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Small Millets

 

Area of Small Millets, 2020-21 to 2024-25:

State

Area ('000 Hectares)

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

Assam

4.97

4.82

6.00

7.67

5.00

All India

444.05

428.92

428.08

479.71

412.50

Data for the year 2024-25 is of 2ⁿᵈ Advance Estimates

Source: Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg)

 

Production of Small Millets, 2020-21 to 2024-25:

State

Production ('000 Tonnes)

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

Assam

3.26

3.20

4.79

5.68

3.66

All India

346.95

367.44

384.26

448.74

386.50

Data for the year 2024-25 is of 2ⁿᵈ Advance Estimates

Source: Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg)

 

Yield of Small Millets, 2020-21 to 2024-25:

State

Yield (Kg./Hectare)

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

Assam

656

664

799

740

732

All India

781

857

898

935

937

Data for the year 2024-25 is of 2ⁿᵈ Advance Estimates

Source: Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg)

 

District-wise Area, Production and Yield of Small Millets in Assam, 2022-23:

District

2022 - 2023

Area (Hectare)

Production (Tonnes)

Yield (Ton./Ha.)

Baksa

245

271

1.11

Barpeta

526

328

0.62

Biswanath

322

222

0.69

Bongaigaon

825

389

0.47

Cachar

65

51

0.78

Chirang

327

342

1.05

Darrang

83

57

0.69

Dhemaji

33

14

0.42

Dhubri

345

320

0.93

Goalpara

187

129

0.69

Golaghat

69

35

0.51

Hailakandi

2

1

0.5

Hojai

20

24

1.2

Jorhat

151

76

0.5

Kamrup

246

191

0.78

Kamrup metro

19

11

0.58

Karbi anglong

160

135

0.84

Karimganj

9

5

0.56

Kokrajhar

192

218

1.14

Lakhimpur

58

24

0.41

Majuli

20

29

1.45

Marigaon

609

731

1.2

Nagaon

492

320

0.65

Nalbari

31

19

0.61

Sivasagar

10

6

0.6

Sonitpur

150

104

0.69

South salmara mancachar

140

126

0.9

Tinsukia

261

169

0.65

Udalguri

194

162

0.84

West karbi anglong

94

80

0.85

Total (Small millets)

5885

4589

0.78

Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India