Agriculture and Food Management

As per Fourth Advance Estimates for 2021-22, the production of food grains and oil seeds has been increasing Year-on-Year (YoY).

• Production of pulses has also been notably higher than the average of 23.8 million tonnes in the last five years.
• The year 2022 witnessed an early heat wave during the wheat-harvesting season, adversely affecting its production.
• The year experienced a decline in the sown area for paddy cultivation too in the Kharif season due to delayed monsoons and deficient rainfall.
• As per First Advance Estimates 2022-23 (kharif only) the paddy area was about 3.8 lakh hectares less than the sown area of ....