Agriculture and allied sectors 2022-23 | Rajasthan Economic Review 2022-23

Agriculture and allied sectors 2022-23

Contribution of agriculture and allied sector to gross state value addition (GSVA):-

Rajasthan	Contribution	Change in %
At Constant Prices  (Base year 2011-12)	₹2.09 lakh crore	+7.48%
At Current Prices	₹3.79 lakh crore	+14.33%

Agriculture and allied sectors contributed to 28.95% in Rajasthan's Gross State Value Added (GSVA) at current prices.

• Agriculture and allied sectors activities primarily refer to cultivation of Crops, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Forestry.

Sectoral Contribution of Agriculture Sector at Current Prices for the year 2022-23:-

Sub-sectors of Agriculture	Contribution (%)
Livestock	46.41
Crops	46.00
Forestry & Logging	7.20
Fishing	0.39

LAND UTILISATION 2020-21

Net Sown Area	52.34%
Waste land	10.87%
Forest land	8.08%

 

Operational land holdings:-

	Agriculture Census 2010-11	Agriculture Census 2015-16
Total area under land holdings	211.36 lakh hectare	208.73 lakh hectare
Total number of operational land holdings	68.88 lakh	76.55 lakh
Average size of operational land holdings	3.07 hectare	2.73 hectare

Total number of female operational land holdings

5.46 lakh

7.75 lakh (Out of 76.55)

Agriculture Production in Rajasthan	Rank of Rajasthan in different agriculture crops
• Total food grain production = 253.99 lakh tonnes (97.98 Kharif + 156.01 Rabi) (206.57 Cereals + 47.42 Pulses) • Oilseeds Production = 99.78 lakh tonnes  • Sugarcane Production = 2.18 lakh tonnes • Cotton = 25.53 lakh bales.	First:- Bajra, Mustard, Nutri-Cereals, Guar, Total oilseeds Second:- Groundnut, Total Pulses Third:- Soyabean, Gram, Jowar

Agro-Climatic Zones of Rajasthan 

• Rajasthan is divided into 10 Agro-Climatic Zones on the basis of climate.

S. N.	Zone Name	District Covered	Major Crops
			Kharif	Rabi
1.	Arid Western Plain (I-A)	Barmer & Jodhpur	Bajra, Moth, Sesamum	Wheat, Mustard, Cuminseed
2.	Irrigated North Western Plain (I-B)	Sriganganagar Hanumangarh (SG & HG)	Cotton & Guar	Wheat, Mustard, Gram
3.	Hyper arid partial irrigated Western Plain (I-C)	Bikaner, Churu, Jaisalmer  (बीकाजी BCJ)	Bajra, Moth, Guar	Wheat, Mustard, Gram
4.	Transitional plain of Inland drainage (II-A)	Nagaur, Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Part of Churu	Bajra, Guar,  Pulses	Mustard, Gram
5.	Transitional plain of Luni basin (II-B)	Jalore, Pali, Sirohi, Part of Jodhpur	Bajra, Guar, Sesamum	Wheat, Mustard
6.	Semi-arid Eastern plains (III-A)	Jaipur, Ajmer, Tonk, Dausa	Bajra, Guar, Jowar	Wheat, Mustard, Gram
7.	Flood prone Eastern plain (III-B)	Alwar, Bharatpur, Karoli, Dholpur, Swai Madhopur (ABCD & Sm)	Bajra, Guar,  Groundnut	Wheat, Mustard, Gram, Barley
8.	Sub-humid Southern plains (IV-A)	Rajasamand, Udaipur, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Parts of Sirohi (RUBC&S)	Maize, Jowar, Pulses	Wheat, Gram
9.	Humid Southern plains (IV-B)	Banswara, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh, Parts of Udaipur & Chittorgarh (BDP & UC)	Maize, Jowar,  Paddy. Blackgram	Wheat, Gram
10.	Humid South Eastern plain (V)	Kota, Jhalawar, Bundi, Baran, Parts of Swai Madhopur (Hadoti & Sm)	Jowar, Soyabean	Wheat, Mustard

When was a separate agriculture budget presented for the first time in Rajasthan? - 2022-23

Productivity (kg/ha) of Agricultural Crops

Crops	2002-03 to 2006-07	2021-22	Increase
Cereals	1294	2099	62.21%
Pulses	407	628	54.30%
Food grains	1058	1488
Oliseeds	1086	1484	36.65%
Sugarcane	51707	75845
Cotton (lint)	286	558	195.10%
Gwar seed	277	419

Agriculture related schemes in Rajasthan:-

Mukhyamantri Beej Swavalamban Yojana (2017)

• Objective:- To promote the production of quality sheeds by the farmers in their own fields.

• Initially the scheme was started in the 3 agro-climatic zones viz.: Kota, Bhilwara and Udaipur.

• From 2018-19, the scheme is being implemented in all 10 agro-climatic zones of the state.

• Under this scheme, seed production of different varieties of crops is being taken for 10 years.

Incentive to Girls in Agricultural Education

• For Senior Secondary - ₹5000 per girl per year 

• For Graduation & Post Graduation - ₹12000 per girl per year 

• For Ph.d - ₹15000 per girl per year 

Budget announcement 2023-24:- 

• For Senior Secondary - ₹15000 per girl per year 

• For Graduation & Post Graduation - ₹25000 per girl per year 

• For Ph.d - ₹40000 per girl per year

Agriculture Demonstration

• Based on the principle of 'seeing is believing'.

• Crop demonstrations are being organised on farmers fields for communicating agriculture technology.

Micronutrient Mini-kit

• Micronutrient Mini-kits are being provided to farmers at 90% subsidy on the basis of soil health card.

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