Area and production of Nutri-cereals in India: The area of Nutri-Cereals in the country was 36.90 million ha during 1965-66 which
has declined to 14.72 million ha during 2016-17 which is around 60.2% less area coverage. The area declined under small millets
(88.4%), jowar (67.6%), finger millet (56%) and bajra (34.2%). However, the production of millets has gone up to 16.124 million
tonnes during 2016-17 from 14.215 million tonnes during 1965-66 despite more than 60% decline in area under Nutri-Cereals during
same period. The increase of production around 13.43% has mainly due to use of HYVs/hybrids, adoption of latest crop production
technology. The major Nutri-Cereals producing States are Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat,
Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Uttrakhand. The mean production in these states vis-à-vis in the year
2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 are given below:-
| Sl. No | State Name | Mean
(2011-12 to 2013-14) | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
|
1
|
RAJASTHAN
|
4.434
|
4.966
|
3.878
|
4.515
|
|
2
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
3.173
|
2.803
|
1.809
|
3.126
|
|
3
|
KARNATAKA
|
2.718
|
2.732
|
2.298
|
1.967
|
|
4
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
1.972
|
1.976
|
1.885
|
1.924
|
|
5
|
GUJARAT
|
1.365
|
1.013
|
0.961
|
1.136
|
|
6
|
HARYANA
|
0.965
|
0.696
|
0.680
|
0.997
|
|
7
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
0.956
|
0.897
|
1.092
|
1.173
|
|
8
|
TAMIL NADU
|
0.660
|
1.075
|
0.917
|
0.392
|
|
9
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
0.586
|
0.372
|
0.505
|
0.329
|
|
10
|
UTTARAKHAND
|
0.254
|
0.232
|
0.238
|
0.225
|
| |
All India
|
17.291
|
17.076
|
14.517
|
16.124
|
* Production in million tonnes