Fibre crops in Assam

Submitted by pbhagawati on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 15:07

Assessment of Area, Production and Average yield of 2005-06, 2006-07 and Target for 2007-08

(Area in thousand hectare, production in thousand tonnes, Average yield per hectare unless otherwise stated)

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Fibre Crops

 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 (Target)
Area Production Av. Yield Area Production Av. Yield Area Production Av. Yield
1. Cotton 1 1 79 1 1 80 -- -- --
2. Jute 57 579 1836 58 559 1744 76 780 1847
3. Mesta 5 25 905 5 25 913 6 30 900
4. Sugarcane 23 871 37190 27 1055 39634 30 1160 38657

Source: Economic Survey, Assam 2007-08