Actual Percentage 1 Total Geographical area 3886287 3886287 2 Forest 1081509 1081509 28 3 Land put

to non agricultural uses 399924 402577 10 2653 1 4 Barren and uncultivated land 17552 16354 0.4 -
1198 -7 5 Permanent Pastures and Grazing land 85 118 0.003 33 39 6 Land under miscellaneous tree
crops 3366 2799 0.1 -567 -17 7 Cultivable waste 95437 96596 2 1159 1 8 Fallow other than current
Fallow 57670 55835 1 -1835 -3 9 Current Fallow 77056 76744 2 -312 0 10 Net area sown 2040132
2048109 53 7977 0 11 Area sown more than once 621625 543625 14 -78000 -13 12 Total cropped Area
2661757 2591734 67 -70023 -3 13 Cropping intensity(%) 130.47 127 Source: Directorate of Economics
and Statistics. Table 1 Land Use Pattern in Kerala Sl.No Classsification of land 2011-12 2012-13
Percentage of Geographica l area Changes in area between 2011-12 and 2012-13 Sl.No Size of
Holding(ha) Number(in '000) Area(in '000ha) 1 2 3 4 1 Below 1.00 6580 886 2 1.00 -1.99 180 282 3 2.00-
3.99 57 159 4 4.00-9.99 12 64 5 10.00 and above 2 120 Total 6831 1511 Table 2 Number of Operational
Holdings and area Operated by size/Class in Kerala Source: Ministry of Agriculture. 2011-12 2012-13
2011-12 2012-13 2011-12 2012-13 1 Rice 208160 197277 568993 508299 2733 2500 2 Jower 280 148
219 116 782 784 3 Ragi 248 113 262 123 1056 1088 4 Other Cereals 188 254 145 76 771 299 5 Pulses
3668 2948 3128 3246 853 1100 6 Sugarcane 2604 1742 26303 16572 1010 951 7 Pepper 85335 84707
37989 46298 445 546 8 Chillies 1322 1337 1283 1287 970 962 9 Ginger 6908 4505 37130 22064 5375
4897 10 Turmeric 2970 2628 7946 6904 2675 2627 11 Cardamom 41600 41600 10222 10222 246 246 12
Arecanut 104548 101775 121623 118233 1163 1161 13 Banana 59069 61011 514054 515607 8703 8451
14 Other Plantains 48747 48859 330634 351315 6783 7190 15 Cashewnut 54052 52086 36743 37919
680 728 16 Tapioca 74498 69586 2567953 2458515 34470 35330 17 Sweet Potato 247 282 4159 4780
16838 16950 18 Groundnut 1712 784 2152 976 1257 1244 19 Sesamum 197 260 76 98 386 377 20
Coconut 820867 798162 5941 5799 7237 7265 21 Cotton 400 343 640 572 1600 1688 22 Tobaco 21 13
37 23 1762 1769 23 Coffee * 84413 85359 68175 68175 808 799 24 Tea # 37028 30205 57903 62963
1564 2085 25 Rubber $ 539565 545000 788940 800050 **1931 **1903 Source: Directorate of
Economics and Statistics *Coffee Board #Tea Board $Rubber Board **Productivity based on tapped area
Table 3 Area, Production and Productivity of Principal Crops Sl.No Crops Area(Ha) Production(MT)
Productivity(Kg/ha) Sl.No Crops 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 # 1 2 3 4 5 6 Area A All Crops 87.88
87.18 87.65 85.34 B Food Grains 43.07 39.18 37.90 35.80 Total Cereals 44.03 40.09 38.79 36.73 Pulses
19.95 17.14 16.44 13.22 C Non Food Grains 88.58 88.53 75.37 75.00 Oil Seeds(Coconut) 89.07 88.14
93.91 91.31 Fibers(Cotton) 8.05 3.96 3.16 2.71 Plantation Crops 117.10 118.78 119.86 118.69 Spices &
Condiments 107.12 107.84 74.22 82.44 Fruits & Vegetables 71.76 72.61 73.18 89.00 Cashew nut 44.82
40.13 49.46 47.66 Tapioca 55.11 53.16 54.79 51.18 Production A All Crops * 97.73 95.60 51.89 50.60 B
Food Grains 56.30 49.18 53.43 47.75 Total Cereals 56.84 49.66 53.95 48.18 Pulses 20.94 17.96 19.32
20.05 C Non Food Grains 103.86 102.47 51.66 51.03 Oil Seeds(Coconut) 113.67 106.04 119.16 116.31
Fibers(Cotton) 6.49 3.58 3.14 2.80 Plantation Crops 181.68 188.67 191.35 197.29 Spices & Condiments
143.21 145.46 132.38 153.44 Fruits & Vegetables ** 99.97 99.47 0.00 0.00 Cashew nut 38.36 37.21
39.35 40.61 Tapioca 96.03 91.60 97.65 93.49 Productivity A All Crops 111.21 109.66 59.20 59.27 B Food
Grains 130.71 125.52 140.98 133.36 Total Cereals 129.10 123.86 139.10 131.14 Pulses 104.97 104.76
117.48 151.53 C Non Food Grains 117.24 115.74 68.54 55.91 Oil Seeds(Coconut) 145.98 137.63 145.17
145.72 Fibers(Cotton) 80.58 90.40 99.13 103.90 Plantation Crops 155.15 157.84 159.64 166.22 Spices &
Condiments 133.69 134.89 178.36 185.90 Fruits & Vegetables 139.31 136.98 0.00 0.00 Cashew nut
85.59 92.74 79.55 85.19 Tapioca 174.27 172.31 178.22 182.67 Table 4 Index of Area, Production and
productivity of Prominent Crops in Kerala Base -Average of Triennium ending 1993-94 *Production of
food grains & non food grains **Production is not availabe for 2011-12 and 2012- 13 Source: Complied
from the data of DES Kerala India Kerala India Kerala India 1 2003-04 287 42496 570 88280 1984 2077 2
2004-05 290 41665 667 85310 2301 2047 3 2005-06 276 44258 630 91790 2285 2074 4 2006-07 264
43810 642 93360 2435 2131 5 2007-08 229 43900 528 96700 2308 2202 6 2008-09 234 45600 590
99400 2520 2177 7 2009-10 234 41920 598 89090 2557 2125 8 2010-11 213 42560 522 95980 2452
2255 9 2011-12 208 43970 569 102750 2733 2337 10 2012-13 197 42410 508 104399 2577 2462 Source:
Directorate of Economics and Statistics, CMIE,RBI Table 5 Area, Production and Productivity of Rice in
Kerala and India Sl.No Year Area(000'ha.) Production (000'MT) Productivity(kg./ha) 2010-11 2011-12
2012-13 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Virippu 71498 68135
63232 170262 171662 161083 2415 2519 2547 Mundakan 91556 92735 86751 215011 248114 212607
2348 2676 2451 Puncha 51133 47290 47294 137465 149217 134609 2688 3155 2846 All seasons
213187 208160 197277 522738 568993 508299 2452 2733 2577 Table 6 Source: Directorate of
Economics and Statistics Season Area(ha) Production (000'MT) Productivity(kg./ha) Season-wise Area,
Production and Productivity of Rice in Kerala(2010-11 to 2012-13) 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2010-11
2011-12 2012-13 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 Thiruvananthapuram 2919 2395
1816 6923 6139 4096 2372 2563 2256 2 Kollam 3342 2097 1387 7155 4768 2928 2141 2274 2111 3
Pathanamthitta 2986 2802 2280 6628 8989 6041 2220 3208 2650 4 Alappuzha 37060 36251 36195
91325 111980 104593 2464 3089 2890 5 Kottayam 14775 21410 17571 40970 63579 51019 2773 2970
2904 6 Idukki 1819 1264 1176 4744 3135 3183 2608 2480 2707 7 Ernakulam 9016 7731 3940 17823
16572 8533 1977 2144 2166 8 Thrissur 20259 21172 23098 53079 62316 67569 2620 2943 2925 9
Palakkad 87511 83998 79201 218155 224413 189229 2493 2672 2389 10 Malappuram 8949 7528 6674
21069 18577 15377 2354 2468 2304 11 Kozhikode 3003 2920 3511 3814 4274 5326 1270 1464 1517 12
Wayanad 11054 8995 10230 27911 23526 28052 2525 2615 2742 13 Kannur 6339 5740 6684 13308
12170 14237 2099 2120 2130 14 Kasaragod 4155 3857 3514 9834 8555 8116 2367 2218 2310 State
213187 208160 197277 522738 568993 508299 2452 2733 2577 Source: Directorate of Economics and
Statistics Table 7 District-wise Area, Production and Productivity of Rice in Kerala Sl.No District Area(ha)
Production (000'MT) Productivity(kg./ha) Area(ha) Production (MT) Productivity (Kg/ha) Area (ha)
Production (MT) Productivity (Kg/ha) Area (ha) Production (MT) Productivity (Kg/ha) Area (ha)
Production (MT) Productivity (Kg/ha) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Thiruvananthapuram 596 1471 2468
1180 2534 2147 40 91 2275 1816 4096 2256 Kollam 171 413 2415 1071 2210 2063 145 305 2103 1387
2928 2111 Pathanamthitta 34 92 2706 399 984 2466 1847 4965 2688 2280 6041 2650 Alappuzha 10758
32362 3008 5112 15188 2971 20325 57043 2807 36195 104593 2890 Kottayam 4360 14479 3321 2309
6951 3010 10902 29589 2714 17571 51019 2904 Idukki 208 512 2462 877 2505 2856 91 166 1824 1176
3183 2707 Ernakulam 1370 2693 1966 2227 5070 2277 343 770 2245 3940 8533 2166 Thrissur 2577
5615 2179 13045 35612 2730 7476 26342 3524 23098 67569 2925 Palakkad 37021 89411 2415 39502
94532 2393 2678 5286 1974 79201 189229 2389 Malappuram 493 1074 2178 4723 9188 1945 1458
5115 3508 6674 15377 2304 Kozhikode 143 204 1427 2737 3679 1344 631 1443 2287 3511 5326 1517
Wayanad 0 0 0 9196 25287 2750 1034 2765 2674 10230 28052 2742 Kannur 3618 7926 2191 3010 6210
2063 56 101 1804 6684 14237 2130 Kasaragod 1883 4831 2566 1363 2657 1949 268 628 2343 3514
8116 2310 State 63232 161083 2547 86751 212607 2451 47294 134609 34770 197277 508299 2577
Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics Table 8 Name of District Autumn Winter Summer Total
District-wise and Season-wise Area, Production and Productivity of Rice for 2012-13 in Kerala Kerala
India Kerala India Kerala India 1 2005-06 898 1950 6326 14811 7046 7608 2 2006-07 873 1940 6054
15840 6935 8165 3 2007-08 819 1903 5641 14744 6889 7747 4 2008-09 788 1895 5802 10148 7384
7749 5 2000-10 779 1900 5667 10824 7278 8300 6 2010-11 770 1896 5287 10840 6862 5718 7 2011-12
821 2039 5941 14006 7237 6869 8 2012-13 799 NA 5799 NA 7265 NA Source: Directorate of Economics
and Statistics, CMIE AND CDB Area and production for the year 2012-13 are provisional Table 9 Area,
Production and Productivity of coconut in Kerala and India Sl.No Year Area(000'Ha) Production(Million
Nuts) Productivity(Nuts/ha) Kerala India Kerala India Kerala India 1 2004-05 81.5 820 60.6 544 744 663 2
2005-06 80.7 855 57.6 573 714 670 3 2006-07 70.46 854 61.7 620 876 725 4 2007-08 58.38 868 52.4 665
898 766 5 2008-09 53.01 893 42.33 695 799 778 6 2000-10 48.97 923 35.82 613 731 664 7 2010-11
43.85 945 34.75 653 792 691 8 2011-12 54.05 991 36.7 692 680 749 9 2012-13 52.08 982 37.91 728 730
741 Source: DES, Cashew Export Promotion Council of India Table 10 Area, Production and Productivity
of Cashew in Kerala and India Sl.No Year Area(000'Ha) Production(MT) Productivity(Kg./ha) Year Natural
Rubber Synthetic Rubber Total 1 2 3 4 1992-93 17884 47362 65246 1993-94 19940 64338 84278 1994-
95 8093 73860 81953 1995-96 51635 71735 123370 1996-97 19770 91050 110820 1997-98 32070
86389 118459 1998-99 29534 97548 127082 1999-00 20213 104842 125055 2000-01 8970 106923
115893 2001-02 49590 111323 160913 2002-03 26229 124475 150704 2003-04 44199 173784 217983
2004-05 68718 113095 181813 2005-06 45285 132118 177403 2006-07 89699 171998 261397 2007-08
86394 195705 282099 2008-09 77762 190630 268392 2009-10 177130 250210 427340 2010-11 188337
302030 490367 2011-12 213785 327625 541410 2012-13 217364 329585 546949 Table 11 Import of
Rubber(1992-93 to 2012-13) Import(MT) Source:Rubber Board, Kottayam 2.13 Year 1 1995-96 1996-97
1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-
09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Table 12 Average Market Price of Natural Rubber in Domestic
(Kottayam) and International (Bangok) Markets (Rs/100Kg) Kottayam (RSS- 4) Bangok (RSS- 3) 2 3 5204
5016 4901 4509 3580 3221 2994 2885 3099 2704 3036 2958 3228 2793 3919 4111 5040 5278 5570
5751 6699 7432 9204 9779 9085 9675 10112 10379 11498 11113 Source: Rubber Board, Kottayam
19003 19555 20805 20915 17146 16432 Page 1 2.14 Year Month India World ( Per 100 Kg. Of RSS 4)
Kottayam ( Per 100 Kg. Of RSS 3) (Bangok) 2012 January 19094 18639 February 18764 20046 March
19344 20101 Average 2011-12 19003 19555 April 19680 20052 May 19433 20375 June 18807 18996 July
18427 17450 August 17313 15618 September 18465 16511 October 18537 17025 November 17240
16419 December 16170 17000 Average 2011-12 20805 20915 2013 January 16137 18020 February
15695 17292 March 16274 16157 April 16238 15463 May 16879 16617 June 17424 16444 July 19177
15477 August 18994 16171 September 18313 16976 October 16331 15707 Table 13 Price Trend Of
Rubber India And World (2012-13) Source: Rubber Board, Kottayam Page 1 2.15 Year India (in M.Kg)
Kerala (in M.Kg) % Of Kerala India (in M.Kg) Percentage Of Production 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1986-90 679 57
8.39 464 204 30.04 27.54 1991-95 740 65 8.78 567 174 23.51 38.14 1996-97 780 61.6 7.9 618 162 20.77
44.42 1997-98 810 69.8 8.62 633 203 25.06 61.57 1998-99 874 65.9 7.54 664 210 24.02 73.39 1999-2000
824.4 67.8 8.22 650 192 23.29 62.04 2000-01 846.5 69.3 8.2 653 207 24.45 51.34 2001-02 853.7 33.1 7.7
673 183 21.44 52.21 2002-03 826.2 59.7 7.2 693 198 23.98 47.21 2003-04 857.1 56.6 6.6 714 173.7
20.27 45.78 2004-05 820.2 49.7 5.06 735 197.6 24.09 52.14 2005-06 928 58.5 6.3 757 199.1 21.45 49.66
2006-07 955.9 59.5 6.2 771 218.7 22.88 54.4 2007-08 944.7 56 5.93 786 178.75 19.82 56.05 2008-09
972.77 70.3 7.23 802 203.12 20.88 71.08 2009-10 979.9 68.9 7.03 NA 197.9 20.21 81.03 2010-11 966.4
66.8 6.91 NA 222 22.97 67.69 2011-12 1115.7 61.5 5.51 NA 215.4 19.31 70.03 2012-13 1126.3 63 5.59
NA 201.1 17.85 NA Source: Association of Planters of Kerala, Tea Board Table 14 Production,
Consumption, Export And Auction Price Of Tea India And Kerala Production Consumption (in M.Kg)
Exports Cochin Auction Price (Rs. Kg) Page 1 2.16 2012-13(P) Kerala India Kerala India Kerala India Kerala
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tea 36840 57910 36965 580181 37028 NA 30205 Coffee 84796 399683 84931 404645
85359 409690 85359 Rubber 525408 635400 534230 661980 539565 NA 545000 Cardamom 41593
71170 41242 71170 41600 71110 41600 Tea 57810 991182 57291 966733 57903 NA 62963 Coffee
59250 289600 65650 302000 68175 314000 68175 Rubber 745510 831400 770580 861950 788940 NA
800050 Cardamom 7800 10075 7935 10380 10222 15000 10222 Tea 1569 1711 1550 1666 1564 NA
2085 Coffee 699 725 773 7465 799 766 799 Rubber 1419 1308 1442 1302 19831** NA 1903**
Cardamom 188 142 192 146 246 182 246 Table 15 Plantation Crops _ Area, Production And Productivitry
(2009-10 To 2012-13) India And Kerala 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Area(Ha) Productivity based on
tapped area Production (MT) Source: Planter's Chronicle Coffee Board Tea Board Rubber Board Page 1
2.17 Commodities Unit 2012 2013 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 Paddy Rs./Qtl 1168.06 1243.75 1302.08 1404.81 1453.41 1560.83 1595.19 1600 1639.42 1581
1570.83 Coconut With Husk Rs./100 Nos. 573.3 567.74 542.05 532.84 557.4 610.59 662.11 677.4 666.39
657.89 634.62 Arecanut(Ripe) Rs./100 Nos. 103.26 90.28 73.38 74.84 69.81 67.92 72.58 76.1 77.15
81.55 91.98 Cashewnut Rs./Qtl _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6214.29 5900 5432.14 4446.77 Pepper Rs./Qtl 38472.62
38291.46 38913.89 37221.79 37221.79 35779.55 37035.5 37454.08 33706.77 33116.15 32357.98
Cardamom Rs./Kg. 704.5 688.75 657.5 705 705 710 709.5 666 652.5 617.5 628.5 Tea Rs./Qtl 1110 1100
1260 1270 1270 1330 1285 1340 1487.5 1640 1655 Coffee Rs./Qtl 7463.61 7737.5 7550 6841.67
6841.67 6825 6495 6484.09 6605 6665.63 6789.29 Rubber Rs./Qtl 17140.82 15588.54 16883.85
16005.73 16005.73 15093.62 14975 14702.13 15431.91 15145.65 15644.15 Tapioca Rs./Qtl 695.63
715.64 764.85 792.07 792.07 818.99 880.96 970.51 1052.94 1160.16 1252.22 Ginger -dry Rs./Qtl 6730
6930 7412.5 7312.5 7312.5 9500 9225 9808.33 9514.29 10162.5 11583.33 Banana Rs./Qtl 3293.3
2928.02 2263.45 2670.26 2670.26 2730.7 3187.72 3328.95 3422.41 2735.09 2916.96 Table 16 Monthly
Average Farm Price Of Important Agricultural Commodities(2012-13) Source: Directorate of Economics
and Statistics Page 1 2.18 year Prices received By farmers Farm Cultivation Cost () Domestic
Expenditure () Price Paid By Farmers () Parity as Col.2 to 5 2004 2651.00 7360.00 2701.00 4459.00
59.00 2005 2440.00 7703.00 2795.00 4640.00 53.00 2006 2474.00 8309.00 2947.00 4947.00 50.00 2007
2746.00 9135.00 3061.00 5288.00 52.00 2008 3167.00 10036.00 3394.00 5837.00 54.00 2009 3083.00
11468.00 3640.00 6460.00 48.00 2010 3727.00 12824.00 3970.00 7135.00 52.00 2011 5117.00 14959.00
4398.00 8109.00 53.00 2012* 4762.00 16745.00 4562.00 8740.00 54.00 Table 17 Yearly Average Index
Number of Prices Received and Priced Paid by Farmers Base Year -1952-53-100 Source: Directorate of
Economics and Statistics Page 1 2.19 Sl. No District Total Area (ha) Paddy Vegetables Others 1
Thiruvananthapuram 5.3 28.3 344.9 378.5 2 Kollam 11.45 15.73 98.16 125.34 3 Pathanamthitta 2.596
5.01 66.47 74.07 4 Alappuzha 33.32 147.16 85.65 266.13 5 Kottayam 62.49 24.86 94.59 181.94 6 Idukki
11.21 145.78 764.74 921.73 7 Ernakulam 71.69 25.12 53.82 150.63 8 Thrissur 133.34 75.21 160.48
369.03 9 Palakkad 162.08 82.32 89.23 333.62 10 Malappuram 25.18 19.27 62.84 107.28 11 Kozhikode
57.1 33.69 199.77 290.57 12 Wayanad 30.17 21.37 106.26 157.8 13 Kannur 12.77 10.02 28.75 50.08 14
Kasargode 24.05 25.37 63.83 113.26 Total 642.75 659.19 2219.5 3519.98 Table 18 Area Covered Under
Collective Farming During 2012-13 In Kerala Area Cultivated (in Ha) Source : Kudubasree Page 1 2.20
Kerala India 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1997-98 29.29 15.23 29.40 73.29 84.98 66 1998-99 29.5 14.58 18.14 62.22
87.08 90 1999-00 29.85 15.08 27.54 72.47 93.81 70 2000-01 28.43 12.66 20.82 58.32 86.34 85 2001-02
25.54 12.44 21.21 59.19 90.12 76 2002-03 29.18 13.53 26.19 68.90 86.00 73 2003-04 28.92 13.20 22.93
65.05 89.80 80 2004-05 29.87 14.14 24.2 68.21 98.34 78 2005-06 28.00 15.00 25.00 68.00 104.50 70
2006-07 31.00 16.00 43.00 89.00 113.26 53 2007-08 32.00 15.00 25.00 72.00 117.07 80 2008-09 38.00
19.00 32.00 89.00 NA 74 2009-10 39.00 20.00 32.00 91.00 NA 75 2010-11 40.00 24.00 33.00 97.00 NA
70 2011-12 44.00 22.00 32.00 98.00 NA 81 2012-13 52.00 16.00 26.00 94.00 NA 124 Source: Directorate
of Agriculture and CMIE Table 19 Consumption od Fertilizers/Ha. Of gross cropped area in Kerala (1997-
98 to 2012-13) (in Kg.) Year N P K Total (N+P+K) N:(P+K)% (Kerala) Page 1 2.21 Amount Released By Gol
Amount released By GoK Expenditure % Spend (% with Respect to Gol) 2007-08 55.4 54.44 54.44 98
2008-09 3.06 58.11 55.84 186 2009-10 110.92 129.32 105.69 95 2010-11 149.65 155.78 148.7 99 2011-
12 182.89 222.09 154.38 84 2012-13 253.3 210.01 169.87 67 Table 20 Allocation under RKVY Year Kerala
Page 1 2.22 Sl.No Unit 2011-12 2012-13 1 3 4 5 1 MT 136810 115309 MT 41907 58426 MT 67855 85409
Total MT 246372 259144 2 MT 500.63 411.28 MT 75.956 260.828 MT 27.265 22.459 MT 1.198 0.527
Lakh Ha 1.023 1.087 Lakh Ha 0.06 0.12 Lakh Ha 4863451 7382200 Lakh Ha 0.027265 0.022459 4 Lakh
No. 5.259 5.17311 Lakh No. 20.1237 22.287 Lakh No. 2010933 2.7341 5 No. 115947 131908 Source:
Department of Agriculture Table 21 Selected Indicators of Agricultural Development in Kerala (2011-12
& 2012-13) Particulars 2 Fertilizer Consumption a) Nitrogen b) Phosphorus c) Potash Plant Protection
measures a) Funglicide (Liquid& Solid) in terms of technichal b) Insecticides (Liquid& Solid) in terms of
technical MT 12442.83 9282.624 Quality Planting materials distributed c) Weedicide (in terms of
technical grade) d) Rodenticides (in terms of technical grade) e)Area under Plant Protection Coverage
f)Rodent control operation g) Biological control of Nephantic Serinipapa-rasites h) Weed control a)
Coconut seedings b) Rooted pepper cuttings c) Cashew grafts Soil testing Soil samples analysed 3 High
Yeilding Varieties of Paddy seeds distributed Page 1 2.23 Sl No 2011-12 2012-13 1 3 4 I a 5412 5412 b
10306 10527 c 4000 d 16800 16000 II a b 20 20 III a 32 40 b 40 51 IV 25 25 V 2 5 VI a 314 293 b c 160 160
Source: Department of Agriculture Table 22 Average Price of Agricultural Inputs (2011-12 and 2012-13)
Item 2 Fertilizer(Price/MT) Urea Ammonium sulphate Super Phosphate Muriate of Potash Paddy Seed
Average NSC Price (per Kg) State Seed Farm Price (per Kg) Quinal phos(per lit) Monocrotophos (per lit)
Copper sulphate (per kg) Coconut Seedings (Per seedling) WCT Hybrids Cashew grafts Rooted Pepper
cuttings(Price per cuttings) Pesticides (Price per litre/Kg) Page 1