CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Further, as per the First Advance Estimates for 2022-23 (Kharif only), total foodgrains production in the country is estimated at 149.9 million tonnes which is higher than the average Kharif foodgrain production of the previous five years (2016-17 to 2020-21).

Detailed explanation-2: -India is likely to produce 315, 72 million tonnes of foodgrains in 2021-22, 1.6% higher than in the previous year, with an expected record production of rice, maize, gram, pulses, rapeseed and mustard, oilseeds and sugarcane, the agriculture ministry said in its fourth advance estimates on Wednesday.

Detailed explanation-3: -India’s Total Kharif Crop Production for the crop year 2022-23 is estimated at 642.67 MMT, which is 1.7% lower than the same period last year. Production is projected lower due to a decline in acreages by 0.8% year-over-year (y-o-y) while yield is estimated to drop by 0.8% from the previous year.

Detailed explanation-4: -As per First Advance Estimates, the estimated production of major kharif crops for 2022-23 is as under: Foodgrains – 149.92 million tonnes. Rice – 104.99 million tonnes. Nutri / Coarse Cereals – 36.56 million tonnes.

Detailed explanation-5: -The production of kharif foodgrains in 2022-23, as per the First Advance Estimates (AE), is estimated at 149.9 million tonnes, 3.9 per cent lower than kharif foodgrains production of 156.0 million tonnes in 2021-22 (4th AE).