Record foodgrain production marks highest growth in a decade

India’s foodgrain production for the 2024–25 crop year has reached 357.73 million tonnes, the highest ever reported.

Strong Growth Over the Decade

• The increase represents about 106 million tonnes more than in 2015–16, when production was 251.54 million tonnes.
• According to the DD News report, this is the highest growth in foodgrain production in the past ten years.

Crop‑wise Breakdown

• Rice: 1501.84 lakh tonnes (i.e., 150.184 Mt), with a jump of 123.59 lakh tonnes from the previous year.
• Wheat: 1179.45 lakh tonnes (117.945 Mt), which is up by 46.53 lakh tonnes over last year.
• Maize: 434.09 lakh tonnes.
• Nutri & Coarse Cereals: 639.21 lakh tonnes.
• Millets (“Shri Anna”): 185.92 lakh tonnes.
• Pulses: Total pulses output is 256.83 lakh tonnes; moong: 42.44 lakh tonnes; chickpea (chana): 111.14 lakh tonnes.
• Oilseeds: 429.89 lakh tonnes; driven by soybean (152.68 lakh tonnes) and groundnut (119.42 lakh tonnes).
• Sugarcane: 4546.11 lakh tonnes.
• Cotton: 297.24 lakh bales.
• Jute & Mesta: 88.02 lakh bales.

Government Support & Policy Role

• Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan credited the strong performance to MSP procurement (for crops like tur, urad, chana, moong) which is supporting farmers.
• The report suggests that ongoing welfare programmes and targeted policy support are helping sustain this growth.
• Chouhan expressed confidence that the Self-Reliance in Pulses Mission will further boost pulse production.

Source: DD News