The state of Madhya Pradesh has registered a record growth at 24.99% in FY 2013-14 in the agriculture sector, including animal husbandry, as per the advance figures for 2013-14 released by Central Statistical Organisation (CSO). The agriculture growth rate was 20.16% in 2012-13 and 19.85% in 2011-12 in the state.
The state has been bestowed with the prestigious ‘Krishi Karman Award’ by the Government of India for the last two years in a row due to continuous record growth in the agriculture sector. The wheat production was 73.27 lakh tonnes in 2004-05, which increased to 193 lakh tonnes in 2013-14. Soybean production has increased from 37.60 lakh tonnes to 50 lakh tonnes during the period.
Similarly, rice production increased from 13.09 lakh tonnes in 2004-05 to 69.50 lakh tonnes now. The area under these crops was 104.80 lakh hectare which has risen to 140.15 lakh tonnes now, representing a 34% increase.