Small Millets in Assam

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

Assam

5.23

5.21

5.21

4.97

4.82

All India

546.27

453.75

458.35

444.05

428.92

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

 

Estimates of Area of Small Millets, 2015-16 to 2019-20:

State

Area ('000 Hectares)

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

Assam

6.60

4.75

5.23

5.21

5.21

All India

649.90

619.11

546.27

453.75

458.35

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

 

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

Assam

3.06

3.06

3.23

3.26

3.20

All India

438.99

333.00

370.81

346.95

367.44

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

 

Estimates of Production of Small Millets, 2015-16 to 2019-20:

State

     Production ('000 Tonnes)

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

Assam

4.45

2.93

3.06

3.06

3.23

All India

390.92

441.94

438.99

333.00

370.81

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

 

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

Assam

584

587

619

656

664

All India

804

734

809

781

857

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

 

Estimates of Yield of Small Millets, 2015-16 to 2019-20:

State

        Yield (Kg./Hectare)

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

Assam

674

616

584

587

619

All India

602

714

804

734

809

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

 

District-wise Area, Production and Yield Small Millets, 2021-22:

District

Area (Hectare)

Production (Tonnes)

Yield (Tonnes/Hectare)

Baksa2301640.71
Barpeta5933650.62
Biswanath19140.74
Bongaigaon7153200.45
Cachar16130.81
Chirang62420.68
Darrang33260.79
Dhemaji1440.29
Dhubri3303060.93
Goalpara1741200.69
Golaghat55270.49
Hailakandi320.67
Hojai20130.65
Kamrup169930.55
Kamrup metro1370.54
Karbi anglong1281080.84
Karimganj740.57
Kokrajhar142790.56
Lakhimpur48200.42
Majuli2090.45
Marigaon4012330.58
Nagaon4502930.65
Nalbari1380.62
Sivasagar1170.64
Sonitpur44300.68
South salmara mancachar6505860.9
Tinsukia3692410.65
Udalguri52370.71
West karbi anglong39330.85
Assam482032040.66

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

 

District-wise Area, Production and Yield Small Millets, 2018-19:

District

Area (Hectare)

Production (Tonnes)

Yield (Tonnes/Hectare)

Baksa

275

154

0.56

Barpeta

501

295

0.59

Bongaigaon

924

523

0.57

Cachar

18

14

0.78

Chirang

9

5

0.56

Darrang

34

23

0.68

Dhemaji

17

7

0.41

Dhubri

660

598

0.91

Goalpara

174

108

0.62

Golaghat

52

26

0.50

Hailakandi

5

3

0.60

Kamrup

157

82

0.52

Kamrup Metro

39

20

0.51

Karbi Anglong

159

132

0.83

Karimganj

2

1

0.50

Kokrajhar

270

149

0.55

Lakhimpur

60

27

0.45

Morigaon

591

251

0.42

Nagaon

708

319

0.45

Nalbari

18

9

0.50

Sivasagar

3

1

0.33

Sonitpur

107

61

0.57

Tinsukia

384

224

0.58

Udalguri

43

26

0.60

Total - Small Millets

5210.00

3058

0.59

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