Production of Summer Crop Sesame Seeds & Groundnut in Gujarat, India

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Estimated Production of Summer Sesame in Gujarat

S NO District Sesame Acreage (Ha) Yield (kg/ha) Production (Tonnes)
1 Junagadh 22,500 1,235 27,788
2 Surendranagar 17,900 1,164 20,836
3 Amreli 16,500 1,119 18,464
4 Gir Somnath 9,700 1,425 13,823
5 Bhavnagar 7,100 1,241 8,811
6  Jamnagar 5,800 1,280 7,424
7 Dev Bhoomi Dwarka 5,300 1,245 6,599
Sub Total 84,800 103,743
Others 23,000 28,290
State Total 107,800 1,230 132,033

Production has been calculated as a sum product of DES Area “Field Based Yield Data. Highest Summer Sesame Yield has been recorded in Gir Summuth district and lowest in Amreli District.

It has been observed that in the Surendranagar district, there has been a reduction in summer Sesame acreage by almost 45% compared to last year. So the farmers were able to manage their farms judiciously with an optimal amount of irrigation and fertilizers. Thus the yield in this district can be attributed to the better management practices.

Estimated Production of Summer Groundnut in Gujarat

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S NO District Groundnut Acreage(Ha) Yield (kg/ha) Production (Tonnes)
1 Banaskantha 24,000 1,812 43,488
2 Bhavnagar 8,000 1,889 15,112
3 Amreli 3,500 1,697 5,940
4 Junagadh 2,000 1,296 2,592
5  Jamnagar 2,500 1,893 4,733
Sub Total 40,000 71,864
Others 18,800 33,765
State Total 58,800 1,796 105,629

Production has been calculated as a sum product of DES Area Field Based Yield Data.

As per Govt statistics total, Gujarat, Groundnut sowing area was 60,800 Ha. But from the field, it was found that    20% of summer Groundnut area has been reduced in Bhavnagar as they have changed their cropping pattern.

The Source of the district level acreage data is DES   (https://agricoop.nic.in/all-india-crop-situation).