Govt aims record 273MT foodgrain output in 2017-18
The country is likely to produce an all-time
high 273 million tonnes (MT) of foodgrain in the 2017-18 crop year
starting July and maintain 4 percent farm growth, anticipating a good
monsoon.
The country is likely to produce an all-time high 273 million
tonnes (MT) of foodgrain in the 2017-18 crop year starting July and
maintain 4 percent farm growth, anticipating a good monsoon.
Foodgrain
production is estimated to touch a record 271.98 MT in the current year
(July-June) on the back of good rains after two years of drought,
according to the second estimate of the agriculture ministry.
"Foodgrain production target for next year is set at record 273 million tonnes,"
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said while addressing a two-day
national conference that is discussing sowing strategy for the coming
kharif season.
Southwest monsoon is forecast to be normal which
will help achieve the desired target, he said without disclosing the
season-specific production targets.
It may be noted that 50 percent of the foodgrain output comes from both kharif (summer) and rabi (winter) seasons.
Kharif
crops are normally sown in around 72 million hectares.