The government has set the foodgrain production target at 298.3 million tonnes for the 2020-21 crop year, up 2 per cent from the record output achieved in the current year, banking on forecast of a normal monsoon. Nearly 50 per cent of India’s cultivable farm area is dependent on the monsoon — the lifeline of the country’s rural economy and agriculture sector.
He said the ministry had set a target of 149.92 million tonnes of foodgrain production in the kharif season and 148.4 million tonnes in the rabi, taking the total grain target to a record 298.3 million tonnes in the 2020-21 crop year. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said all states would ensure procurement at the block level. — TNS
Normal Monsoon
TARGET 2020-21
Rice output
117.5 million tonnes
Wheat output
106.5 million tonnes
Coarse cereals
48.7 million tonnes
Pulses output
25.6 million tonnes
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Source: The Tribune