The
major food crops in the State
are Rice, Wheat, Jowar, Bajra,
Maize, Tur, Gram, Groundnut
while major non food crops are
Cotton, Tobacco. In the year
1999-2000, the gross cropped
area and net cropped area were
reported to be 107.02 lakh ha.
and 94.99 lakh ha. respectively.
In the year 1999-2000, the total
net area irrigated was 29.80
lakh ha. in the State. In the
year 1995-96 the average size
of land holding was reported
to be 2.62 ha. As per triennium
average ending the year 2001-02,
the production of the total
foodgrains was estimated to
be 38.28 lakh tonnes. |
