State-wise Rice Productivity Analysis |
State : Pondicherry |
Rice is cultivated in 3 districts of Pondicherry and all these districts are under high productivity group (yield more than 2,500 kg/ha). Triennium average area was 0.27 lakh hectares and production was 0.93 lakh tonnes. Triennium average productivity of high productivity group comprising of 3 districts was 3,432 kg/ha as against 1,947 kg/ha triennium average productivity of the country.
Rice area is Pondicherry is very meagre but productivity is high. In fact, entire rice cultivation in Pondicherry is concentrated in high productivity group and average productivity is more than 3,000 kg/ha.
Area, production and productivity of rice under different Productivity groups in Pondicherry during triennium ending 2000-2001 are given in Table-30.
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) | 3 | 0.271 | 100.0 | 0.93 | 100.0 | 3,432 |
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) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
TOTAL | 3 | 0.271 | 100.0% | 0.93 | 100.0% | 3,432 |
Number of Rice Growing Districts : 3 | ||||||||||||||
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. | Pondicherry | 3,452 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
2. | Karaikal | 3,422 | ||||||||||||
3. | Yanam | 2,962 | ||||||||||||