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Jharkhand has produced more rice than it needs this season, thanks to the monsoon bounty after three consecutive years of drought, enabling the state to set up procurement centres in all 24 districts for the first time.<br />
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Till now dependent on Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh for its annual requirement of around 20 lakh tonne of par boiled, or usna, rice, Jharkhand is likely to log a bumper harvest of 35-37 lakh tonne paddy this kharif season.<br />
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According to data with Birsa Agriculture University (BAU), against this huge domestic requirement, Jharkhand had produced only 9 lakh tonne rice per year in 2009 and 2010 due to extremely poor monsoon. BAU scientist A. Wadood said at present, around 17 lakh hectare was under paddy cultivation.<br />
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Till now dependent on Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh for its annual requirement of around 20 lakh tonne of par boiled, or usna, rice, Jharkhand is likely to log a bumper harvest of 35-37 lakh tonne paddy this kharif season.<br />
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&ldquo;This is the first time we are expecting surplus production. We are waiting to see the consumption rate through the procurement centres. We will try to sell the surplus foodgrains to other states through direct and indirect channels,&rdquo; he said, referring to earlier efforts to sell Patamda tomatoes and Ranchi cabbages to private units in metros like Mumbai.<br />
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According to data with Birsa Agriculture University (BAU), against this huge domestic requirement, Jharkhand had produced only 9 lakh tonne rice per year in 2009 and 2010 due to extremely poor monsoon. BAU scientist A. Wadood said at present, around 17 lakh hectare was under paddy cultivation.<br />
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Till now dependent on Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh for its annual requirement of around 20 lakh tonne of par boiled, or usna, rice, Jharkhand is likely to log a bumper harvest of 35-37 lakh tonne paddy this kharif season.<br />
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Agriculture director Rajesh Kumar explained why 2011 had turned to be a momentous year for the state. Since its formation in 2000, Jharkhand has always been a paddy deficit state.<br />
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&ldquo;This is the first time we are expecting surplus production. We are waiting to see the consumption rate through the procurement centres. We will try to sell the surplus foodgrains to other states through direct and indirect channels,&rdquo; he said, referring to earlier efforts to sell Patamda tomatoes and Ranchi cabbages to private units in metros like Mumbai.<br />
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<br /><div align="justify">Jharkhand has produced more rice than it needs this season, thanks to the monsoon bounty after three consecutive years of drought, enabling the state to set up procurement centres in all 24 districts for the first time.<br /><br />Till now dependent on Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh for its annual requirement of around 20 lakh tonne of par boiled, or usna, rice, Jharkhand is likely to log a bumper harvest of 35-37 lakh tonne paddy this kharif season.<br /><br />This has perked up the state’s food, public distribution and consumer affairs department, which has joined forces with the agriculture department to open 500 procurement centres that are to be operated by local area multi-purpose society (LAMPS).<br /><br />Agriculture director Rajesh Kumar explained why 2011 had turned to be a momentous year for the state. Since its formation in 2000, Jharkhand has always been a paddy deficit state.<br /><br />“This is the first time we are expecting surplus production. We are waiting to see the consumption rate through the procurement centres. We will try to sell the surplus foodgrains to other states through direct and indirect channels,” he said, referring to earlier efforts to sell Patamda tomatoes and Ranchi cabbages to private units in metros like Mumbai.<br /><br />“We have not thought of it as yet, but we can enter into dialogue with private players for sale of foodgrains in other states, too,” he added.<br /><br />Ranbir Singh, joint secretary in the state food, public distribution and consumer affairs department, said that the decision on procurement centres was taken in the light of encouraging forecast about a bumper kharif harvest this year.<br /><br />“We have a monthly consumption of 1.25 lakh tonne paddy through the public distribution system and we expect to have a production of 35-37 lakh tonne this season,” he said.<br /><br />According to data with Birsa Agriculture University (BAU), against this huge domestic requirement, Jharkhand had produced only 9 lakh tonne rice per year in 2009 and 2010 due to extremely poor monsoon. BAU scientist A. Wadood said at present, around 17 lakh hectare was under paddy cultivation.<br /><br />This year, Jharkhand received above average rainfall. Against a normal average rainfall of 1,083.7mm, the state received 1,101.5mm, a two per cent surplus, between June and September.<br /><br />Fortunately, rainfall during the monsoon months was evenly distributed with most districts recording over 1,000mm between June and September.<br /><br />On the procurement centres, Kumar said farmers would be paid Rs 10.80 per kg for ordinary par boiled rice and Rs 11 per kg for high grade par boiled rice.<br /><br />“We plan to open the centres within two-three months,” he said. Par boiled rice would be procured from farmers and stored at the centres operated by LAMPS. Thereafter, it would be dispatched to rice mill owners who would de-husk it and send it to Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns from where it would be routed to the public distribution system and made available to the people.</div> </font>
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Till now dependent on Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh for its annual requirement of around 20 lakh tonne of par boiled, or usna, rice, Jharkhand is likely to log a bumper harvest of 35-37 lakh tonne paddy this kharif season.<br />
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This has perked up the state’s food, public distribution and consumer affairs department, which has joined forces with the agriculture department to open 500 procurement centres that are to be operated by local area multi-purpose society (LAMPS).<br />
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Agriculture director Rajesh Kumar explained why 2011 had turned to be a momentous year for the state. Since its formation in 2000, Jharkhand has always been a paddy deficit state.<br />
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“This is the first time we are expecting surplus production. We are waiting to see the consumption rate through the procurement centres. We will try to sell the surplus foodgrains to other states through direct and indirect channels,” he said, referring to earlier efforts to sell Patamda tomatoes and Ranchi cabbages to private units in metros like Mumbai.<br />
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“We have not thought of it as yet, but we can enter into dialogue with private players for sale of foodgrains in other states, too,” he added.<br />
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Ranbir Singh, joint secretary in the state food, public distribution and consumer affairs department, said that the decision on procurement centres was taken in the light of encouraging forecast about a bumper kharif harvest this year.<br />
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According to data with Birsa Agriculture University (BAU), against this huge domestic requirement, Jharkhand had produced only 9 lakh tonne rice per year in 2009 and 2010 due to extremely poor monsoon. BAU scientist A. Wadood said at present, around 17 lakh hectare was under paddy cultivation.<br />
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Fortunately, rainfall during the monsoon months was evenly distributed with most districts recording over 1,000mm between June and September.<br />
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“We plan to open the centres within two-three months,” he said. Par boiled rice would be procured from farmers and stored at the centres operated by LAMPS. Thereafter, it would be dispatched to rice mill owners who would de-husk it and send it to Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns from where it would be routed to the public distribution system and made available to the people.
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“This is the first time we are expecting surplus production. We are waiting to see the consumption rate through the procurement centres. We will try to sell the surplus foodgrains to other states through direct and indirect channels,” he said, referring to earlier efforts to sell Patamda tomatoes and Ranchi cabbages to private units in metros like Mumbai.<br />
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All smiles for bumper harvest by Animesh Bisoee
Jharkhand has produced more rice than it needs this season, thanks to the monsoon bounty after three consecutive years of drought, enabling the state to set up procurement centres in all 24 districts for the first time.
Till now dependent on Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh for its annual requirement of around 20 lakh tonne of par boiled, or usna, rice, Jharkhand is likely to log a bumper harvest of 35-37 lakh tonne paddy this kharif season.
This has perked up the state’s food, public distribution and consumer affairs department, which has joined forces with the agriculture department to open 500 procurement centres that are to be operated by local area multi-purpose society (LAMPS).
Agriculture director Rajesh Kumar explained why 2011 had turned to be a momentous year for the state. Since its formation in 2000, Jharkhand has always been a paddy deficit state.
“This is the first time we are expecting surplus production. We are waiting to see the consumption rate through the procurement centres. We will try to sell the surplus foodgrains to other states through direct and indirect channels,” he said, referring to earlier efforts to sell Patamda tomatoes and Ranchi cabbages to private units in metros like Mumbai.
“We have not thought of it as yet, but we can enter into dialogue with private players for sale of foodgrains in other states, too,” he added.
Ranbir Singh, joint secretary in the state food, public distribution and consumer affairs department, said that the decision on procurement centres was taken in the light of encouraging forecast about a bumper kharif harvest this year.
“We have a monthly consumption of 1.25 lakh tonne paddy through the public distribution system and we expect to have a production of 35-37 lakh tonne this season,” he said.
According to data with Birsa Agriculture University (BAU), against this huge domestic requirement, Jharkhand had produced only 9 lakh tonne rice per year in 2009 and 2010 due to extremely poor monsoon. BAU scientist A. Wadood said at present, around 17 lakh hectare was under paddy cultivation.
This year, Jharkhand received above average rainfall. Against a normal average rainfall of 1,083.7mm, the state received 1,101.5mm, a two per cent surplus, between June and September.
Fortunately, rainfall during the monsoon months was evenly distributed with most districts recording over 1,000mm between June and September.
On the procurement centres, Kumar said farmers would be paid Rs 10.80 per kg for ordinary par boiled rice and Rs 11 per kg for high grade par boiled rice.
“We plan to open the centres within two-three months,” he said. Par boiled rice would be procured from farmers and stored at the centres operated by LAMPS. Thereafter, it would be dispatched to rice mill owners who would de-husk it and send it to Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns from where it would be routed to the public distribution system and made available to the people.
