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Rabi Crops

Area of some Rabi Crops in Meghalaya, 2014-15 to 2023-24:

(Area in Thousand Ha)

Crops

Area

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Rice

13.62

13.65

13.67

13.68

13.62

13.62

13.63

13.66

12.48

12.48

Wheat

0.44

0.45

0.46

0.46

0.46

0.46

0.46

0.46

0.26

0.26

Cereals

14.06

14.10

14.13

14.14

14.09

14.08

14.09

14.12

12.74

12.74

Gram

1.81

1.82

1.85

1.86

1.87

1.86

1.87

1.87

1.89

1.89

Lentil

 

0.00

0.00

1.26

1.26

0.00

0.00

0.00

 

 

Other Pulses

5.09

5.15

5.17

3.99

5.27

5.28

5.28

5.31

5.40

5.40

Total Pulses

6.90

6.97

7.02

7.10

8.39

7.14

7.15

7.18

7.29

7.29

Total Food Grains

20.96

21.07

21.15

21.25

22.48

21.22

21.24

21.30

20.03

20.03

Sesamum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.40

2.40

Rapeseed & Mustard

9.78

9.79

9.85

9.87

9.88

9.87

9.89

9.90

9.88

9.88

Linseed

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

Total Oil Seeds

9.87

9.88

9.94

9.96

9.97

9.96

9.98

9.99

12.38

12.38

Source: Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg), Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

 

Production of some Rabi Crops in Meghalaya, 2014-15 to 2023-24:

(Production in Thousand Tonnes)

Crops

Production

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Rice

62.69

62.90

42.25

63.43

42.03

63.05

63.09

63.18

56.96

56.98

Wheat

0.84

0.88

0.88

0.89

0.89

0.90

0.90

0.90

0.47

0.47

Cereals

63.53

63.78

43.13

64.32

42.93

63.94

63.99

64.08

57.43

57.45

Gram

1.87

1.93

1.97

1.98

1.99

1.99

2.00

2.00

2.04

2.04

Lentil

 

0.00

0.00

1.39

1.39

0.00

0.00

0.00

 

 

Other Pulses

7.97

8.29

8.35

7.02

8.46

8.49

8.49

8.56

8.86

8.87

Total Pulses

9.84

10.22

10.32

10.39

11.84

10.48

10.49

10.57

10.90

10.90

Total Food Grains

73.37

74.00

53.45

74.71

54.76

74.43

74.48

74.65

68.33

68.35

Sesamum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.26

2.26

Rapeseed & Mustard

9.35

9.47

9.20

9.23

9.25

9.24

9.26

9.30

9.29

9.29

Linseed

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.06

0.05

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

Total Oil Seeds

9.40

9.52

9.25

9.28

9.30

9.29

9.32

9.36

11.61

11.61

Source: Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg), Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

 

Yield of some Rabi Crops in Meghalaya, 2014-15 to 2023-24:

(Yield in Kg/Ha)

 

Crops

Yield

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Rice

4603

4608

3090

4636

3085

4629

4629

4626

4566

4566

Wheat

1909

1953

1913

1928

1931

1935

1935

1935

1790

1790

Cereals

4518

4524

3052

4548

3047

4540

4540

4538

4509

4509

Gram

1033

1059

1065

1066

1068

1072

1072

1072

1078

1078

Lentil

 

0

0

1106

1107

0

0

0

 

 

Other Pulses

1566

1610

1615

1760

1605

1608

1607

1612

1642

1642

Total Pulses

1426

1466

1470

1463

1411

1468

1467

1471

1496

1496

Total Food Grains

3500

3512

2527

3516

2436

3507

3506

3504

3412

3413

Sesamum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

942

942

Rapeseed & Mustard

956

967

934

935

936

936

937

940

940

940

Linseed

556

582

556

591

596

600

600

600

600

600

Total Oil Seeds

952

964

931

932

933

933

934

937

938

938

Source: Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg), Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

 

District-wise Area, Production and Yield of Rabi Crops in Meghalaya, 2022-23:

(Area in Hectare, Production in Tonnes, Yield in Ton./Hectare)

Arecanut

District

Area (Hectare)

Production (Tonnes)

Yield (Tonne/Hectare)

East garo hills

7,000.00

7,896.00

1.13

East jaintia hills

263

279

1.06

East khasi hills

4,428.00

4,986.00

1.13

North garo hills

2,120.00

2,438.00

1.15

Ri bhoi

214

102

0.48

South garo hills

4,468.00

8,502.00

1.9

South west garo hills

3,273.00

5,515.00

1.68

South west khasi hills

712

1,045.00

1.47

West garo hills

9,510.00

17,321.00

1.82

West jaintia hills

1,555.00

2,495.00

1.6

West khasi hills

867

1,071.00

1.24

Castor seed

District

Area (Hectare)

Production (Tonnes)

Yield (Tonne/Hectare)

East garo hills

17

16

0.94

East jaintia hills

 

 

 

East khasi hills

 

 

 

North garo hills

12

10

0.83

Ri bhoi

6

10

1.67

South garo hills

 

 

 

South west garo hills

21

17

0.81

South west khasi hills

 

 

 

West garo hills

17

12

0.71

West jaintia hills

 

 

 

West khasi hills

 

 

 

Cowpea (Lobia)

District

Area (Hectare)

Production (Tonnes)

Yield (Tonne/Hectare)

East garo hills

144

125

0.87

East jaintia hills

23

26

1.13

East khasi hills

20

64

3.2

North garo hills

114

103

0.9

Ri bhoi

14

21

1.5

South garo hills

336

333

0.99

South west garo hills

157

267

1.7

South west khasi hills

4

12

3

West garo hills

830

1,553.00

1.87

West jaintia hills

37

48

1.3

West khasi hills

16

28

1.75

Gram

District

Area (Hectare)

Production (Tonnes)

Yield (Tonne/Hectare)

East garo hills

323

317

0.98

East jaintia hills

 

 

 

East khasi hills

 

 

 

North garo hills

421

448

1.06

Ri bhoi

 

 

 

South garo hills

93

112

1.2

South west garo hills

287

348

1.21

South west khasi hills

 

 

 

West garo hills

767

813

1.06

West jaintia hills

 

 

 

West khasi hills

 

 

 

Masoor

District

Area (Hectare)

Production (Tonnes)

Yield (Tonne/Hectare)

East garo hills

43

21

0.49

East jaintia hills

3

3

1

East khasi hills

83

166

2

North garo hills

28

47

1.68

Ri bhoi

3

2

0.67

South garo hills

59

84

1.42

South west garo hills

454

457

1.01

South west khasi hills

 

 

 

West garo hills

644

656

1.02

West jaintia hills

 

 

 

West khasi hills

 

 

 

Peas & beans (Pulses)

District

Area (Hectare)

Production (Tonnes)

Yield (Tonne/Hectare)

East garo hills

222

230

1.04

East jaintia hills

21

22

1.05

East khasi hills

573

2,054.00

3.58

North garo hills

113

133

1.18

Ri bhoi

64

75

1.17

South garo hills

127

630

4.96

South west garo hills

324

446

1.38

South west khasi hills

9

25

2.78

West garo hills

752

955

1.27

West jaintia hills

120

136

1.13

West khasi hills

60

138

2.3

Rapeseed &Mustard

District

Area (Hectare)

Production (Tonnes)

Yield (Tonne/Hectare)

East garo hills

337

272

0.81

East jaintia hills

 

 

 

East khasi hills

101

89

0.88

North garo hills

572

270

0.47

Ri bhoi

210

155

0.74

South garo hills

294

258

0.88

South west garo hills

2,765.00

2,728.00

0.99

South west khasi hills

6

9

1.5

West garo hills

5,473.00

5,394.00

0.99

West jaintia hills

88

79

0.9

West khasi hills

38

37

0.97

Small millets

District

Area (Hectare)

Production (Tonnes)

Yield (Tonne/Hectare)

East garo hills

613

547

0.89

East jaintia hills

 

 

 

East khasi hills

192

222

1.16

North garo hills

105

115

1.1

Ri bhoi

37

46

1.24

South garo hills

247

319

1.29

South west garo hills

246

175

0.71

South west khasi hills

35

45

1.29

West garo hills

1,117.00

733

0.66

West jaintia hills

212

293

1.38

West khasi hills

268

333

1.24

Tobacco

District

Area (Hectare)

Production (Tonnes)

Yield (Tonne/Hectare)

East garo hills

108

70

0.65

East jaintia hills

 

 

 

East khasi hills

 

 

 

North garo hills

139

129

0.93

Ri bhoi

 

 

 

South garo hills

128

119

0.93

South west garo hills

157

155

0.99

South west khasi hills

 

 

 

West garo hills

236

222

0.94

West jaintia hills

 

 

 

West khasi hills

42

60

1.43

Wheat

District

Area (Hectare)

Production (Tonnes)

Yield (Tonne/Hectare)

East garo hills

 

 

 

East jaintia hills

 

 

 

East khasi hills

 

 

 

North garo hills

20

19

0.95

Ri bhoi

 

 

 

South garo hills

 

 

 

South west garo hills

109

204

1.87

South west khasi hills

 

 

 

West garo hills

133

246

1.85

West jaintia hills

 

 

 

West khasi hills

 

 

 

Linseed

District

Area (Hectare)

Production (Tonnes)

Yield (Tonne/Hectare)

East garo hills

 

 

 

East jaintia hills

 

 

 

East khasi hills

 

 

 

North garo hills

 

 

 

Ri bhoi

 

 

 

South garo hills

 

 

 

South west garo hills

13

8

0.62

South west khasi hills

 

 

 

West garo hills

82

49

0.6

West jaintia hills

 

 

 

West khasi hills

 

 

 

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