State-wise Rice Productivity Analysis |
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| State : Uttar Pradesh |
Rice is cultivated in 70 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Out of which 7 districts are under high productivity group, 29 districts are under medium productivity group, 26 districts are under medium-low productivity group, 5 districts are under low productivity group and 3 districts are under very low productivity group. Triennium average area of high productivity group (yield more than 2,500 kg/ha) comprising of 7 districts was 5.91 lakh hectares which was 10.4% of triennium average area (56.91 lakh hectares) under rice in the State. Triennium average production was 15.56 lakh tonnes, which was 13.4% of triennium average production (116.20 lakh tonnes) of rice in the State. Triennium average productivity of high productivity group comprising of 7 districts was 2,633 kg/ha as against 2,042 kg/ha triennium average productivity of the State.
Triennium average area of medium productivity group (yield 2,000-2,500 kg/ha) comprising of 29 districts was 23.80 lakh hectares, which was 41.8% of triennium average area (56.91 lakh hectares) under rice in the State. Triennium average production was 52.35 lakh tonnes, which was 45.1% of triennium average production (116.20 lakh tonnes) of rice in the State. Triennium average productivity of medium productivity group comprising of 29 districts was 2,200 kg/ha as against 2,042 kg/ha triennium average productivity of the State.
Triennium average area of medium-low productivity group (yield 1,500-2,000 kg/ha) comprising of 26 districts was 25.26 lakh hectares, which was 44.4% of triennium average area (56.91 lakh hectares) under rice in the State. Triennium average production was 45.80 lakh tonnes, which was 39.4% of triennium average production (116.20 lakh tonnes) of rice in the State. Triennium average productivity of medium-low productivity group comprising of 26 districts was 1,813 kg/ha as against 2,042 kg/ha triennium average productivity of the State.
Triennium average area of low productivity group (yield 1,000-1,500 kg/ha) comprising of 5 districts was 1.81 lakh hectares, which was 3.2% of triennium average area (56.91 lakh hectares) under rice in the State. Triennium average production was 2.38 lakh tonnes, which was 2% of triennium average production (116.20 lakh tonnes) of rice in the State. Triennium average productivity of low productivity group comprising of 5 districts was 1,315 kg/ha as against 2,042 kg/ha triennium average productivity of the State.
Triennium average area of very low productivity group (yield below 1,000 kg/ha) comprising of 3 districts was 0.13 lakh hectares, which was 0.2% of triennium average area (56.91 lakh hectares) under rice in the State. Triennium average production was 0.11 lakh tonnes, which was 0.1% of triennium average production (116.20 lakh tonnes) of rice in the State. Triennium average productivity of very low productivity group comprising of 3 districts was 846 kg/ha as against 2,042 kg/ha triennium average productivity of the State.
About 52% of total area under rice in the State is concentrated in high and medium productivity groups which accounts for nearly 59% of total rice production in the State. Irrigated rice area in the State is about 66% and area coverage under high yielding varieties is about 90%. Triennium average productivity of rice in the State is 2,042 kg/ha as against 1,947 kg/ha, triennium average productivity of the country.
Area, production and productivity of rice under different productivity group in Uttar Pradesh during triennium ending 2000-2001 are given in Table-24.
| 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) | 7 | 5.91 | 10.4 | 15.56 | 13.4 | 2,633 |
| 2. | Medium Productivity (> 2,000-2,500 Kg/Ha) | 29 | 23.80 | 41.8 | 52.35 | 45.1 | 2,200 |
| 3. | Medium-Low Productivity (> 1,500-2,000 Kg/Ha) | 26 | 25.26 | 44.4 | 45.80 | 39.4 | 1,813 |
| 4. | Low Productivity (1,000-1,500 Kg/Ha) | 5 | 1.81 | 3.2 | 2.38 | 02.0 | 1,315 |
| 5. | Very-Low Productivity (< 1,000 Kg/Ha) | 3 | 0.13 | 0.2 | 0.11 | 00.1 | 846 |
| TOTAL | 70 | 56.91 | 100.0% | 116.20 | 100.0% | 2,042 |
| Number of Rice Growing Districts : 70 | ||||||||||||||
| 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. | Bijnaur | 2,792 | 1. | Maharajganj | 2,480 | 1. | Gonda | 1,970 | 1. | Unnao | 1,397 | 1. | Lalitpur | 857 |
| 2. | Kushinagar | 2,690 | 2. | Lakhimpur | 2,437 | 2. | Basti | 1,958 | 2. | Banda | 1,264 | 2. | Jalaun | 836 |
| 3. | Pilibheet | 2,653 | 3. | Muzaffarnagar | 2,433 | 3. | Allahabad | 1,940 | 3. | Mahoba | 1,206 | 3. | Jhansi | 800 |
| 4. | Chandauli | 2,589 | 4. | Saharanpur | 2,397 | 4. | Ajamgarh | 1,937 | 4. | Chitrakut | 1,160 | |||
| 5. | Bagpat | 2,588 | 5. | Jyotibapulanger | 2,357 | 5. | Mau | 1,937 | 5. | Hamirpur | 1,114 | |||
| 6. | Ambedkar | 2,552 | 6. | Shahjahanpur | 2,343 | 6. | Hardoi | 1,923 | ||||||
| 7. | Varanashi | 2,509 | 7. | Meerut | 2,276 | 7. | Kannauj | 1,913 | ||||||
| 8. | Kanpur (D) | 2,260 | 8. | Kabir Nagar | 1,886 | |||||||||
| 9. | Etawah | 2,257 | 9. | Etah | 1,859 | |||||||||
| 10. | St. Rabidas Nagar | 2,232 | 10. | Kaushambi | 1,857 | |||||||||
| 11. | Auraiya | 2,227 | 11. | Kanpur City | 1,842 | |||||||||
| 12. | Muradabad | 2,219 | 12. | Balia | 1,839 | |||||||||
| 13. | Mirzapur | 2,190 | 13. | Fatehpur | 1,837 | |||||||||
| 14. | Rampur | 2,169 | 14. | Baharaich | 1,806 | |||||||||
| 15. | Bulandshahar | 2,148 | 15. | Aligarh | 1,805 | |||||||||
| 16. | Deoria | 2,148 | 16. | Sonbhadra | 1,774 | |||||||||
| 17. | Jaunpur | 2,103 | 17. | Pratapgarh | 1,734 | |||||||||
| 18. | Sultanpur | 2,077 | 18. | Sitapur | 1,734 | |||||||||
| 19. | Mainpuri | 2,065 | 19. | Balrampur | 1,728 | |||||||||
| 20. | Hathras | 2,069 | 20. | Gorakhpur | 1,716 | |||||||||
| 21. | Ghazipur | 2,061 | 21. | Shraswati | 1,711 | |||||||||
| 22. | Barieli | 2,054 | 22. | Badaun | 1,707 | |||||||||
| 23. | Gautambuddh Nagar | 2,047 | 23. | Raibariely | 1,706 | |||||||||
| 24. | Faizabad | 2,036 | 24. | Firozabad | 1,670 | |||||||||
| 25. | Farrukabad | 2,032 | 25. | Siddharth Nagar | 1,638 | |||||||||
| 26. | Agra | 2,026 | 26. | Lucknow | 1,543 | |||||||||
| 27. | Barabanki | 2,023 | ||||||||||||
| 28. | Mathura | 2,019 | ||||||||||||
| 29. | Ghaziabad | 2,015 | ||||||||||||
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