The Commission for Agricultural Cost and Prices (CACP) has recommended promotion of crop diversification, favouring oilseed crops amid the global inflation in oilseeds and vegetable oils prices.
Key takeaways from CACP report:
Crop |
1980-81 |
2019-20 |
Paddy |
17.5% |
40.1% |
Maize |
5.6% |
1.4% |
Bajra |
1% |
0.3% |
Pulses |
5% |
0.5% |
Oilseeds |
3.7% |
0.6% |
Reasons of why states do not opt for diversification of crops:
Suggestions:
States |
The crops they can diversify into from paddy farming |
Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand |
Maize |
Bihar |
Maize, moong, and sunflower |
Gujarat |
Bajra |
Maharashtra |
jowar, bajra, maize, ragi, tur, moong, urad, groundnut, soybean and cotton |
Rajasthan |
Groundnut and cotton |
Tamil Nadu |
Seasamum |
Uttar Pradesh |
Bajra, maize, tur and groundnut |
West Bengal |
Moong |
Verifying, please be patient.
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