State-wise Rice Productivity Analysis

 

State : Punjab  

Rice is cultivated in 17 districts of Punjab and all districts are falling under high productivity group. Triennium average area and production of high productivity group (yield more than 2,500 kg/ha) comprising of 17 districts were 25.78 lakh hectares and 86.03 lakh tonnes, respectively. Triennium average productivity was 3,337 kg/ha as against 1,947 kg/ha triennium average productivity of the nation.

Entire rice cultivation is concentrated in high productivity zone of the State. Punjab ranks second in the country in productivity of rice after Tamil Nadu. Triennium average productivity of Punjab (3,337 kg/ha) is higher by 71% than triennium average productivity (1,947 kg/ha) of the country. In fact, area under rice in Punjab is less but total production is more because of the higher productivity.

Area, production and productivity of rice under high productivity group in Punjab during triennium ending 2000-2001 are given in Table-19.

Table-19 : Punjab  
SLProductivity
Groups
Number
of
Districts
Area (Million Ha.)Percent of State's Rice AreaProduction in Lakh TonnesPercent of State's Rice ProductionProductivity
(Kg/Ha.)
1.High Productivity
(> 2,500 Kg/Ha)
1725.78100.086.03100.03,357
2.Medium Productivity
(> 2,000-2,500 Kg/Ha)
------
3.Medium-Low Productivity (> 1,500-2,000 Kg/Ha)------
4.Low Productivity
(1,000-1,500 Kg/Ha)
------
5.Very-Low Productivity
(< 1,000 Kg/Ha)
------
 TOTAL1725.78100.0%86.03100.0%3,357

 

Number of Districts as per Productivity Status  
Number of Rice Growing Districts : 17 
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.)
SLDistrictYieldSLDistrictYieldSLDistrictYieldSLDistrictYieldSLDistrictYield
1.Fatehgarh3,707--------
2.Sangrur3,632
3.Ludhiana3,608
4.Moga3,559
5.Ferozepur3,489
6.Bhatinda3,471
7.Jalandhar3,445
8.Kapurthala3,379
9.Nawanshahar3,369
10.Faridkot3,288
11.Patiala3,247
12.Mukatsar3,197
13.Mansa3,137
14.Ropar3,085
15.Amritsar3,013
16.Hashiarpur2,956
17.Gurudaspur2,769