ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Friday, April 19, 2024
Maize
Area, Production and Productivity of Maize in Sikkim.
Maize is one of the most important cereal crops of Sikkim. It is grown over an area of about 36,000-40,000 hectare which is about 35-40% of total cultivable area.
| |
Year |
Area (000’ hectares) |
Production (000’ tones) |
Productivity (kg./ha) |
| 1. |
2003-2004 |
36.70 |
57.05 |
1554.50 |
| 2. |
2004-2005 |
36.70 |
58.19 |
1585.00 |
| 3. |
2005-2006 |
36.70 |
61.10 |
1664.85 |
| 4. |
2006-2007 |
40.85 |
64.89 |
1588.49 |
| 5. |
2007-2008 |
39.10 |
62.56 |
1600.00 |
| 6. |
2008-2009 |
39.20 |
65.74 |
1677.04 |
| 7. |
2009-2010 |
39.50 |
64.69 |
1637.72 |
| 8. |
2010-2011 |
40.17 |
66.19 |
1647.82 |
| 9. |
2011-2012 |
40.17 |
67.52 |
1680.85 |
| 10. |
2012-2013 |
39.97 |
67.95 |
1700.03 |
| 11. |
2013-2014 |
39.93 |
68.82 |
1723.64 |
| 12. |
2014-2015 |
38.91 |
68.82 |
1768.80 |
| 13. |
2015-2016 |
38.96 |
68.31 |
1753.56 |
| 14. |
2016-2017 |
38.50 |
67.99 |
1766.11 |
| 15. |
2017-2018 |
38.46 |
67.97 |
1767.34
|
| 16. |
2018-2019 |
37.78 |
66.79 |
1767.93 |
| 17. |
2019-2020 |
38.39 |
67.91 |
1769.03 |
| 18. |
2020-2021 |
38.39 |
67.94 |
1769.68 |
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Source: Annual Reports, Food Security & Agriculture Development Department, Government of Sikkim
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