Lok Sabha Question No. 286 (STARRED), answered on 2019-01-01
Subject: Groundnut Cultivation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 286

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  JANUARY, 2019

## GROUNDNUT CULTIVATION

*286.     SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  area  under  groundnut  cultivation  in  the  country  and  the  rank  of India in groundnut production in the world;
- (b) the details of the groundnut production in various States of the country during the last three years and the current year, State/Union Territory-wise;
- (c) whether  groundnut  production  in  the  country  has  greatly  reduced  during  the  last three years, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  financial  assistance  to  the  affected farmers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to provide any special package to the farmers for producing groundnut in the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the corrective steps taken by the Government to boost the production and export of groundnut in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 286  DUE FOR REPLY ON 1 ST  JANUARY, 2019.

- (a): India  is  the  second  largest  producer  of  groundnut  in  the  world.  As  per  the  Fourth Advance Estimates, the area under groundnut cultivation in the country during 2017-18 is estimated  at  49.15  lakh  hectares.  The  first  comprehensive  assessment  of  area  and production  of  agricultural  crops  during  whole  agriculture  year  including  rabi  groundnut  is available  with  the  Second  Advance  Estimates,  normally  released  around  mid-February every  year.  However,  as  per  First  Advance  Estimates  (kharif  only),  the  area  under groundnut cultivation in the country during 2018-19 is estimated at 38.90 lakh hectares.
- (b) & (c): No Madam, groundnut production in the country has not decreased during the last three years. The State / UT-wise production of groundnut in the country during the last three  years  and  the  current  year  i.e.  2015-16  to  2018-19  (kharif  only)  are  given  at  the Annexure.
- (d) & (e): The  Government  has  launched  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  'National Mission on Oilseeds & Oil Palm (NMOOP)' in 2014-15 which continued through 2017-18 to augment  the  availability  of  vegetable  oils  and  to  reduce  the  import  of  edible  oils  by increasing the productivity and production of oilseeds including groundnut. From 2018-19, the NMOOP scheme has been merged with National Food Security Mission (NFSM) and is implemented as NFSM (Oil Seed and Oil Palm (OS&OP)). The scheme is implemented through the State Department of Agriculture/ Horticulture in 28 states. A new sub-scheme, Targeting Rice Fallow Areas (TRFA) was also launched in 15 districts of 6 Eastern states (Assam,  Bihar,  Chhattisgarh,  Jharkhand,  Odisha  and  West  Bengal)  in  Rabi  2016-17  for utilization of rice fallows for cultivation of pulses and oilseeds.

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Under  these  schemes,  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  farmers  for  various components / interventions.  The major interventions / components under NFSM-Oilseeds are purchase of breeder seeds, production foundation and certified seeds, distribution of foundation    and  certified  seeds,  variety  specific  targeted  seed  production,  distribution  of minikits,  plant  protection  equipments  /  chemicals,  supply  of  improved  farm  implements, distribution  of  sprinkler  sets,  block  demonstrations,  farmers  and  officers  training  etc. Adoption  of  cluster  approach  is  advocated  for  ensuring  the  participation  of  all  farmers belonging to small / marginal, SC / ST / minority / women categories in a cluster. There is a provision  for  additional  10%  assistance  to  small  /  marginal,  SC  /  ST  /  minority  /  women farmers  group  under  supply  of  plant  protection  equipments,  improved  farm  implements, sprinkler set, etc.

In order to create mass awareness about use of improved varieties and production technology,  a  National  Kisan  Mela  on  Groundnut  was  organized  by  Department  of Agriculture,  Cooperation  and  Farmers  Welfare  in  collaboration  with  Indian  Council  of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Directorate of Groundnut Research, Junagadh, Gujarat on 1 st October,  2018.  The  farmers  and  extension  functionaries  from  groundnut  growing  states participated in the National Kisan Mela on Groundnut.

In addition, to incentivize farmers for producing groundnut, Government of India has announced a Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs.4890/- per quintal for groundnut during 2018-19. Also, the export of groundnut oil in bulk has been allowed without any restrictions with effect from 27.03.2017.

## Annexure to the Statement referred in reply to parts (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.286 due for reply on 01.01.2019 regarding Groundnut Cultivation

## State / UT -wise Estimates of Production of Groundnut during 2015-16 to 2018-19

| States/UTs        | Production ('000 tonnes)   | Production ('000 tonnes)   | Production ('000 tonnes)   | Production ('000 tonnes)   |
|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| States/UTs        | 2015-16                    | 2016-17                    | 2017-18*                   | 2018-19**                  |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 801.0                      | 603.0                      | 1041.0                     | 478.5                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0.7                        | 0.9                        | #                          | #                          |
| Bihar             | 0.5                        | 1.0                        | 0.6                        | 0.7                        |
| Chhattisgarh      | 33.6                       | 46.4                       | 33.4                       | 44.7                       |
| Goa               | 4.0                        | 4.0                        | #                          | #                          |
| Gujarat           | 2339.1                     | 3157.3                     | 3936.0                     | 2837.7                     |
| Haryana           | 4.6                        | 4.8                        | 3.0                        | 4.6                        |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 0.0                        | 0.1                        | 0.0                        | 0.0                        |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 0.0                        | 0.1                        | 0.0                        | 0.0                        |
| Jharkhand         | 20.8                       | 28.4                       | 33.6                       | 28.8                       |
| Karnataka         | 395.0                      | 419.0                      | 558.6                      | 228.0                      |
| Kerala            | 0.6                        | 0.5                        | 0.4                        | 0.2                        |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 331.6                      | 378.0                      | 349.0                      | 369.0                      |
| Maharashtra       | 334.0                      | 420.3                      | 331.5                      | 224.1                      |
| Manipur           | 3.0                        | 3.0                        | #                          | #                          |
| Nagaland          | 0.9                        | 1.0                        | #                          | #                          |
| Odisha            | 56.2                       | 55.2                       | 36.0                       | 17.5                       |
| Punjab            | 1.9                        | 2.3                        | 2.3                        | 3.9                        |
| Rajasthan         | 1048.7                     | 1140.6                     | 1259.2                     | 1516.7                     |
| Tamil Nadu        | 892.3                      | 588.9                      | 973.6                      | 429.4                      |
| Telangana         | 206.0                      | 342.0                      | 351.0                      | 35.0                       |
| Tripura           | 1.6                        | 2.7                        | #                          | #                          |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 65.0                       | 85.0                       | 89.0                       | 100.9                      |
| Uttarakhand       | 1.5                        | 1.0                        | 1.0                        | 1.2                        |
| West Bengal       | 189.9                      | 175.5                      | 165.2                      | 2.5                        |
| D & N Havelli     | 0.0                        | 0.0                        | #                          | #                          |
| Puducherry        | 0.9                        | 0.8                        | #                          | #                          |
| Others            | NA                         | NA                         | 14.4                       | 4.2                        |
| All India         | 6733.3                     | 7461.5                     | 9178.6                     | 6327.5                     |

* As per 4th Advance Estimates. ** As per 1st Advance Estimates (Kharif only). NA: Not Applicable.            #: Included in others.

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