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State Area Production Yield % Yield
difference
over all India
000
ha
% to
total
000
ha
% to
total
Kg/ha
Andhra Pradesh 28.0 4.1 22.0 5.1 786 24.8
Arunachal Prad. 22.7 3.3 23.8 5.5 1050 66.7
Chattisgarh 112.8 16.5 25.1 5.8 223 -64.6
Gujarat 38.0 5.6 41.0 9.5 1079 71.3
MadhyaPradesh 227.7 33.4 114.5 26.6 503 -20.2
Maharashtra 57.0 8.4 29.0 6.7 509 -19.2
Orissa 19.3 2.8 9.7 2.3 502 -20.3
Rajasthan 13.7 2.0 4.5 1 330 -47.6
Tamil Nadu 32.4 4.8 35.2 8.2 1085 72.2
Uttarakhand 64.5 9.5 78.1 18.2 1211 92.2
Others 66.1 9.6 47.0 11.1 711 12.9
All India 682.3 100 429.9 100 630 0.0
Contribution of area, production & productivity of small
millets of different States in India during the year 2015
Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics (2015)
15. DecliningProductionofMillets inComparisiontoRice andWheatfrom 1956-2006
17.97
All Millets
13.64
Maize
1.31
Barley
85.72
Rice
69.73
Wheat
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
1956-61 1961-66 1966-71 1971-76 1976-81 1981-86 1986-91 1991-96 96-2001 2001-06
Production
(in
Million
tones)
All Millets Maize Barley Rice Wheat
Declining Production of
Millets
Declining Area of
Millets
Declining Area of Millets in Comparision to Rice and Wheat
from 1956-2006
21.31
All Millets
7.12
Maize
0.65
Barley
42.85 Rice
26.2
Wheat
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1956-61
1961-66
1966-71
1971-76
1976-81
1981-86
1986-91
1991-96
96-2001
2001-06
Gross
Cropped
Area
(in
M
ha)
All Millets Maize Barley Rice Wheat
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Millets are generally grown in fallow lands with least
package of practices.
Market unreachable to the growers.
Lake of awareness in consumers regarding the
Nutritional value.
Adoption in urban areas in initial stage.
Farmers Prefer to grow Traditional crops & varieties.
Usually grown by tribal farmers using their own seeds
and least cultural practices.
Diversion of millet growing lands to the more
remunerative crops.
Middle man.
Limitation in millets
17. 17
Seed production program (Nutrifarm) at Govt. farms to
ensure availability quality seed to the farmers
Varietal development programs for different agro
climatic zones of state through state university and
various research station.
Special schemes in the tribal belts of the states to
increase the productivity .
Installation of minor millets processing units at block
levels .
Intercroping and Mixed croping with major crops.
Steps taken to enhance the area and
production of millets in state
20. 20
1. Special block/district/state level millets foods
festivals.
Incorporation of minor millets in nutritional
health programs.
Price security.
Suggestion