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Detailed explanation-1: -The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare recently announced that it is to bring nine million tonnes of land under mustard cultivation. This will increase mustard production to 17 million tonnes by 2025-26.
Detailed explanation-2: -The average production was 7.7 million tonnes during the same period and the government has set a target of 17 million tonnes by 2025-26. In 2020-21, production was 10.1 million tonnes.
Detailed explanation-3: -India’s mustard production was estimated at 11.75 million tonnes (mt) in 2021-22, up by 15 per cent from 10.21 mt in the previous year. The total oilseeds output was at 37.7 mt in 2022-23.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rajasthan is the largest producing state in the country. Mustard seeds production is expected to increase to 49.50 lakh tonnes during the rabi season of 2021-22 as against 35 lakh tonnes in the previous year.