This document provides data on the area, production, and productivity of rice, wheat, and ragi (finger millet) globally and in India for 2012-2013. It also includes statistics on rice and wheat production in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. There are SWOT analyses for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana after their bifurcation that identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for agriculture in each region.

2. GLOBAL AREA,PRODUCTION, PRODUCTIVITY OF
RICE 2012-2013
S.NO CROP AREA
Million hect
PRODUCTION
Million tonnes
PRODUCTIVITY
t/ha
1. RICE 106.1 491.0 2.4

3. PRODUCTION INCREASED

4. TOP PRODUCTION OF PADDY

5. GLOBAL AREA,PRODUCTION,PRODUCTIVITY OF
WHEAT 2012-2013
S.NO CROP AREA
000 hect
PR ODUCTION
Million tonnes
PRODUCTIVITY
t/ha
1. WHEAT 227,312 713.2 3.01

6. WORLD WHEAT PRODUCTION

7. GLOBAL AREA,PRODUCTIN PRODUCTIVITY OF
RAGI (FINGER MILLET)
S.NO CROP AREA
Million hect
PRODUCTION
Million tonnes
PRODUCTIVITY
Kg/ha
1. RAGI 38.10 28.38

8. INDIAN AREA,PRODUCTION,PRODUCTIVITY OF
PADDY 2012-2013
S.NO CROP AREA
Million hect
PRODUCTION
Million tonnes
PRODUCTIVITY
Kg/ha
1. PADDY 42.41 104.4 2462

9. INDIAN AREA,PRODUCTION,PRODUCTIVITY OF
WHEAT 2012-2013
S.NO CROP AREA
Million hect
PRODUCTION
Million tonnes
PRODUCTIVITY
Kg/ha
1. WHEAT 29.65 92.46 3118

10. INDIAN AREA ,PRODUCTION,PRODUCTIVITY OF
RAGI 2012-2013
S.NO CROP AREA
000 hect
PRODUCTION
000 Tonnes
PRODUCTIVITY
Kg/ha
1. RAGI 1,381 2040 1477

11. ANDHRAPRADESH
&
TELANGANA

12. RICE PRODUCTION IN A.P & T.G 2012-2013
S.NO STATE AREA 000 HECT
Kharif& Rabi
PRODUCTION
000 TONNES
Kharif& Rabi
PRODUCTIVITY
K g/Ha
Kharif& Rabi
1. ANDHRA
PRADESH
2212 6863
6214
2. TELANGANA
1417 4647 5608

13. WHEAT PRODUCTION IN A.P&T.G 2012-2013
S.NO STATE AREA 000
HECTARES
Kharif&rabi
PRODUCTION
000 TONNES
Kharif&rabi
PRODUCTIVITY
Kg/ha
Kharif&rabi
1. ANDHRA
PRADESH 0 0 270
2. TELANAGANA 8 9
690

14. RAGI PRODUCTION IN A.P&T.G 2012-
2013
S.NO CROP AREA
Kharif&Rabi
000 hect
PR ODUCTION
000 TONNES
PR ODUCTIVITY
Kg/ha
1. ANDHRA
PRADESH
38 42 1773
2. TELANGANA 3 3 731

15. SWOT ANALYSIS AFTER
BIFURCATION OF A.P & T.G

16. COMPARSION OF A.P& T.G

17. STRENGHTS
• Capacity to produce seed production in large
areas
• Palm provides livelihood to significant number
of families
• IT Sector is well devoloped to dessiminate
technology

18. WEAKNESESS
• Spourios seed production
• Irrigation facilities are not well devoloped
• Not suited to grow water loving crops

19. OPPURTUNITIES
• Use IT to deliver scientific advices to farmers
• Pig farming can be taken up as livelihood to
farmers
• Development of palm research centre

20. THREATS
• Ground water exploitation
• Lack of suitable irrigation projects
• More dependence on IT
• Real estate is increasing

21. SWOT
ANDHRA PRADESH

22. STRENGHTS
• Suitable agro climatic conditions for
cotton,paddy
• cropping systems along with dairy animals
• Good network of canals and tube wells for
irrigation
• Less urban biasness, predominantly being
rural districts
• Receptive and innovative farmers with large
acceptance of recommended inputs

23. WEAKNESSES
• Rainfall is highly erratic.
• Increase in incidence of pests and diseases
• Injudicious use of pesticides.
• Monoculture of cotton-wheat, rice–wheat
cropping systems and their adverse
effects on natural assets
• Local labour availability scarce and costly

24. OPPURTUNITIES
• Production and Productivity of paddy can be increased.
•
• Suitable agro climatic conditions for diversification within in cotton- rice
cropping rice systems.
• Mechanization for solving the problems of labour.
• Improving information and communication technology for real time
extension
• Establishment of commodity based and /or technology based farmers
associations.
• Improving the linkages and synergies with private sector, NGOs and other
public sector organisations
• Electricity consumption

25. THREATS
• Capital construction
• Water disputes
• Real estate boom

26. ORGANISATION OF ICRISAT

27. ICRISAT