Cropping Pattern of Manipur

Submitted by pbhagawati on Thu, 01/15/2009 - 15:20

 

 

Rice continues to dominate acreage of all the crops with 166.15 thousand hectares (68.77 percent of cropped area in the State) in 2007-08 as against 165.37 thousand hectares (70.22 percent) in 2006-07. Area under cereals was 169.11 thousand hectares (70.00 percent) in 2007-08 as against 168.71 (71.64 percent) in 2006-07. The area under pulses was 12.51 thousand hectares or 5.18 percent of the cropped area of the State in 2007-08 as against 10.57 thousand hectares or 4.49 percent in 2006-07. The foodgrains alone accounted for 75.18 percent of the sown area during the year 2007-08. While 0.86 percent area was occupied by oilseeds and the remaining 23.96 percent area was occupied by Cotton, Sugarcane and others.

 

The following table gives an idea of the cropping pattern of Manipur.

 

Cropping Pattern of Manipur:

(Area in’000 hect.)

Year Name of Crops
Cereals Pulses Oilseeds Cotton Sugarcane Other Misc.crops Total

2001-02

167.63

(77.55)

5.96

(2.76)

1.66

(0.77)

0.09

(0.04)

0.65

(0.30)

40.17

(18.58)

216.16

(100.00)

2002-03

156.65

(72.79)

7.80

(3.62)

2.62

(1.22)

*

*

0.32

(0.15)

47.81

(22.22)

215.20

(100.00)

2003-04

160.17

(69.68)

5.06

(2.20)

1.15

(0.50)

*

*

0.33

(0.14)

63.16

(27.48)

229.87

(100.00)

2004-05

179.53

(74.29)

9.23

(3.82)

2.13

(0.88)

*

*

0.30

(0.13)

50.47

(20.88)

241.66

(100.00)

2005-06

169.11

(72.35)

8.31

(3.55)

1.36

(0.58)

*

*

0.06

(0.03)

54.90

(23.49)

233.74

(100.00)

2006-07

168.71

(71.64)

10.57

(4.49)

1.94

(0.82)

0.21

(0.09)

0.50

(0.21)

53.56

(22.75)

235.49

(100.00)

2007-08

169.11

(70.00)

12.51

(5.18)

2.08

(0.86)

0.21

(0.09)

0.51

(0.21)

57.17

(23.66)

241.59

(100.00)

* Nil

Note : (1) For the years from 1999-2000 onwards, soyabean is excluded from pulses and included in oilseeds according to the CSO’s classification of agricultural items.

 

(2) Figures in brackets are percentage shares to the respective total. Source : Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Manipur.Source: Economic Survey of Manipur 2008-09.