CHENNAI: The world and manufacturing of meals grains, which had been on the rise for the final 4 years, has declined in 2022-2023.
In line with the coverage observe of the State Planning, Improvement and Particular Initiatives division, tabled within the Meeting on Wednesday, Tamil Nadu’s total meals grain manufacturing has decreased to 116.91 lakh tonnes in 2022-2023, from 119.98 lakh tonnes in 2021-2022.
Going by the information, as in comparison with 2021-2022, whole rainfall decreased by 16.1 per cent in 2022-2023, meals grain space shrank by 2.6 per cent and meals grain manufacturing decreased by 2.5 per cent.
“Meals grain space and manufacturing are calculated yearly by evaluating land use, sources of irrigation, space below irrigated and non-irrigated crops, manufacturing and manufacturing charge, district clever meals crop, non-food crop space,” the coverage observe stated.
Whereas the meals grain space was 34.96 lakh hectares and manufacturing was 103.90 lakh tonnes in 2018-2019, the realm elevated to 36.92 lakh hectares and manufacturing was 115.02 lakh tonnes within the yr 2019-2020.
Subsequently, meals grain space elevated to 38.20 lakh hectares and manufacturing decreased to 108.24 lakh tonnes in 2020-21.
In 2021-22, the meals grain space elevated to 39.74 lakh hectares and the manufacturing additionally elevated to 119.98 lakh tonnes. Nonetheless, within the final yr 2022-23, the meals grain space decreased to 38.74 lakh hectares and the manufacturing additionally decreased to 116.91 lakh tonnes.
In line with the statistics, accessible with the Planning, Improvement and Particular Initiatives division, there was a decline in manufacturing resulting from discount in cultivated space and fewer rainfall.
Equally, the manufacturing of horticultural crops equivalent to tomatoes, a vital commodity, is lowering yearly. Tomato manufacturing in 2020-21 was 9,35,194 tonnes and in 2021-22, it decreased to eight,15,479 tonnes and in 2022-23 to 7,94,330 tonnes.
Nonetheless, manufacturing of different horticultural crops equivalent to grapes, guava and lemon has continued to extend, the information learn. However, manufacturing of Okra (Girl’s finger), Brinjal, Orange, Pineapple and Candy potatoes continues to say no. The manufacturing of Okra has decreased from 2,04,166 tonnes in 2020-21 to 1,84,539 tonnes in 2021-22 and 1,58,579 tonnes in 2022-23.
By way of minority crops, the manufacturing of chilli, onion, turmeric, potato, coriander leaves and cashew has elevated considerably in 2022-23 as in comparison with 2020-21.
However, as a result of totally different situations prevailing within the manufacturing of cassava and ginger, the manufacturing figures fluctuate. “Because of the local weather change, unprecedented rainfall, excessive warmth, lack of irrigation for cultivation on the proper time or floods in the course of the harvest time, there was a fluctuation within the cultivation space and manufacturing within the final two years,” the observe stated.