AGRICULTURE

The Ganjam District is known for its fertile soil and agricultural productivity. Agriculture is not only the tradition of Ganjam People but also it is way of life for them A variety of crops like paddy, Ground Nut, Sugar cane, Oil Seeds, Ragi, Mung, Biri etc. are grown in the district. Agricultural sector abserves more then 75% of the labour force.

 

AGRICULTURE ('000 Hect.)

Gross Cropped Area

718.80

Net area shown

409.20

Fallow Land

11.30

Cultivable waste land

3.50

Area under nonagricultural use

37.00

Barren & uncultivable land

11.20

Permanent pasture & raising land

30.00

Misc. tree crops not included in the net area sown

14.00

Area sown more than once excluding fruits

309.60

 

 

IRRIGATION POTENTIAL ('000 Hect.)

Certified Ayacut area under MI Division:

Kharif

 

92615 Hac.

Rabi

7713 Hac.

No. of completed MIPs

993

No. of partly derelict MIPs

282

No. of completed derelict MIPs

63

No. of major irrigation project

1 (Rushikulya System)

No. of medium irrigation project 

6

Ayacut under Minor irrigation projects

Kharif

 

110130 Hac.

Rabi

7713 Hac.

Ayacut under medium irrigation projects

37515 Ha.

Ayacut under Major irrigation projects

61282 Ha.

No. of Lift Irrigation points

1096

Ayacut under lift irrigation points

 

Kharif 

5208 Ha.

 Rabi

4236 Ha.

 


MAJOR CROP PRODUCTION

CROP NAME
YIELD 
(K.G./HECT.)
PADDY
2360
RAGI
734
MAIZE (GREEN GRAM)
1104
MUNG (GREY GRAM)
430
BIRI (BLACK GRAM)
408
ARHAR (RED GRAM)
674
GROUNDNUT
1182
TIL (SESAME)
417
SUGARCANE
7000
VEGETABLE
5978
COTTON
132
CHILLI
840
KULTHI (HORSE GRAM)
339
 

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

No. of Veterinary Hospitals

3

No. of dispensaries

39

No. of Live stock aid centres  

247

No. of animal insemination centres

90

No. of milk chilling plants

2

Total no. of milk cooperative functioning

70

No. of clinical investigation laboratory  

1

No. of dairy farms

100