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Rabi crops

  • November 19, 2022
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Rabi crops

Subject: Geography

Context:

Wheat, mustard lead rabi crops coverage, total area up 7%

Details of rabi crop:

  • The government’s target of foodgrains output in 2022-23 (both kharif and rabi) is 328 mt, which is nearly 4 per cent higher than actual production of 2021-22.
  • Wheat acreage has increased by 15 per cent in November 2022 with respect to year-ago
  • Except in Haryana, it is higher in all other major wheat-growing States–Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat .
  • Wheat’s share is nearly 70 percent of the rabi foodgrains
  • In oilseeds-rapeseed and mustard acreages have increased by 14.7 per cent
  • There has been a reduction in the acreages of coarse cereals and pulses
  • Winter-grown paddy area has been increased by 11.5 per cent.
  • The government has targeted an output of 18.5 mt of rice from the rabi season.
  • The kharif rice production is estimated at 104.99 mt, against a target of 112 mt.

Concept:

Major Cropping season:

Kharif Crops

  • Kharif crops are also known as monsoon crops or autumn crops.
  • Kharif crops are usually sown at the beginning of the first rains during the advent of the south-west monsoon season, and they are harvested at the end of monsoon season (October-November).
  • These crops are dependent on the quantity of rainwater as well as its timing.
  • Rice is the most important Kharif crop of India.
  • Other examples of kharif crops are- Jowar, Maize (corn), Millet, Cotton, Green gram, Groundnut, Sesame, Soybean etc.

Rabi Crops 

  • Rabi crops are agricultural crops that are sown in winter and harvested in the spring.
  • The rabi crops are sown around mid-November, preferably after the monsoon rains are over, and harvesting begins in April / May.
  • The crops are grown either with rainwater that has percolated into the ground or using irrigation. Large rain in winter spoils the rabi crops but is good for kharif crops.
  • The major rabi crop in India is wheat.
  • Other examples of rabi crops are – Barley, Oats, Pulses, Mustard, Linseed, Bajra etc.

Zaid crops

  • Zaid crops are summer season crops. 
  • They grow in long time period mainly from March to June.
  • They require warm dry weather as major growth period and longer day length for flowering.
  • The Zaid crop season comes between the Rabi and Kharif crop seasons.
  • These crops also mature early.
  • Some of the crops produced during ‘zaid’ are watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, vegetables and fodder crops.
  • States– Most of the northern and northwestern states.

Trends in production:

As per 2nd Advance Estimates, the estimated production of major crops during 2021-22 is as under:

  • Foodgrains  –316.06 million tonnes. (record)–
    • The production during 2021-22 is higher by 25.35 million tonnes than the previous five years’ (2016-17 to 2020-21) average production of foodgrains.
  • Rice  –127.93 million tonnes. (record)
    • It is higher by 11.49 million tonnes than the last five years’ average production of 116.44 million tonnes.
  • Wheat  –111.32  million tonnes. (record)
    • It is higher by 7.44 million tonnes than the average wheat production of 103.88 million tonnes.
  • Nutri / Coarse Cereals  –49.86 million tonnes- higher by 3.28 million tonnes than the average production.
  • Maize  –32.42 million tonnes. (record)-
  • Pulses  –26.96 million tonnes.(record)-higher by 3.14 million tonnes than the last five years’ average production of 23.82 million tonnes.
    • Gram – 13.12 million tonnes.(record)
  • Oilseeds –37.15 million tonnes-higher by 4.46 million tonnes than the average oilseeds production.
    • Rapeseed and Mustard –11.46 million tonnes.(record)
  • Sugarcane – 414.04 million tonnes.(record)- higher by 40.59 million tonnes than the average sugarcane production of 373.46 million tonnes.
  • Cotton  –34.06 million bales (each of 170 kg).
  • Jute  & Mesta –9.57 million bales (each of 180 kg).
Geography RABI CROPS

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