INDEX NUMBER OF AREA, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY FOR FOOD AND 
NON -FOOD CROPS IN ASSAM, 2007-08
(Base triennium ending 1981-82=100)
Sl.No.
Name of Crops
Area
Production
Productivity
1
2
3
4
5
1
 Autumn Rice 61.7 88.74 143.82
2
 Winter Rice 106.59 125.1 117.37
3
 Summer Rice 894.27 1799.64 201.24
TOTAL RICE 103.2 147.29 130.99
4
 Maize 80.49 137.45 170.77
5
 Wheat 62.77 69.61 110.9
6
 Others Cereals and Small Millets 35.5 37.7 106.2
TOTAL CEREALS 100.93 145.18 130.79
7
 Gram 52.18 55.54 106.44
8
 Tur (Arhar) 89.48 90.72 101.39
9
 Rabi Pulses 105.53 140.2 132.85
TOTAL PULSES 95.62 130.61 128.74
TOTAL FOOD GRAINS 100.99 144.76 130.73
10
 Linseed 137.63 163.84 119.04
11
 Castor 56.32 57.84 102.7
12
 Sesamum 101.22 119.38 117.94
13
 Rape & Mustard 116.73 128.88 110.41
14
 Coconut 307.61 220.27 71.61
TOTAL OIL SEEDS 118.72 187.57 78.11
15
 Jute 56.39 76.9 136.37
16
 Cotton 32.76 33.12 101.1
17
 Mesta 40.83 51.17 125.32
TOTAL FIBRES 53.7 74.64 135.72
18
 Plantation Crop 135.86 159.92 117.71
19
 Chillies 149.03 160.83 107.92
20
 Turmeric 160.98 182.86 113.59
21
 Arecanut 146.9 164.85 112.22
TOTAL CONDIMENT & SPICES 149.29 165.23 111.83
22
 Potato 201.32 289 143.55
23
 Banana 178.69 195.72 109.53
TOTAL FRUITS & VEGETABLES 194.72 235.86 124.9
24
 Sugarcane 53.04 54.12 102.04
25
 Tobacco 8.91 6.76 75.87
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS CROPS 48.44 49.51 101.79
TOTAL NON-FOOD GRAINS 116.4 160.51 106.18
ALL COMMODITIES 110.11 152.93 115.94

 

INDEX NUMBER OF AREA, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY FOR FOOD AND NON -FOOD CROPS IN ASSAM, 2007-08

(Base triennium ending 1981-82=100)

Period
Type of Index
Food Grains
Non Food Grains
All Commodities
2005-06
 Area 104.18 106.46 104.71
Production 155.24 148.27 152.61
Productivity 135.41 107.24 122.51
2006-07
 Area 95.55 111.64 99.22
Production 127.53 155.83 142.2
Productivity 122.86 114.17 118.02
2007-08
 Area 100.99 116.4 110.11
Production 144.76 160.51 152.93
Productivity 130.73 106.18 115.94

 

 
AREA UNDER FOOD AND NON -FOOD CROPS COVERED BY CROP FORECAST IN ASSAM
(In '000'hect)
Name of Crops
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
1
2
3
4
Autumn Rice 398 379 354
Winter Rice 1707 1498 1647
Summer Rice 315 312 323
TOTAL RICE 2420 2189 2324
Maize 19 19 18
Wheat 50 60 56
Others Cereals and Small Millets 8 7 7
TOTAL CEREALS 2497 2275 2405
Gram 2 2 2
Tur (Arhar) 6 7 6
Rabi Pulses 92 98 105
TOTAL PULSES 100 107 113
TOTAL FOOD GRAINS 2597 2382 2518
Sesamum 14 13 13
Rape & Mustard 212 238 235
Linseed 8 8 8
castor 1 1 1
Coconut 19 19 19
TOTAL OIL SEEDS 254 279 276
Cotton 1 1 1
Jute 57 58 60
Mesta 5 5 5
TOTAL FIBRES 63 64 66
Banana 42 43 44
Pineapple 11 12 13
Orange 7 8 7
Papaya 6 7 6
Potato 70 78 75
Sweet Potato 7 8 7
Topeoca 3 3 3
Onion 8 7 7
TOTAL FRUITS & VEGETABLES 154 166 162
Arecanut 71 69 69
Chillies 15 15 16
Turmeric 12 12 13
Sugarcane 23 27 26
Tobacco 1 1 1
Nizer 7 10 9
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS CROPS 129 134 134
ALL CROPS 3197 3025 3156

 

PRODUCTION UNDER FOOD AND NON -FOOD CROPS COVERED BY CROP FORECAST IN ASSAM
(In '000' Tonnes)
Name of Crops
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
1
2
3
4
Autumn Rice 398 336 348
Winter Rice 2594 1950 2239
Summer Rice 560 630 732
TOTAL RICE 3552 2916 3319
Maize 14 14 13
Wheat 54 67 71
Others Cereals and Small Millets 4 4 4
TOTAL CEREALS 3624 3001 3407
Gram 1 1 1
Tur (Arhar) 5 5 4
Rabi Pulses 50 53 56
TOTAL PULSES 56 59 61
TOTAL FOOD GRAINS 3680 3060 3468
Sesamum 8 8 7
Rape & Mustard 97 116 123
Linseed 4 4 4
castor 1 1 1
Coconut ( a ) 153 136 136
TOTAL OIL SEEDS 110 129 135
Cotton(b) 1 1 1
Jute ( c ) 579 559 657
Mesta (c ) 25 25 27
TOTAL FIBRES 605 585 685
Banana 578 599 607
Pineapple 161 192 199
Orange 74 88 79
Papaya 90 105 93
Potato 354 505 521
Sweet Potato 26 28 24
Topeoca 13 13 12
Onion 18 17 16
TOTAL FRUITS & VEGETABLES 1314 1547 1551
Arecanut (d ) 65 55 55
Chillies 9 10 10
Turmeric 9 9 9
Sugarcane 871 1055 980
Tobacco 1 1 1
Nizer 4 5 4
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS CROPS 959 1135 1059
N.B. ( a ) in terms of million nuts
       ( b ) '000' bales of each 170 kgs
       ( c ) '000' bales of each 180 kgs
       ( d ) in terms of dry cured nuts