India beats China in sorghum production

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India beats China in sorghum production

Guntur farmers create world record by producing 7 tonnes per hectare

Guntur, which is known for hot red chillies, may soon become a cereal bowl. Sorghum farmers of the district have created a record by producing 7 tonnes a hectare, which is the highest in the world.

Farmers are raising ‘Mahalakshmi-946’ variety of sorghum which has great demand in the market. Due to high protein value, consumption of sorghum, also known as Jowar, has increased in the last few years.

Confirming that Guntur farmers created a world record in raising jowar, scientists of International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Aril Tropics (ICRISAT) said half of the sorghum raising area in Andhra Pradesh is in Guntur district, i.e. about 55,000 acres. The millets are also being raised in Mahabubnagar, Kurnool and Nalgonda districts, said ICRISAT Senior Scientist (Technology Exchange) Ch. Ravindra Reddy.

Speaking to The Hindu after seeing the sorghum crop in a few villages in the district on Saturday, Dr. Reddy said in China, the average production of jowar was about 5.5 to 6.5 tonnes per hectare. “I am happy that our farmers beat China in millet production,” he said. In Guntur district the yield was about 7 tonnes per hectare in Athota village. Some ryots even achieved 8 tonnes per hectare. . A team of scientists would visit the villages and interact with the farmers to know about their success, said the scientist.

“I visited jowar fields in East Godavari and Guntur districts. The crops at Tenali and Kollipara mandals in Guntur district are very healthy and we expect a bumper crop this year,” said Dr. Reddy.

India beats China in sorghum production - The Hindu

 

[godofwar]

If I am correct then sorghum doesn't require a lot of water for cultivation, unlike wheat and rice.
Good initiative.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Well done.

Agricultural production is very important, hopefully new technologies can be used to further improve yields in the future.

 

[Edison Chen]

China and India have something common here, large population. So how is India's grain self-sufficiency rate?

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

Well done.

Agricultural production is very important, hopefully new technologies can be used to further improve yields in the future.

A sense of Competition actually brings the best out of you if taken in a positive way . .

Ok enough of talking go pick up your Plough and start working ( j/k)

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

A sense of Competition actually brings the best out of you if taken in a positive way . .

Ok enough of talking go pick up your Plough and start working ( j/k)

Alright boss.

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

Alright boss.

 

[Dem!god]

China and India have something common here, large population. So how is India's grain self-sufficiency rate?

india has become self sufficient in grains.....
we even export the left over to the other nation.......
but there is something which need to be addressed quickly.....about 15-25% of our grains are wasted every year because of bad storage/lack of storage....etc.....

Alright boss.

hey do u produce basmati rice......

 

[danger007]

I born in Kurnool .. studied until x in Guntur. .. hehe am glad Guntur mirchi is so famous.

 

[janon]

China and India have something common here, large population. So how is India's grain self-sufficiency rate?

We have been self sufficient in production of foodgrains since the 'Green revolution' of the 70s, when our agricultural output more than quadrupuled in a few years. Today the problems are with storage and distribution, where we still lack good infrastructure, and therefore a lot of food products go wasted. Hopefully that will change in the next decade, when we build better infrastructure. That is another reason why FDI in retail is so important at this stage, since that will help build the backdoor infrastructure of transportation and storage.

There are some more food products where I hope India can catch up with China - soybeans, peanuts and such protein rich foodstuff of which both India and China are the world's biggest producers, but China still produces a lot more than India. If we could increase our output for these, it will go a long way in addressing childhood malnutrition, since these are very cheap sources of protein, so vital for growing children. And especially so in a largely vegetarian culture like India's.

 

[Edison Chen]

We have been self sufficient in production of foodgrains since the 'Green revolution' of the 70s, when our agricultural output more than quadrupuled in a few years. Today the problems are with storage and distribution, where we still lack good infrastructure, and therefore a lot of food products go wasted. Hopefully that will change in the next decade, when we build better infrastructure. That is another reason why FDI in retail is so important at this stage, since that will help build the backdoor infrastructure of transportation and storage.

There are some more food products where I hope India can catch up with China - soybeans, peanuts and such protein rich foodstuff of which both India and China are the world's biggest producers, but China still produces a lot more than India. If we could increase our output for these, it will go a long way in addressing childhood malnutrition, since these are very cheap sources of protein, so vital for growing children. And especially so in a largely vegetarian culture like India's.

To hold a high self sufficient rate is important. Glad to see your progress.

AFAIK, China imports more soybeans than we produced, or we rely on import soybean from the USA. The GMO soybean is our main concern.

As for the storage and distribution, infrastructure is one thing, in China, on the other hand, corruption happens to food grains inventory. Some agricultural officials got policy advantages or inside news, they cheat on the farmers. Also the agricultural mechanization will help to get more output with relative small land, as we have huge population to feed, living and industrial land is precious.

india has become self sufficient in grains.....
we even export the left over to the other nation.......
but there is something which need to be addressed quickly.....about 15-25% of our grains are wasted every year because of bad storage/lack of storage....etc.....


hey do u produce basmati rice......

15%-25% wasted?? This is...it's huge amount!

 

[Raphael]

Not too surprising. India, despite being smaller, actually has more arable land than China, and more fertile too.

 

[Dem!god]

15%-25% wasted?? This is...it's huge amount!

yes,.....but true.....

 

[अखण्ड भारत!!!]

CORRUPTION,not infrastructure is the problem

 

[अखण्ड भारत!!!]

Not too surprising. India, despite being smaller, actually has more arable land than China, and more fertile too.

No china has more arable land than India...but India has many rivers for its size compared to china.China's biggest province xinjiang is worthless in this matter.So is India's biggest Rajasthan.China produces lot more than India.Either we don't use right methods or from millenias of farming the land is losing its growth abilities.