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Meghalaya : Agriculture

Total Area of some Agricultural Crops in Meghalaya, 2019-20 to 2023-24:

(Area in Thousand Ha.)

Crop

Area

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Rice

110.98

107.60

108.49

107.77

107.78

Wheat

0.46

0.46

0.46

0.26

0.26

Maize

18.17

18.19

18.20

19.48

19.48

Small Millets

2.89

2.89

2.92

3.07

3.07

Nutri/Coarse Cereals

21.06

21.08

21.12

22.55

22.55

Cereals

132.50

129.14

130.07

130.59

130.59

Tur

1.18

1.19

1.19

1.21

1.21

Gram

1.86

1.87

1.87

1.89

1.89

Urad

 

 

0.00

 

 

Moong

 

 

0.00

 

 

Lentil

0.00

0.00

0.00

 

 

Groundnut

 

 

0.00

 

 

Castorseed

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

Sesamum

2.38

2.39

2.39

2.40

2.40

Nigerseed

 

 

0.00

 

 

Soybean

1.87

1.88

1.89

1.90

1.90

Sunflower

 

 

0.00

 

 

Rapeseed & Mustard

9.87

9.89

9.90

9.88

9.88

Linseed

0.09

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

Sugarcane

0.13

0.13

0.13

0.12

0.12

Cotton

0.00

7.24

7.24

2.14

2.14

Jute

6.68

6.68

6.69

3.35

3.35

Mesta

4.48

4.48

4.48

4.40

4.40

Source: Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg)

 

Total Production of some Agricultural Crops in Meghalaya, 2019-20 to 2023-24:

(Production in Thousand Tonnes)

Crop

Production

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Rice

303.44

295.85

297.32

279.29

264.72

Wheat

0.90

0.90

0.90

0.47

0.47

Maize

41.75

41.83

41.89

44.13

44.12

Small Millets

2.72

2.72

2.81

2.83

2.83

Nutri/Coarse Cereals

44.47

44.55

44.69

46.96

46.95

Cereals

348.81

341.29

342.92

326.71

312.14

Tur

1.53

1.55

1.56

1.58

1.58

Gram

1.99

2.00

2.00

2.04

2.04

Urad

 

 

0.00

 

 

Moong

 

 

0.00

 

 

Lentil

0.00

0.00

0.00

 

 

Groundnut

 

 

0.00

 

 

Castorseed

0.06

0.07

0.07

0.06

0.06

Sesamum

2.22

2.24

2.25

2.26

2.26

Nigerseed

 

 

0.00

 

 

Soybean

3.56

3.59

3.63

3.67

3.67

Sunflower

 

 

0.00

 

 

Rapeseed & Mustard

9.24

9.26

9.30

9.29

9.29

Linseed

0.05

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

Sugarcane

0.38

0.39

0.40

0.37

0.36

Cotton

0.00

8.65

8.59

1.81

1.81

Jute

68.54

68.54

68.63

29.42

29.42

Mesta

26.46

26.47

26.47

25.67

25.67

# Cotton Production in Thousand Bales, 1Bale=170 Kg

## Jute & Mesta Production in Thousand Bales, 1Bale=180 Kg

Source: Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg)

 

Total Yield of some Agricultural Crops in Meghalaya, 2019-20 to 2023-24:

(Yield in Kg/Ha)

Crop

Yield

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Rice

2734

2750

2741

2591

2456

Wheat

1935

1935

1935

1790

1790

Maize

2298

2300

2302

2265

2265

Small Millets

941

941

960

921

921

Nutri/Coarse Cereals

2112

2113

2116

2082

2082

Cereals

2632

2643

2636

2502

2390

Tur

1298

1302

1305

1305

1305

Gram

1072

1072

1072

1078

1078

Urad

 

 

0

 

 

Moong

 

 

0

 

 

Lentil

0

0

0

 

 

Groundnut

 

 

0

 

 

Castorseed

903

903

903

890

890

Sesamum

933

937

941

942

942

Nigerseed

 

 

0

 

 

Soybean

1906

1912

1922

1929

1929

Sunflower

 

 

0

 

 

Rapeseed & Mustard

936

937

940

940

940

Linseed

600

600

600

600

600

Sugarcane

3000

3000

3000

3017

3017

Cotton

0

203

202

144

144

Jute

1847

1847

1848

1581

1581

Mesta

1063

1063

1063

1050

1050

Source: Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg)