FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

1.  LAND USE ( ‘000’ ACRE) 1995, 1996-97

Type

1995-96

1996-97
Forest

Not Available for Cultivation

Current Waste

Current Fellows

Net Cropped Area

Total Cropped Area

5317

9788

1314

969

19281

3391

5329

9681

1295

963

19041

34089

Source : Agri. Stat, BBS.

 

2. INTENSITY OF CROPPING (%) AND PER CAPITA
     LAND ACRE 1995, 1996-97

Type

1995-96 1996-97
Intensity of Cropping (%)

Per Capita Land (Acre)

173.18

0.16

175.71

0.16

Source : Agri. Stat, BBS.

 

3.  AREA, PRODUCTION AND YIELD RATE BY CROPS, 1997-98

Crop

Area ‘000’Acre

 Production ‘000’
(M. Ton)

Yield Rate per Acre
(M.Ton)
Rice- Aus

- Aman

- Boro

Wheat

Jute

Sugarcane

Gram

Masur

Moong

Mashkalai and Khessari

Til, Rape & Mustard Seeds

Chillies

Tea

Tobacco

Potato

Vegetables

Onion & Garlic

3868

14353

7138

1988

1427

433

208

508

136

717

1046

164

120

81

337

496

118

1875

8850

8137

1803

1057

7379

60

163

34

231

303

53

51

33

1553

1306

177

0.48

0.62

1.14

0.91

0.74

17.00

0.29

0.32

0.25

0.63

0.80

0.64

0.42

0.45

4.60

2.63

2.85

Source : Agri. Stat, BBS.

 

4.   PER CAPITA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ( INDEX)
     1990-94

Classification

1990-91

1992-93

1993-94
All Crops

Paddy

Live Stock and Poultry

Forestry

Fishery

All Groups

114

118

93

113

65

107

115

120

96

114

68

108

113

120

100

115

71

107

Source : National Accounts.

5.  AREA IRRIGATED BY MEANS (ACRES) 1995-97

Means

1995-96

1996-97
Power Pump

Tube-well (Deep, shallow & hand)

Canal

Traditional Methods

1674175

5822592

377988

903373

1718012

6124166

385285

896841

Total

8778128

 9124304

Source : Agri. Stat, BBS.

6.   WAGE RATE OF AGRICULTURE LABOUR
      (JUNE, 98)

Type of Facility

Daily Wage Rate
 

Male

Female
Without Food

With one meal

With two meals

With Three meals

57

50

45

39

45

38

34

31

Source : Agri. Stat, BBS