Lok Sabha Question No. 6191 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Banana Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6191

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  11 TH  APRIL, 2017

## BANANA PRODUCTION

6191.  SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN: SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the country holds number one position in the world in the area of banana production and stands at number three in acreages;
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  States  which  produce  banana  along  with  their  production during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to establish a Banana Research Centre in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  expenditure  that  is  likely  to  be  involved  along  with  the  time  by  which  the centre is likely to be functioning; and
- (e) the  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  protect  the  banana plantation from various diseases?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): As  per  the  information  available  on  Food  and  Agriculture  Organization  (FAO) website,  India  leads  the  world  in  banana  production  and  also  stands  at  number  one position in area under banana crop.
- (b): The  State-wise  production  data  of  banana  during  the  last  three  years  &  the current year is provided  at Annexure-I.

(c): ICAR  has already established National Research Centre for  Banana at Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu on 21st August 1993 and there are also more than 12 centers working  on  banana  under  National  Agriculture  Research  and  Education  System (NARES)  in  coordination  with  All  India  Coordinated  Research  Programme  for  fruits (AICRP-Fruit). Major banana growing States are involved in the All India Coordinated Research Programme for fruits.

(d): Rupees 35 crores has been allocated by the NITI AYOG for the next three years for the ICAR- National Research Center for Banana (NRCB).

(e): Several  measure  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  protect  the  Banana plantation from various diseases, some of which are as under:

-  ICAR- National Research Center for Banana (NRCB) is involved in certifying Tissue Culture (TC) banana, free from viruses. Till date 120 million TC banana plants were certified  by  the  center  and  services  were  provided  to  all  the  Tissue  Culture companies in India.
-  NRCB  has  produced  virus  free  hill  banana  and  supplied  to  hill  banana growers  in  Tamil  Nadu,  and  they  have  rejuvenated  the  famous  Virupakshi banana from the attack of banana bunchy top virus.
-  Integrated management solutions have been developed for 'leaf spot and wilt' diseases of banana which are the major hurdle in the production.
-  Effective  disease  management  strategies  were  developed  for  post-harvest diseases, by the centre and which are being followed by the exporters and for domestic markets.
-  MIDH  provides  assistance  for  promotion  of  Tissue  Culture  raised  Banana  plants, setting up  of tissue culture  units  and  promotes  adoption  of  Integrated  Pest Management  (IPM),  Integrated  Nutrient  Management  (INM),  organic  farming  and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to minimize impact of various diseases.

## Annexure-I

## State-wise Production of Banana during the Last Three Years and the Current Year

Production in '000MT

| Sl. No.              | STATES/UTs   | 2013-14    | 2014-15    | 2015-16    | 2016-17 (1st Adv. Estimates)   |
|----------------------|--------------|------------|------------|------------|--------------------------------|
|                      | Production   | Production | Production | Production | Production                     |
| 1 TAMIL NADU         | 5650.00      | 4147.18    | 4331.65    | 4322.61    |                                |
| 2 GUJARAT            | 4225.49      | 4324.36    | 4185.52    |            | 4189.62                        |
| 3 ANDHRA PRADESH     | 3166.90      | 3487.31    | 3570.62    |            | 4083.65                        |
| 4 MAHARASHTRA        | 4830.60      | 4030.58    | 3025.15    |            | 3529.60                        |
| UTTAR PRADESH        | 1599.02      | 1990.58    | 3061.21    | 3071.38    | 5                              |
| KARNATAKA            | 2675.63      | 2593.33    | 2370.95    | 2489.50    | 6                              |
| MADHYA PRADESH       | 1735.00      | 1836.00    | 1758.05    | 1872.32    | 7                              |
| BIHAR                | 1435.78      | 1535.00    | 1535.30    | 1525.67    | 8                              |
| KERALA               | 528.21       | 1270.57    | 1292.41    | 1218.15    | 9                              |
| WEST BENGAL          | 1097.50      | 1124.00    | 1172.34    | 1195.60    | 10                             |
| 11 ASSAM             | 857.72       | 865.67     | 882.71     | 979.34     |                                |
| CHHATISGARH          | 498.81       | 564.43     | 587.42     | 592.50     | 12                             |
| ODISHA               | 476.60       | 469.25     | 462.71     | 472.20     | 13                             |
| TELANGANA            | 301.49       | 325.52     | 183.70     | 180.60     | 14                             |
| TRIPURA              | 134.25       | 141.31     | 153.62     | 151.35     | 15                             |
| MIZORAM              | 140.92       | 141.00     | 141.03     | 127.88     | 16                             |
| NAGALAND             | 109.80       | 109.80     | 108.51     | 116.21     | 17                             |
| MEGHALAYA            | 86.43        | 88.70      | 88.71      | 94.32      | 18                             |
| 19 MANIPUR           | 90.45        | 94.22      | 93.95      |            | 89.53                          |
| JHARKHAND            | 1.29         | 1.30       | 33.28      | 36.34      | 20                             |
| 21 ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 19.10        | 20.00      | 31.64      |            | 30.50                          |
| 22 PUNJAB            | 9.32         | 7.51       | 6.43       | 7.32       |                                |
| 23 SIKKIM            | 3.89         | 0.00       |            | 3.56       | 4.52                           |
| 24 RAJASTHAN         | 0.64         | 0.25       |            | 0.41       | 1.80                           |
| 25 HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 0.29         | 0.29       | 0.42       |            | 0.56                           |
|                      | Others       | 49.43      | 53.31      | 53.55      | 56.26                          |
|                      | TOTAL        | 29724.55   | 29221.47   | 29134.82   | 30439.33                       |

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