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Small Millets

State-wise Estimates of Area of Small Millets, 2017-18 to 2021-22:

State

Area ('000 Hectares)

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

Arunachal Pradesh

26.77

26.78

26.76

26.82

27.12

Assam

5.23

5.21

5.21

4.97

4.82

Meghalaya

2.92

2.90

2.89

2.89

2.92

Nagaland

10.52

8.82

8.83

8.83

7.41

Sikkim

2.47

2.11

2.28

2.05

0.00

Tripura

0.49

0.58

0.46

1.62

1.64

All India

546.27

453.75

458.35

444.05

428.92

Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India

 

State-wise Estimates of Production of Small Millets, 2017-18 to 2021-22:

State

     Production ('000 Tonnes)

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

Arunachal Pradesh

27.30

27.39

27.43

27.62

28.01

Assam

3.06

3.06

3.23

3.26

3.20

Meghalaya

2.78

2.74

2.72

2.72

2.81

Nagaland

11.70

9.97

9.98

9.98

7.26

Sikkim

2.55

2.18

2.37

2.13

0.00

Tripura

0.39

0.47

0.38

1.30

1.33

All India

438.99

333.00

370.81

346.95

367.44

Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,  Govt. of India

 

State-wise Estimates of Yield of Small Millets, 2017-18 to 2021-22:

State

       Yield (Kg./Hectare)

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

Arunachal Pradesh

1020

1023

1025

1030

1033

Assam

584

587

619

656

664

Meghalaya

951

945

941

941

960

Nagaland

1112

1130

1130

1130

980

Sikkim

1031

1032

1037

1038

0

Tripura

783

799

830

801

812

All India

804

734

809

781

857

Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,  Govt. of India