A rice field in Velore.
Duration The newly completed financial year of 2024-25, Tamil Nadu registered marginally greater coverage of food grains compared to the previous year.
His achievement in 2024-25 was approximately 38.6 Hectares Lakh compared to 37.98 Lakh hectares in 2023-24. However, it fell short of the target of 40.15 Hectares in approximately 1.5 Lakh of hectares.
In the Government’s evaluation, the performance in 2024-25 would have exceeded the objective, there had been no damage to the cultivation to the measure of the State. However, 9.1 Lakh Acres, or 3.68 Lakh hectare (SDRF).
By 2025-26, the government has set objectives for a total of 40.3 Lakh hectares, or what participation of Paddy is 20.3 Lakh hectares; And honey and pulses 10 lakh hectares each.
Of the three seasons of cultivation in the state [Kar /Kuruvai/Sornavari (KKS), Samba/Thaladi/Pishanam (STP), and Navarai/Kodai (NK)]STP has the participation of the lion in terms of coverage in 67%, followed by KKs (18%) and NK (15%). As for the two wide geographical regions in the state, the participation of the Delta del Cauvery is approximately 32% with respect to coverage.
As for the production of food engravings, the figures are not yet available, but the government awaits an increase in 2024-25 over the immediate previous year, despite the announcement of the adhesive weather events. In the three years since 2021, the State produced 119.97 Lakh tons in 2021-22; 116.91 Lakh Tons in 2022-23; and 109.51 Lakh tons in 2023-24.
The objective set by 2024-25 was 129.6 Lakh Tons, a figure that the State may not achieve. By 2025-26, the production objective is around 130 Lakh Tons.
The first economic survey acknowledges that agriculture in the state is “highly dependent” of the monsors and “increasingly affected” by climate change, an agricultural population that ages, the reduction of property and stagnant productivity. To address these challenges, the state government “aims to promote climate resistant agriculture” through the introduction of drought tolerant seeds and resistant to pests, encouraging less water -intensive practices and providing training on adaptation and alternative livelihood strategies, particularly to farmers who live in coastal regions, adds the survey.
Published – April 10, 2025 10:27 PM IST