Government sets a target of 259 million tonnes of foodgrains of production in 2013-14

KOLKATA: Government has set a target of 259 million tonnes of foodgrains production in the year 2013-14. Government of India is implementing various crop development programmes/schemes through State Governments for achieving production targets of various crops.

Programmes like Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Integrated Scheme on Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil Palm and Maize (ISOPOM), Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI), Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion (INSIMP), Nutri-Farms Scheme, Special Programme on Oil Palm Area Expansion (OPAE), Crop Diversification Programme, etc. are being implemented for increasing production and productivity of different field crops.

Under these programmes, various activities like demonstration on high yielding varieties/hybrids, distribution of seed of improved varieties/hybrids, need based plant protection and soil amendments, resource conservation techniques/ energy management, efficient water application tools, and cropping system based trainings, are being taken-up to achieve the production target.

This information was given by Shri Tariq Anwar, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.