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GUJARAT AGRICULTURE AT A GLANCE
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GUJARAT AGRICULTURE AT A GLANCE cont…
CROPS
CROPS
• Major Crops: Wheat, Bajra, Rice, Maize,
Groundnut, Mustard, Sesame,
Pigeon pea, Green Gram,
Gram, Cotton, Sugarcane.
• Gujarat is the largest producer of, Castor,
Tobacco, Isabgul (Psyllium), second largest
Producer of Sesame seeds, Cotton and Groundnut
in the country.
• Gujarat has highest productivity in, Mustard,
Castor and cotton, second highest productivity in
Groundnut and Bajra, third highest productivity in
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Gram and Guar in the country.
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HORTICULTURE
HORTICULTURE
• Major Crops: Mango, Banana, Sapota,
Lime, Guava, Tomato, Potato, Onion,
Cumin, Garlic, Isabgul, Fennel
• Total Area: About 2.52 lakh ha.
• Gujarat has highest productivity in,
Guava, Potato, Onion, Cumin and Fennel,
third highest productivity in Banana and
Isabgul in the country.
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GUJARAT AGRICULTURE AT A GLANCE cont…
ANIMAL
ANIMAL
Total Livestock 199.39 lakh
HUSBANDRY
HUSBANDRY
Cattle Population 67.49 lakh / 62.84 lakh
Poultry 72.36 lakh
Well Known Cattle Cow Gir, Kankarej
Breeds Buffalo Jafrabadi, Mehsani, Surti
Sheep Patanwadi, Marwadi
Goat Surti, Mehsani, Kutchchi,
Zalawadi, Gohilwadi
Horse Kathiawadi, Marwadi
Camel Kutchchi
Contribute 5 % of GDP of the
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DAIRY
DAIRYDEVELPMENT
DEVELPMENT
12 District Milk Producers’ Union
10,725 Milk Cooperative Societies
150 lakh liter/day Milk Production
20.84 lakh Members of Milk Cooperative Societies
Members get weekly cash payment for sale of milk.
They are provided health care,cattelfeed and
artificial inseminisation services by union
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AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
AGRICULTURAL
AGRICULTURALMARKETING
MARKETINGORGANISATIONS
ORGANISATIONS
No. of APMCs: 200
No. of Market Yards: 401
Agro-Processing Units: Major units consists of Cotton Ginning, Oil
Mills (Groundnut, Soybean, Castor), Rice &
Pulse Mills, Tobacco, Sugar Mills, Spices
(Dehydration units of Onion & Garlic) are
prominent
Major Ports: Kandala, Mundra, Pipavav
Roads & Transport: Good transport facilities with roads up to
village level
Communication: Good communication facilities up to village
level. Internet facilities up to block level
Special Yard in view of WTO 4-Special Yards
COTTON,TOBBACO,SPICES,and 7
GROUNDNUTS
AGRICULTURAL AT GLANCE …..
LAND USAGE & IRRIGATION
CLASSIFICATION
CLASSIFICATIONOF
OFSTATE
STATELAND
LANDUSAGE
USAGE
Total land held by Operational Holders 89.00 lakh hectors
Actual cultivated area 86.00 lakh hectors
Total cultivated area 112.00 lakh hectors
BROAD OBJECTIVES
• Doubling of income of farmers
• Direct advise to individual farmer - a
new approach in extension
• Direct involvement of Agri Scientist at
village level to bridge gap between
actual and potential production
• Providing Stability to agriculture by
providing scientific micro level
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Strengthening of Agriculture infra structure cont..
SOIL HEALTH CARD..FINE
OBJECTIVES
• Analysis of soil of all the villages of the
state
• Guidance to farmers regarding fertilizer
usage based on soil analysis
• Advising farmers regarding alternate
cropping pattern based on soil analysis.
• Providing Soil Health Card to each
farmer.
• 2,00,000 Soil Health Card distributed to
farmers
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SOIL HEALTH
SOIL HEALTH CARD
CARD
Government of Gujarat initiated scheme of SHC
WORK PLAN
soil health card