State-wise Rice Productivity Analysis

 

State : Sikkim  

Rice is cultivated in 4 districts of Sikkim. Out of which one district falls under medium-low productivity group and 3 districts are under low productivity group. Triennium average area of medium low productivity group (yield 1,500-2,000 kg/ha) in one district was 0.065 lakh hectares, which was 41.4% of triennium average area (0.16 lakh hectares) under rice in the State. Triennium average production was 0.10 lakh tonnes, which was 44.8% of triennium average production (0.22 lakh tonnes) of rice in the State. Triennium average productivity of medium-low productivity group in one district was 1,538 kg/ha as against 1,420 kg/ha triennium average productivity of the State.

Triennium average area of low productivity group (yield 1,000-1,500 kg/ha) comprising of 3 districts was 0.092 lakh hectares, which was 58.6% of triennium average area (0.16 lakh hectares) under rice in the State. Triennium average production was 0.123 lakh tonnes, which was 55.2% of triennium average production(0.22 lakh tonnes) of rice in the State. Triennium average productivity of low productivity group comprising of 3 districts was 1,337 kg/ha as against 1,420 kg/ha triennium average productivity of the State.

Rice area in Sikkim is very small and about 59% of total area under rice in the State is concentrated in low productivity group. In fact, in Sikkim rice cultivation is done 100% under irrigated condition, even though productivity is very poor. It is perhaps, cultivators are still growing old traditional varieties. The coverage under high yielding varieties is less than 45%. Triennium average productivity of the State is 1,420 kg/ha as against 1,947 kg/ha triennium average productivity of the country.

Area, production and productivity of rice under different productivity groups in Sikkim during triennium ending 2000-2001 are given in Table-21.

Table-21 : Sikkim  
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)
------
2.Medium Productivity
(> 2,000-2,500 Kg/Ha)
------
3.Medium-Low Productivity (> 1,500-2,000 Kg/Ha)10.06541.40.10044.81,538
4.Low Productivity
(1,000-1,500 Kg/Ha)
30.09258.60.12355.21,337
5.Very-Low Productivity
(< 1,000 Kg/Ha)
------
 TOTAL40.157100.0%0.223100.0%1,420

 

Number of Districts as per Productivity Status  
Number of Rice Growing Districts :
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.East Sikkim1,5381.North Sikkim1,429--
2.South Sikkim1,417
3.West Sikkim1,278