Agriculture
Sector: Highlights
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Record
food grains production of 264.4 mt in the year 2013-14
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Record
production of oilseeds of 32.4 mt in the year 2013-14
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Record
production of pulses of 19.6 mt in the year 2013-14
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Groundnut
shows the largest increase in productivity i.e., 73.17% in the year 2013-14.
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India
ranks first in the world in productivity of grapes, banana, cassava, peas, and
papaya.
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Agriculture
sector growth rate 4.7% in the year 2013-14
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Area
under foodgrains increased by 4.47% to 126.2 million ha in the year 2013-14
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Area
under oilseeds increased by 6.42% to 28.2 million ha in the year 2013-14.
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Stocks
of foodgrains in the Central Pool stood at 69.84 million tonnes as on
June 1, 2014
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Net
availability of foodgrains increased by 15% to 229.1 million tonnes in 2013
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Per
capita net availability of foodgrains increased to 186.4 kg per year in 2013
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Agriculture
exports grow by 5.1% in the year 2013-14
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Exports
of marine products show a growth rate of 45% in the year 2013-14
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Milk
production touches a record high of 132.43 mt in the year 2012-13
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Contribution
of livestock sector to total GDP was 4.1% in the year 2012-13
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Year-on-year
growth rate of milk production in India is 4.04% vis-a-vis world average of
2.2%
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Credit
to agriculture sector exceeds target of Rs. 7,00,000 crore in the year 2013-14
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Share
of agriculture and allied sectors in GDP declines to 13.9% in 2013-14
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Number
of cultivators decline from 127.3 million in 2001 to 118.7 million in 2011
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