Production of Rice in India

From a nation dependent on food imports to feed its population, India today is self-sufficient in grain production and also has a substantial reserve. The progress made by agriculture in the last four decades has been one of the biggest success stories of free India. Agriculture and allied activities constitute the single largest contributor to the Gross Domestic Product, almost 33% of it. Agriculture is the means of livelihood of about two-thirds of the work force in the country.

India is the world's second largest rice producer, followed by China. The production of rice in India has shown an increasing trend which is evident from the Table given below:

YEAR	RICE PRODUCTION (in million tones)
1950-51	20.58
1960-61	34.58
1970-71	42.22
1980-81	53.63
1990-91	74.29
1997-98	82.54
1998-99	86.08
1999-00	89.68
2000-01	84.98
2001-02	93.08

The demand for rice in India is projected at 128 million tones for the year 2012 and will require a production level of 3,000 kg/hectare significantly greater than the present average yield of 1,930 kg/hectare. Government of India is targeting to achieve production of 129 million tones of rice by 2011-12 with the growth rate of 3.7% along with other food grains.

State wise Production of Rice in India

Rice Production (in million tonnes)
State	2000-01	1999-00
Uttar Pradesh	42.32	45.65
Punjab	25.32	25.20
Andhra Pradesh	14.53	13.70
West Bengal	13.83	14.92
Haryana	13.25	13.06
Bihar	12.06	14.39
Karnataka	10.95	9.86
Maharashtra	10.08	12.70
Rajasthan	10.04	10.68
Madhya Pradesh	8.93	21.27
Tamil Nadu	8.90	8.97
Orissa	4.98	5.62
Assam	4.17	4.04
Gujarat	3.68	4.05
Chatisgarh	3.65	-
Jharkhand	2.01	-
Uttaranchal	1.73	-
Others	5.49	2.71

See Also

World Rice Production 2009-2010.

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See Also

Development of Hybrid Rice in India
Export of Rice from India
Factors Influencing the Price of Rice
Minimum Support Price of Rice in India
Origin and History of Rice in India
Problems of Rice Cultivation in India
Production of Rice in India
Rice Cultivation in India
Rice Processing
Steps to Improve Production of Rice
Varieties of Rice in India
Rice Consumption

 

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See Also

Average Export Price

Export Earnings from Rice

Export of Basmati Rice from India

Export of Non-Basmati Rice from India

Measures for Sustaining Rice Exports

Problems of Rice Export from India