UP likely to set a new record in paddy production for 2nd year in a row; storage capacity goes up in 3 years

The Agriculture Department, Uttar Pradesh, had set a target of cultivating paddy on 60 lakh hectares of land out of 96.03 lakh hectares in this Kharif season, of which sowing had been done on 57.72 lakh hectares till August 4 . Sowing of paddy on the remaining land is likely to be completed by August 15.

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh is all set to set a new record in paddy production for the second year in a row this year. With cultivation of paddy on 60 lakh hectares of land this year against last year’s 58.92 lakh hectares due to favourable weather conditions, better rains and steps taken by the Yogi Government in the interest of the farmers, agricultural experts believe that the yield will increase by one million tonnes in the current kharif season.  Last year, the production of paddy had crossed 257.04 lakh tonnes. It is worth mentioning here that the Agriculture Department had set a target of cultivating paddy on 60 lakh hectares of land out of 96.03 lakh hectares in this Kharif season, of which sowing had been done on 57.72 lakh hectares till August 4 . Sowing of paddy on the remaining land is likely to be completed by August 15. Based on the data of paddy sown last year and this year, it is now being claimed that this time there will be a record production of paddy in UP. Besides, UP is likely to set a new record in the production of coarse cereals like millet and maize as well due to the conducive weather, according to experts.