State-wise Rice Productivity Analysis |
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| State : Gujrat |
In Gujarat rice is grown in 14 districts. Out of which the productivity of 5 districts each is low and very low and three districts are under medium-low productivity group. One district falls under high productivity group i.e. yield more than 2500 kg/ha. Triennium average area of this district was 0.07 lakh hectares, which was 1.1% of triennium average area (6.40 lakh hectares) under rice in the State. Triennium average production was 0.19 lakh tonnes, which was 2.2% of triennium average production (8.68 lakh tonnes) of rice in the State. Triennium average Productivity of high productivity group of one district was 2,603 kg/ha, as against 1,356 kg/ha triennium average productivity of the State.
Triennium average area of medium-low productivity group (1500-2000kg/ha) comprising of three districts was 2.55 lakh hectares, which was 39.8% of triennium average area (6.40 lakh hectares) under rice in the State. Triennium average production was 4.50 lakh tonnes, which was 51.8% of triennium average production (8.68 lakh tonnes) of rice in the State. Triennium average productivity of medium low productivity group comprising of three districts was 1,765 kg/ha as against 1,356 kg/ha triennium average productivity of the State.
Triennium average area of low productivity group (1000-1500 kg/ha) comprising of five districts was 1.16 lakh hectares, which was 18.1% of triennium average area (6.40 lakh hectares) under rice. Triennium average production was 1.68 lakh tonnes, which was 19.4% of triennium average production (8.68 lakh tonnes) of rice in the State. Triennium average productivity of low productivity group comprising of five districts was 1,448 kg/ha as against 1,356 kg/ha triennium average productivity of the State.
Triennium average area of very low productivity group (Yield below 1000 kg/ha) comprising of five districts was 2.62 lakh hectares, which was 40.9% of triennium average area (6.40 lakh hectares) under rice. Triennium average production was 2.31 lakh tonnes, which was 26.6% of triennium average production (8.68 lakh tonnes) of rice in the State. Triennium average productivity of very low productivity group comprising of five districts was 882 kg/ha as against 1,356 kg/ha triennium average productivity of the State.
The Productivity of rice in Gujarat state is very poor i.e., 1,356 kg/ha as against 1,947 kg/ha average productivity of the nation. More than 40% rice area is concentrated in very low productivity group followed by nearly 40% area in medium-low productivity group.
Area, production and productivity of rice under different productivity groups in Gujarat during triennium ending 2000-2001 are given in Table-6.
| SL | Productivity Groups | Number of Districts | Area (Million Ha.) | Percent of State's Rice Area | Production in Lakh Tonnes | Percent of State's Rice Production | Productivity (Kg/Ha.) |
| 1. | High Productivity (> 2,500 Kg/Ha) | 1 | 0.073 | 1.2 | 0.19 | 2.2 | 2,603 |
| 2. | Medium Productivity (> 2,000-2,500 Kg/Ha) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3. | Medium-Low Productivity (> 1,500-2,000 Kg/Ha) | 3 | 2.550 | 39.8 | 4.50 | 51.8 | 1,765 |
| 4. | Low Productivity (1,000-1,500 Kg/Ha) | 5 | 1.160 | 18.1 | 1.68 | 19.4 | 1,448 |
| 5. | Very-Low Productivity (< 1,000 Kg/Ha) | 5 | 2.620 | 40.9 | 2.31 | 26.6 | 882 |
| TOTAL | 14 | 6.403 | 100.0% | 8.68 | 100.0% | 1,356 |
| Number of Rice Growing Districts : 14 | ||||||||||||||
| High Productivity Districts (> 2,500 Kg/Ha.) | Medium Productivity Districts (2,000-2,500 Kg/Ha.) | Medium-Low Productivity Districts (1,500-2,000 Kg/Ha.) | Low Productivity Districts (1,000-1,500 Kg/ha.) | Very Low Productivity Districts (< 1,000 Kg/Ha.) | ||||||||||
| SL | District | Yield | SL | District | Yield | SL | District | Yield | SL | District | Yield | SL | District | Yield |
| 1. | Gandhinagar | 2,603 | 1. | Surat | 1,897 | 1. | Bulsar | 1,456 | 1. | Panchmahal | 999 | |||
| 2. | Kheda | 1,716 | 2. | Mehsana | 1,413 | 2. | Dangs | 943 | ||||||
| 3. | Sabarkantha | 1,641 | 3. | Surendra Nagar | 1,333 | 3. | Ahmedabad | 899 | ||||||
| 4. | Amreli | 1,000 | 4. | Broach | 874 | |||||||||
| 5. | Bhavanagar | 1,000 | 5. | Baroda | 615 | |||||||||
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