate decrease in area,
whereas production and yield rate increased
sizably. Season-wise, kuruvai recorded a fall
in all aspects – area, production and yield rate
whereas samba clocked positive signs in
terms of area, production and yield rate. In the
case of Navarai, there was a dip in area
covered but increase in yield rate. Dip in
production is noticed with respect to ragi,
maize, sugarcane, chillies, groundnut, gingelly,
sunflower, etc., Yield rate fell in the case of
bengalgram, turmeric, sugarcane, tapioca,
banana etc.,
under all crops dwindled by 4.3 per cent from
58.2 lakh ha. to 55.72 lakh ha. However, the
decline in area under major crops had not
significantly impinged upon total agricultural
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