Centre Sets Targets For Food Grain Output

New Delhi: The government has set the national target of food grain production at 341.55 million metric tonnes in the financial year 2024-25. To meet the increasing demand of edible oil in the country and to become self-reliant, the government aims at increasing the production of oilseeds from 39.2 million metric tonnes (MMT) in 2022-23 to 69.7 MMT in 2030-31, increase area under cultivation from existing 29 million hectares to 33 million hectares and improve yield from 1353 kg/ha to 2112 kg/ha by 2030-31.

According to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the country needs to move towards organic and natural farming to increase productivity and reduce dependency on chemicals and fertilisers.“The aim is to increase per hectare yield while reducing the cost of production and offering genuine prices to the farmers.