Lok Sabha Question No. 35 (STARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Soyabean Cultivation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 35

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  20 TH  JULY, 2021

## SOYABEAN CULTIVATION

- *35.    SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI:

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

- (a) whether  there  is  a  large  potential  for  the  growth  of  Soyabean  cultivation  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to increase the production of Soyabean in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

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

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.   35  DUE FOR REPLY ON 20 th  JULY, 2021.

(a) & (b):     Yes, Sir. During the year 2020-21, the total cultivated area under Soybean is estimated  at  12.81  million  hectares  across  the  country  (as  per  3 rd Advance  Estimates) against the initial area 0.03 million ha during 1970-71.  The production of soybean increased from 0.01 million tonnes in 1970-71, to 13.41 million tonnes in 2020-21 (as per 3 rd Advance Estimates).  A  statement  showing  year-wise  area,  production  and  productivity  of  Soybean from 1970-71 to till 2020-21 and state-wise area, of soybean for last five years (2016-17 to 2020-21) are enclosed as Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

(c): The  Government  of  India  is  promoting  the  production  and  productivity  of  oilseeds including  soybean  through  the  National  Food  Security  Mission  (Oilseeds).  Under  this scheme,  interventions  such  as  purchase  of  breeder  seeds,  production  of  foundation  and certified seed, distribution of certified seeds and seed minikits of latest high yielding varieties are undertaken. For Kharif 2021, a total of 8.16 lakh numbers of soybean seed minikits of high yielding  varieties have been allocated for distribution in the major 9 soybean growing states.  Further transfer of technology through Front Line Demonstrations (FLDs) and Cluster Front Line Demonstrations (CFLDs) is also being provided to the farmers through the Indian Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR).    The  scheme  also  provides  for  input  distribution such  as  Integrated  Pest  Management  (IPM),  soil  ameliorants,  plant  protection  chemicals, micro irrigation& supply of farm machinery and implements.

The  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research-Indian  Institute  of  Soybean  Research, Indore is also implementing an All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) in collaboration with the Central/State Agriculture Universities to develop location specific, short duration, high yielding varieties  and technologies for different agro-ecologies  Around 140 high yielding varieties of soybean have been released for commercial cultivation.

| Annexure-I-with reference to Lok Sabha Starred question 35 on Soybean cultivation due for answer on 20.07.2021   | Annexure-I-with reference to Lok Sabha Starred question 35 on Soybean cultivation due for answer on 20.07.2021   | Annexure-I-with reference to Lok Sabha Starred question 35 on Soybean cultivation due for answer on 20.07.2021   | Annexure-I-with reference to Lok Sabha Starred question 35 on Soybean cultivation due for answer on 20.07.2021   |
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| Year                                                                                                             | Area (m. ha)                                                                                                     | Production (m tonns)                                                                                             | Yield (kg/ha)                                                                                                    |
| 1970-71                                                                                                          | 0.03                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                             | 426                                                                                                              |
| 1971-72                                                                                                          | 0.03                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                             | 426                                                                                                              |
| 1972-73                                                                                                          | 0.03                                                                                                             | 0.03                                                                                                             | 819                                                                                                              |
| 1973-74                                                                                                          | 0.05                                                                                                             | 0.04                                                                                                             | 829                                                                                                              |
| 1974-75                                                                                                          | 0.07                                                                                                             | 0.05                                                                                                             | 768                                                                                                              |
| 1975-76                                                                                                          | 0.09                                                                                                             | 0.09                                                                                                             | 975                                                                                                              |
| 1976-77                                                                                                          | 0.13                                                                                                             | 0.12                                                                                                             | 988                                                                                                              |
| 1977-78                                                                                                          | 0.20                                                                                                             | 0.18                                                                                                             | 940                                                                                                              |
| 1978-79                                                                                                          | 0.31                                                                                                             | 0.30                                                                                                             | 975                                                                                                              |
| 1979-80                                                                                                          | 0.50                                                                                                             | 0.28                                                                                                             | 568                                                                                                              |
| 1980-81                                                                                                          | 0.61                                                                                                             | 0.44                                                                                                             | 728                                                                                                              |
| 1981-82                                                                                                          | 0.48                                                                                                             | 0.35                                                                                                             | 741                                                                                                              |
| 1982-83                                                                                                          | 0.77                                                                                                             | 0.49                                                                                                             | 637                                                                                                              |
| 1983-84                                                                                                          | 0.84                                                                                                             | 0.61                                                                                                             | 735                                                                                                              |
| 1984-85                                                                                                          | 1.24                                                                                                             | 0.95                                                                                                             | 768                                                                                                              |
| 1985-86                                                                                                          | 1.34                                                                                                             | 1.02                                                                                                             | 764                                                                                                              |
| 1986-87                                                                                                          | 1.53                                                                                                             | 0.89                                                                                                             | 584                                                                                                              |
| 1987-88                                                                                                          | 1.54                                                                                                             | 0.90                                                                                                             | 582                                                                                                              |
| 1988-89                                                                                                          | 1.73                                                                                                             | 1.55                                                                                                             | 892                                                                                                              |
| 1989-90                                                                                                          | 2.25                                                                                                             | 1.81                                                                                                             | 801                                                                                                              |
| 1990-91                                                                                                          | 2.56                                                                                                             | 2.60                                                                                                             | 1015                                                                                                             |
| 1991-92                                                                                                          | 3.18                                                                                                             | 2.49                                                                                                             | 782                                                                                                              |
| 1992-93                                                                                                          | 3.79                                                                                                             | 3.39                                                                                                             | 894                                                                                                              |
| 1993-94                                                                                                          | 4.37                                                                                                             | 4.75                                                                                                             | 1086                                                                                                             |
| 1994-95                                                                                                          | 4.32                                                                                                             | 3.93                                                                                                             | 911                                                                                                              |
| 1995-96                                                                                                          | 5.04                                                                                                             | 5.10                                                                                                             | 1012                                                                                                             |
| 1996-97                                                                                                          | 5.44                                                                                                             | 5.38                                                                                                             | 989                                                                                                              |
| 1997-98                                                                                                          | 5.99                                                                                                             | 6.46                                                                                                             | 1079                                                                                                             |
| 1998-99                                                                                                          | 6.49                                                                                                             | 7.14                                                                                                             | 1100                                                                                                             |
| 1999-00                                                                                                          | 6.22                                                                                                             | 7.08                                                                                                             | 1138                                                                                                             |
| 2000-01                                                                                                          | 6.42                                                                                                             | 5.28                                                                                                             | 823                                                                                                              |
| 2001-02                                                                                                          | 6.34                                                                                                             | 5.96                                                                                                             | 940                                                                                                              |
| 2002-03                                                                                                          | 6.11                                                                                                             | 4.65                                                                                                             | 762                                                                                                              |
| 2003-04                                                                                                          | 6.55                                                                                                             | 7.82                                                                                                             | 1193                                                                                                             |
| 2004-05                                                                                                          | 7.57                                                                                                             | 6.87                                                                                                             | 908                                                                                                              |
| 2005-06                                                                                                          | 7.71                                                                                                             | 8.27                                                                                                             | 1073                                                                                                             |
| 2006-07                                                                                                          | 8.33                                                                                                             | 8.85                                                                                                             | 1063                                                                                                             |
| 2007-08                                                                                                          | 8.88                                                                                                             | 10.97                                                                                                            | 1235                                                                                                             |

| 2008-09                                                | 9.51                                                   | 9.91                                                   | 1041                  |
|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 2009-10                                                | 9.73                                                   | 9.96                                                   | 1024                  |
| 2010-11                                                | 9.60                                                   | 12.74                                                  | 1327                  |
| 2011-12                                                | 10.11                                                  | 12.21                                                  | 1208                  |
| 2012-13                                                | 10.84                                                  | 14.67                                                  | 1353                  |
| 2013-14                                                | 11.72                                                  | 11.86                                                  | 1012                  |
| 2014-15                                                | 10.91                                                  | 10.37                                                  | 951                   |
| 2015-16                                                | 11.60                                                  | 8.57                                                   | 738                   |
| 2016-17                                                | 11.18                                                  | 13.16                                                  | 1177                  |
| 2017-18                                                | 10.33                                                  | 10.93                                                  | 1058                  |
| 2018-19                                                | 11.33                                                  | 13.79                                                  | 1217                  |
| 2019-20                                                | 12.19                                                  | 11.22                                                  | 921                   |
| 2020-21*                                               | 12.81                                                  | 13.41                                                  | 1047                  |
| Source : Directorate of Economics & Statistics, DAC&FW | Source : Directorate of Economics & Statistics, DAC&FW | Source : Directorate of Economics & Statistics, DAC&FW |                       |
| *3rd Advance Estimate                                  | *3rd Advance Estimate                                  | *3rd Advance Estimate                                  | *3rd Advance Estimate |

## Annexure-II-with reference to Lok Sabha Starred question 35 on Soybean cultivation due for answer on 20.07.2021

## State-wise APY of soybean in last 5 years

| States / UT       | Area (lakh ha)   | Area (lakh ha)   | Area (lakh ha)   | Area (lakh ha)   | Area (lakh ha)   | Yield (Kgs./Hect.)   | Yield (Kgs./Hect.)   | Yield (Kgs./Hect.)   | Yield (Kgs./Hect.)   | Yield (Kgs./Hect.)   | Production (lakh onnes)   | Production (lakh onnes)   | Production (lakh onnes)   | Production (lakh onnes)   | Production (lakh onnes)   |
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| States / UT       | 2016-17          | 2017-18          | 2018-19          | 2019-20          | 2020-21*         | 2016-17              | 2017-18              | 2018-19              | 2019-20              | 2020-21*             | 2016-17                   | 2017-18                   | 2018-19                   | 2019-20                   | 2020-21*                  |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 0.02             | 0.01             | 0.01             | 0.01             | 0.02             | 1612.00              | 1889.00              | 1926.00              | 1747.00              | 1552.00              | 0.03                      | 0.01                      | 0.02                      | 0.02                      | 0.03                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0.03             | 0.03             | 0.03             | 0.03             | _                | 1419.63              | 1417.00              | 1417.00              | 1418.00              |                      | 0.04                      | 0.04                      | 0.04                      | 0.04                      | _                         |
| Bihar             | 0.00             | _                | _                | 0.20             | 0.25             | _                    | _                    | _                    | _                    | 509.00               | 0.00                      | _                         | _                         | 0.15                      | 0.13                      |
| Chhattisgarh      | 1.04             | 0.96             | 0.93             | 0.72             | 0.69             | 697.41               | 481.00               | 699.00               | 1105.00              | 734.00               | 0.73                      | 0.46                      | 0.65                      | 0.80                      | 0.51                      |
| Gujarat           | 1.20             | 1.46             | 1.36             | 1.01             | 1.49             | 716.67               | 791.00               | 1276.00              | 1318.00              | 1361.00              | 0.86                      | 1.15                      | 1.73                      | 1.33                      | 2.03                      |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 0.01             | 0.01             | 0.01             | 0.01             | 0.01             | 980.20               | 1676.90              | 1680.00              | 1710.00              | 1715.00              | 0.01                      | 0.01                      | 0.01                      | 0.01                      | 0.01                      |
| Jharkhand         | 0.01             | 0.02             | 0.06             | 0.01             | 0.01             | 579.10               | 798.00               | 747.00               | 858.00               | 748.00               | 0.01                      | 0.02                      | 0.05                      | 0.01                      | 0.01                      |
| Karnataka         | 3.18             | 2.77             | 2.49             | 3.20             | 3.14             | 745.28               | 913.00               | 1034.00              | 1183.00              | 1187.00              | 2.37                      | 2.53                      | 2.57                      | 3.79                      | 3.73                      |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 54.01            | 50.10            | 54.19            | 61.94            | 64.99            | 1231.07              | 1062.08              | 1231.00              | 789.00               | 789.00               | 66.49                     | 53.21                     | 66.71                     | 48.87                     | 51.28                     |
| Maharashtra       | 38.41            | 36.94            | 40.75            | 41.24            | 43.57            | 1194.20              | 1030.00              | 1131.50              | 1170.00              | 1423.00              | 45.87                     | 38.05                     | 46.11                     | 48.25                     | 61.99                     |
| Manipur           | 0.05             | 0.05             | 0.05             | 0.04             | _                | 857.14               | 907.00               | 899.00               | 870.00               | _                    | 0.04                      | 0.05                      | 0.04                      | 0.04                      | _                         |
| Meghalaya         | 0.02             | 0.02             | 0.02             | 0.02             | _                | 1891.89              | 1898.00              | 1900.00              | 1906.00              | _                    | 0.04                      | 0.04                      | 0.04                      | 0.04                      | _                         |
| Mizoram           | 0.01             | 0.01             | 0.01             | 0.01             | _                | 1574.09              | 1525.14              | 1731.23              | 1561.11              | _                    | 0.02                      | 0.02                      | 0.02                      | 0.02                      | _                         |
| Nagaland          | 0.25             | 0.25             | 0.25             | 0.25             | _                | 1257.41              | 1259.00              | 1260.00              | 1262.00              | _                    | 0.31                      | 0.32                      | 0.32                      | 0.32                      | _                         |
| Rajasthan         | 10.56            | 8.86             | 9.32             | 11.19            | 11.30            | 1072.19              | 1207.00              | 1254.00              | 469.00               | 969.00               | 11.32                     | 10.70                     | 11.69                     | 5.25                      | 10.95                     |
| Sikkim            | 0.03             | 0.03             | 0.03             | 0.03             | _                | 975.00               | 975.00               | 976.00               | 976.44               | _                    | 0.03                      | 0.03                      | 0.03                      | 0.03                      | _                         |
| Telangana         | 2.77             | 1.52             | 1.48             | 1.72             | 1.62             | 1162.45              | 1624.00              | 1584.00              | 1808.00              | 1494.00              | 3.22                      | 2.47                      | 2.34                      | 3.11                      | 2.42                      |
| Tripura           | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             | _                | 880.00               | 732.00               | 762.00               | 747.66               | _                    | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | _                         |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 0.11             | 0.14             | 0.23             | 0.22             | 0.58             | 636.36               | 777.00               | 901.00               | 513.00               | 687.00               | 0.07                      | 0.11                      | 0.21                      | 0.11                      | 0.40                      |
| Uttarakhand       | 0.12             | 0.10             | 0.09             | 0.08             | 0.08             | 1083.33              | 1190.00              | 1067.00              | 1111.00              | 1219.00              | 0.13                      | 0.12                      | 0.10                      | 0.09                      | 0.10                      |
| West Bengal       | 0.01             | 0.01             | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             | 732.23               | 750.00               | 803.00               | 779.00               | 848.00               | 0.00                      | 0.01                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
| All India         | 111.83           | 103.29           | 111.31           | 121.93           | 128.14           | 1176.63              | 1058.49              | 1191.92              | 920.70               | 1047.00              | 131.59                    | 109.33                    | 132.68                    | 112.26                    | 134.14                    |

Source: Directorate of Economics  & Statistics, DAC&FW *3rd advance Estimate

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