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ANDHRA PRADESH
AGRICULTURE

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 5th
Largest in India both in terms of
geographical area and population
 Close to 19 % of the State’s GDP is from
Agriculture & Horticulture
 Agriculture provides employment to 65% of
the State population
STATE – BACKGROUND

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District wise Map of Andhra Pradesh

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Food and Non Food Crops
• Food Crops
• Rice
• Wheat
• Jowar
• Bazra
• Sugarcane
• Cash Crops
• Tobacco
• Groundnut
• Cotton
• Chillies
• Oilseeds

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NORMAL AREA UNDER DIFFERENT
CROPS IN THE STATE
Kharif Rabi Total
1 2 3 4 5
1 Paddy 24.99 10.76 35.75
2 Sorghum 3.00 3.65 6.65
3 Maize 4.20 1.11 5.31
4 Other millets 0.55 0.38 0.93
5 Pulses 9.64 9.86 19.5
6 Oilseeds 20.78 5.59 26.37
7 Cotton 9.55 0.08 9.63
8 Sugarcane 2.24 0 2.24
9 Mesta 0.75 0 0.75
10 Other Crops 3.82 1.73 5.55
79.52 33.16 112.68
Area in ha.
CropS.No.
Total Agricultural Crops
Major crops : Paddy, Oilseeds (Groundnut & Sunflower),Cotton

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Source wise Irrigation (Lakh ha.)
S.No Source Gross area Irrigated
1 Canals 14.82
2 Tanks 4.52
3 Tube Wells 16.01 24.79
4 Other wells 8.78
5 Other sources 1.51
Total
55% irrigation is
power intensive
45.36

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RAINFALL - 2004-05
MONSOON NORMAL
(in m.m)
ACTUAL
(in m.m)
%of
deviation
a)South-West Monsoon
(1.06.04 to 30.09.04)
624.4 478.5 -23%
b) North-East Monsoon
(1.10.04 to 31.12.04)
224.4 133 -41%
c) Winter period
(1.01.04 to 28.02.05)
13.4 9.5 -29%
d) Hot weather period
(1.03.05 to 16.03.05)
7.0 2.9 -59%
TOTAL RAINFALL 868.6 623.9 -28%

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Weekly Rainfall - kharif 2004
0
20
40
60
80
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Weeks
June -1 to 4, July- 5 to 8, Aug- 9 to 12 & Sep- 13 to 17
Rainfallinmm
Normal
Actual
Moisture Stress from week 10 to 13(August & September)

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Sl.
No
Crop Normal
Area
Area
Sown in
Lakh Ha
Normal
Production
Lakh Ha.
Actual
Production
Lakh Ha
1 Paddy 24.99 21.37 65.37 65.29
2 Coarse
grain
9.53 9.00 16.57 15.13
3 Pulses 9.64 8.63 3.93 4.27
4 Oilseeds 20.77 23.41 11.22 15.86
5 Cotton 9.55 11.42 16.19 27.81
6 Other
Commerci
al Crops
5.04 4.46 182.26 162.19
TOTAL 79.52 78.29 295.54 290.55
AREA AND PRODUCTION FOR KHARIF 2004

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Productivity trends in Kharif 2004
S.No Crop
Yields(kg/ha)
Normal Kharif-03 Kharif,04
1 Paddy 2624 2772 3055
2 Cotton 287 384 414
3 Redgram 400 418 588
4 Groundnut 597 482 684
5 Castor 337 453 547
6 Sugarcane 76488 72115 75850Adequate supply of credit enabling farmers to apply recommended
dosage of inputs
Timely supply of seeds
Frequent checks on quality of inputs(seeds, fertilizers& pesticides)
Timely advise on plant protection measures
Low humidity climate.

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CROP MOVEMENT TRENDS IN KHARIF 2004
COMPARED TO KHARIF 2003
 Increase in cotton areas from 8.37 lakh ha to
11.44 lakh ha
 Increase in Groundnut areas from 12.58 lakh ha to
15.95 lakh ha
 Increase in Sesamum (Gingelly) areas from1.14 lakh ha
to 1.72 lakh ha.
 Increase in Soybean area from 0.68 lakh ha
to 0.91 lakh ha
 Increase in castor area from 2.91 lakh ha 3.19 lakh ha
Decrease in paddy area

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Sl.
No
Crop Normal
Area
Area
Sown in
Lakh Ha
Normal
Production
Lakh Ha.
Actual
Production
Lakh Ha
1 Paddy 10.76 8.42 36.16 29.78
2 Coarse
grain
5.14 4.91 9.05 9.86
3 Pulses 9.86 8.71 6.66 6.85
4 Oilseeds 5.59 7.17 5.76 8.68
5 Commerci
al Crops
1.81 2.12 5.71 5.41
TOTAL 33.16 31.33 63.34 60.58
AREA AND PRODUCTION FOR RABI 2004 - 05

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Food grains decrease from 25.76 to22.04 lakh ha
Oilseeds increase from 5.59 to7.17 lakh ha
Commercial crops increase from 1.81 to2.12 lakh ha
Decrease in paddy area
CROP MOVEMENT TRENDS IN RABI 2004-05
COMPARED TO RABI 2003 -04

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