Ap Agriculture

5th Largest in India both in terms of geographical area and population

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ANDHRA PRADESH
AGRICULTURE

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 5
th
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 33.16112.68
Area in ha.
Crop S.No.
Total Agricultural Crops
Major crops : Paddy, Oilseeds (Groundnut & Sunflower),Cotton

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Source wise Irrigation (Lakh ha.)
45.36Total
55% irrigation is
power intensive
1.51Other sources5
8.78Other wells4
16.01 24.79Tube Wells3
4.52Tanks2
14.82Canals1
Gross area IrrigatedSourceS.No

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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
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Weeks
June -1 to 4, July- 5 to 8, Aug- 9 to 12 & Sep- 13 to 17
Rainfall in mm
Normal
Actual
Moisture Stress from week 10 to 13(August & September)

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290.55295.5478.2979.52TOTAL
162.19182.264.465.04Other
Commerci
al Crops
6
27.8116.1911.429.55Cotton5
15.8611.2223.4120.77Oilseeds4
4.273.938.639.64Pulses3
15.1316.579.009.53Coarse
grain
2
65.2965.3721.3724.99Paddy1
Actual
Production
Lakh Ha
Normal
Production
Lakh Ha.
Area
Sown in
Lakh Ha
Normal
Area
CropSl.
No
AREA AND PRODUCTION FOR KHARIF 2004

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Productivity trends in Kharif 2004
758507211576488Sugarcane6
547453337Castor5
684482597Groundnut4
588418400Redgram3
414384287Cotton2
305527722624Paddy1
Kharif,04Kharif-03NormalCrop
Yields(kg/ha)
S.No
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
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Increase in cotton areas from 8.37 lakh ha to
11.44 lakh ha
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Increase in Groundnut areas from 12.58 lakh ha to
15.95 lakh ha
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Increase in Sesamum (Gingelly) areas from1.14 lakh ha
to 1.72 lakh ha.
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Increase in Soybean area from 0.68 lakh ha
to 0.91 lakh ha
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Increase in castor area from 2.91 lakh ha 3.19 lakh ha
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Decrease in paddy area

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60.5863.3431.3333.16TOTAL
5.415.712.121.81Commerci
al Crops
5
8.685.767.175.59Oilseeds4
6.856.668.719.86Pulses3
9.869.054.915.14Coarse
grain
2
29.7836.168.4210.76Paddy1
Actual
Production
Lakh Ha
Normal
Production
Lakh Ha.
Area
Sown in
Lakh Ha
Normal
Area
CropSl.
No
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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