Indian Grain Production Could Hit Record 250M Tonnes
15 February 2012
INDIA - Food grain production could touch a record 250 million tonnes in 2011-12, exceeding the annual target by five million tonnes, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in Delhi today.
Addressing a workshop on 'Policy Initiatives for Promoting Partnership between Stakeholders in Agriculture with Particular Reference to Rainfed and Dryland Farming' at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi, the prime minister said production of cotton in 2011-12 was estimated to be 34 million bales, also a new record, reports Daily News and Analysis
"The second Advance Estimates for 2011-12 indicate that the production of food grain is expected to reach the record level of over 250 million tonnes, exceeding the target for the year by five million tonnes. The production of cotton in 2011-12 estimated at 34 million bales is also a new record," he said.
Noting that Indian farmers had "done us proud" again this year, he said: "But we still have a long way to go."
Manmohan Singh said he believed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government over the last seven and a half years had given considerable attention to agriculture and was able to channel about Rs.4.74 lakh crore of bank credit into the agriculture and allied sectors.
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