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June 19, 2025 at 02:51 PM
🔆 Crop Statistics – India
âś… Area under cultivation:
Cereals = 40% (Rice 25%, Wheat 15%)
Coarse grains 10%, Pulses 15%, Oilseeds 13%,
Cotton 7%, Sugarcane 3%
📊 Source: Ministry of Agriculture
âś… Millets in India:
Largest producer – 60 mn tonnes (20% of global output)
5th largest exporter
Yield – 1240 kg/ha vs world average 1230 kg/ha
📊 Source: Ministry of Agriculture
✅ Total food grain production (2023–24):
332 million tonnes
Wheat & rice = 75% of total production
📊 Source: Ministry of Agriculture
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