Lucknow: The government over expects to set a new record in rice production for the second year in a row this year, the state government said in a statement on Sunday.
This comes in the background area under rice planting increases from 58.92 to 60 lakh hectares, favorable weather conditions, better rain and steps taken by the state government.
The state government estimates that rice results increase to one million tons in the current Kharif season.
Last year, rice production has crossed 257.04 lakh tons.
In particular, the Ministry of Agriculture has set a target of a rice cultivation at 60 lakh hectares of land from 96.03 lakh hectares in this Kharif season.
From this, sowing has been done on the hectare of 57.72 lakh until 4.
Sowing rice on the rest of the land is likely to be completed on August 15.
A spokesman for the state government said that the increase in possibility would set a new record in rough production in cereal production such as millet and corn also due to conducive weather.
Of the 18 divisions in the state, rice production tends to be the highest in the unlimited division where maximum sowing has been carried out.
In the Division of Bareilly, Padi has been hit in 194.40 thousand hectares of land attended by 175.50 thousand hectares in the Moradabad division, 156.01 thousand hectares in the Meerut division, 141.40 thousand hectares in the Division of Aligarh, 73.72 thousand hectares in the Vindhyachal division and 25 thousand hectares in the Vindhyachal division.
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A spokesman said that even during the second wave of pandemic, CM Yogi Adityanath ensured that the agricultural program continued without interruption.
“There is no shortage of fertilizer and seeds in the state.
The government also ensures that there is no deficiency of fertilizers such as urea, DAP, NPK, zinc and potassium while the movement of machines for wheat harvest continues as usual.
Enhanced agricultural equipment and seeds are also available for farmers, Which causes a significant increase in the production of rabbi plants.
And now the government does not leave the stone missed to have the production record of Kharif plant including millet, corn, green, peanuts, soybeans, sesame and toor this year, “he said.
The state government, officials said, also working on increased storage capacity for food grains considering the estimated increase in production.
In 2017, the total storage capacity in this country was close to 29 lakh tons, which had been enhanced by the state government to more than 51 lakh tons in just three years.
The government has set a target to increase storage capacity to 7 million tons in 2022.