Lok Sabha Question No. 5254 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Banana Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5254

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  27 TH  MARCH, 2018

## BANANA PRODUCTION

5254.     SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM: SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK: SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

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

- (a) the total acreage of banana production in the country and the number of States which produce banana along with their production during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the  number  of  centres  established  by  the  Government  under  the  National Agricultural Research and Education System;
- (c) whether  banana  farmers  are  constantly  suffering  financial  loss  due  to  drought and other calamities resulting in reduced production of banana;
- (d) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  provided  financial  assistance  and  other packages to farmers to increase production of banana and mitigate the loss; and
- (e) the measures taken/being taken by the Government to enhance the production of banana so that the country could hold number one position in banana production?

## 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 1 st Advance  Horticulture Estimates the total acreage of  Banana Production in the country is 85.1 lakh ha. The state-wise details of area and production of banana during the last three years and the current year are given in  Annexure-I.
- (b): The  Government  has  established  ICAR-National  Research  Centre  for  Banana (NRCB),  Trichy,  Tamil  Nadu  during  1993  for  undertaking  research  and  development activities on banana.  Apart from this, 10 Banana Research Stations are working under All India Coordinated Research Project on Fruits ie. Arabhavi (Karnataka), Bhubaneshwar (Odisha), Coimbatore (T.N.), Gandevi (Gujarat), Jalgaon ( Maharashtra), Jorhat (Assam), Kannara(Kerala), Kovvur (Andhra Pradesh), Mohanpur(Bihar) and Pusa (Delhi) to cater to the needs of the region specific problems

(c) & (d): Occasionally, the banana farmers are suffering from financial loss due to natural calamities like, drought, flood, and strong wind and whirl wind. The Governments  assess  the  financial  loss  whenever  such  calamities  occur  in  a  larger proportion and compensation is paid accordingly.

(e): The ICAR -NRCB, Tiruchirapalli (T.N.) has developed many improved production, protection, post harvest and value added products technologies, which have been  transferred  to  the banana  farmers,  entrepreneurs  and  stakeholders.  It  has  also developed many varieties including high yielding variety 'Udhayam' and drought tolerant variety 'Saba' and are being popularized amongst the farmers.

The  Centre  has  developed  pre  and  post  harvest  techniques  for  the  export  of banana and these  techniques  are  adopted  by  the  banana  farmers  widely  across  the country.

Apart  from  the  above,  Govt.  of  India,  under  its  centrally  sponsored  scheme  of MIDH, is incentivizing various interventions such as production of good quality planting materials,  coverage  of  area  with  improved  cultivars,  creation  of  water  resources, adoption  of  Integrated  Pest  Management  (IPM),  capacity  building  of  farmers  etc  are being made for enhancement of quality production and productivity of horticulture crops including banana.

All  the  above  measures  will  lead  to  enhanced  production  of  banana  and  the country would be able retain its No.1 position in banana production globally.

## BANANA PRODUCTION FROM 2014-15 TO 2017-18 (Provisional)

| STATES/UTs        | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18 (Provisional)   | 2017-18 (Provisional)   |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| STATES/UTs        | A         | P         | A         | P         | A         | P         | A                       | P                       |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 79.36     | 3487.31   | 75.72     | 3570.62   | 88.17     | 4672.75   | 85.12                   | 4511.41                 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 6.50      | 20.00     | 5.42      | 31.64     | 2.45      | 17.47     | 2.47                    | 17.65                   |
| ASSAM             | 51.28     | 865.67    | 51.10     | 882.71    | 49.27     | 854.85    | 55.53                   | 985.59                  |
| BIHAR             | 35.00     | 1535.00   | 34.80     | 1535.30   | 35.07     | 1527.85   | 35.07                   | 1527.85                 |
| CHHATISGARH       | 23.87     | 564.43    | 25.76     | 587.42    | 26.12     | 609.21    | 27.42                   | 640.69                  |
| GUJARAT           | 67.02     | 4324.36   | 64.69     | 4185.52   | 66.31     | 4293.23   | 66.97                   | 4336.17                 |
| HARYANA           |           |           |           |           |           |           |                         |                         |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 0.09      | 0.29      | 0.09      | 0.42      | 0.08      | 0.35      | 0.084                   | 0.308                   |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR   |           |           |           |           |           |           |                         |                         |
| JHARKHAND         | 0.54      | 1.30      | 12.53     | 33.28     | 9.06      | 31.63     | 9.03                    | 31.41                   |
| KARNATAKA         | 102.89    | 2593.33   | 96.63     | 2370.95   | 99.46     | 2446.03   | 104.00                  | 2568.33                 |
| KERALA            | 83.98     | 1270.57   | 84.56     | 1292.41   | 84.98     | 1250.55   | 83.39                   | 1225.54                 |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | 27.80     | 1836.00   | 28.35     | 1758.05   | 26.97     | 1876.45   | 27.24                   | 1895.22                 |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 74.03     | 4030.58   | 69.55     | 3025.15   | 81.34     | 3888.90   | 77.62                   | 4028.65                 |
| MANIPUR           | 6.99      | 94.22     | 6.95      | 93.95     | 8.19      | 109.82    | 8.24                    | 110.19                  |
| MEGHALAYA         | 7.06      | 88.70     | 7.11      | 88.71     | 7.24      | 94.32     | 7.32                    | 97.24                   |
| MIZORAM           | 10.87     | 141.00    | 10.91     | 141.03    | 11.00     | 141.04    | 11.21                   | 143.84                  |
| NAGALAND          | 7.32      | 109.80    | 7.25      | 108.51    | 8.32      | 116.98    | 8.33                    | 108.63                  |
| ODISHA            | 24.76     | 469.25    | 24.47     | 462.71    | 24.46     | 466.44    | 24.56                   | 466.94                  |
| PUNJAB            | 0.35      | 10.12     | 0.11      | 6.43      | 0.09      | 5.27      | 0.09                    | 5.27                    |
| RAJASTHAN         | 0.13      | 7.51      | 0.03      | 0.41      | 0.04      | 0.35      | 0.04                    | 0.38                    |
| SIKKIM            | 0.03      | 0.25      | 1.15      | 3.56      | 1.21      | 3.87      | 1.22                    | 1.06                    |
| TAMIL NADU        | 0.00      | 0.00      | 94.61     | 4331.65   | 94.98     | 3499.48   | 85.198                  | 2886.818                |
| TELANGANA         | 95.24     | 4147.18   | 4.65      | 183.70    | 2.06      | 73.00     | 2.28                    | 75.43                   |
| TRIPURA           | 8.95      | 325.52    | 14.62     | 153.62    | 10.80     | 115.28    | 10.81                   | 115.43                  |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 13.99     | 141.31    | 67.00     | 3061.21   | 69.10     | 3160.82   | 69.24                   | 3166.51                 |
| UTTARAKHAND       | 42.59     | 1990.58   |           |           |           |           | 0.00                    | 0.00                    |
| WEST BENGAL       |           |           | 48.07     | 1172.34   | 48.07     | 1172.34   | 49.10                   | 1198.53                 |
| TOTAL             | 770.64    | 28054.28  | 836.13    | 29081.3   | 854.81    | 30428.25  | 851.57                  | 30145.05                |

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ANNEXURE-I