The tempo of milk manufacturing within the nation slowed in 2022-23 as a consequence of outbreak of the lumpy pores and skin illness amongst cattle, the Authorities knowledgeable the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Replying to a question, Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, stated the annual development charge of milk manufacturing within the nation got here down to three.83 per cent in 2022-23 from 5.77 per cent in 2021-22.
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The lumpy pores and skin illness was the primary purpose behind the slower development of milk manufacturing in 2022-23, he stated.
Referring to the official statistics launched by the Meals and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, he stated India maintains the place of the biggest producer of milk on the earth.
Chilli manufacturing
In one other written response, Arjun Munda, Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, stated the chilli crop was affected by a brand new invasive thrips species in 2021-22 crop season. Its infestation induced important harm to the crop, bringing down the chilli manufacturing at nationwide degree from 20.49 lt in 2020-21 to 18.36 lt in 2021-22, he stated.
The infestation was extreme in Andhra Pradesh the place the manufacturing had gone all the way down to 4.18 lt in 2021-22 from 7.97 lt recorded earlier yr. The productiveness of chilli in Andhra Pradesh plummeted to 1.86 tonnes per hectare in 2021-22 from a mean annual productiveness of 4-5 tonnes per hectare.
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In line with the reply, India’s chilli manufacturing was at 20.59 lt (second advance estimate) throughout 2022-23.
Nano urea crops
Replying to a separate query on nano urea crops within the nation, Munda stated IFFCO has arrange three nano urea crops at Kalol in Gujarat, and Phulpur and Aonla in Uttar Pradesh with complete manufacturing capability of 17 crore bottles (500 ml) every year.
Ray Nano Science and Analysis Centre has additionally declared industrial manufacturing of its nano urea plant at Anand in Gujarat having capability of 4.5 crore bottles every year, he stated.
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Referring to nano urea trials by analysis institutes of Indian Council of Agricultural Analysis (ICAR) and state agricultural universities on crops equivalent to paddy, wheat, mustard, maize, tomato, cabbage, cucumber, capsicum and onion in several agro-climatic zones, he stated nano urea can be utilized as foliar spray for top-dressing as an alternative of regular urea. Foliar software of nano urea, together with basal software of really useful dose of urea, has yield benefit of 3-8 per cent over standard fertiliser software, he stated.
3,499 vacancies in KVK
To a separate question on the vacancies in Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) within the nation, Munda stated KVKs are opened beneath the executive management of the completely different host organisations equivalent to State authorities, Central agricultural universities, State agricultural universities, public sector undertakings, non-governmental organisations and ICAR.
Stating that there are particular vacancies in KVKs, he stated filling up of the vacancies in KVKs is the accountability of the host organisation involved, and ICAR recurrently follows up with them.
In line with the reply, 638 districts within the nation have KVKs. There have been 3,499 vacancies in KVKs within the nation.
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