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Agriculture is the backbone of Sikkim’s economy. Agriculture and allied activities employ about 64% of the population of the state. The agriculture sector contributes one-third of the state’s Gross Domestic Product. The main crop that earns revenue to the state is cardamom. It is the crop that generates maximum revenue in the sector of agriculture at Sikkim. Most of the land under agriculture around Sikkim is used for the growth of cardamom. Tea and coffee are the other two crops that generate revenue to the state economy. The other crops and vegetables grown are rice, wheat, maize, finger-millet, barley and buckwheat, pulses like urad, ricebean, rajmah, fieldpea, cowpea and cluster-bean, oilseeds like rapeseed, mustard, soybean, safflower, ginger, orange, seed potato, flowers and off-season vegetables.
Area and Production of Cereal Crops, 2006-07
Sl. No. |
Crops |
Area in '000 Hectare |
Production in
'000 Tonnes |
Productivity in Kgs per Hectare |
1 |
Rice |
14.15 |
21.45 |
15159 |
2 |
Wheat |
6.38 |
10.36 |
1623.82 |
3 |
Maize |
40.85 |
64.89 |
1588.49 |
4 |
Finger-Millet |
4.14 |
3.9 |
942.03 |
5 |
Barley |
1.15 |
1.27 |
1104.35 |
6 |
Buckwheat |
2.04 |
1.79 |
877.45 |
Total Cereals |
68.71 |
103.66 |
1509.76 |
Area and Production of Oilseeds, 2006-07
Sl. No. |
Crops |
Areain '000 Hectare |
Production in '000 Tonnes |
Productivity
in Kgs per Hectare |
1 |
Rapeseed and Mustard |
5.28 |
4.06 |
768.94 |
2 |
Soybean |
3.69 |
3.23 |
875.33 |
Total Oilseeds |
8.97 |
7.29 |
812.71 |
Area and Production of Fruits, 2006-07
| Sl. No. |
Crops |
Area in '000 Hectare |
Production in '000 Tonnes |
Productivity
in Kgs per
Hectare |
1 |
Orange |
5.55 |
9.25 |
1667 |
2 |
Other Fruits |
2.27 |
3.94 |
1733 |
Total Fruits |
7.82 |
13.19 |
1686 |
Area and Production of Pulses, 2006-07
Sl. No. |
Crops |
Area in '000 Hectare |
Production in '000 Tonnes |
Productivity
in Kgs per Hectare |
1 |
Urd |
3.55 |
2.78 |
783.1 |
2 |
Other Pulses |
2.41 |
2.67 |
1107.88 |
3 |
Total Pulses |
5.96 |
5.45 |
914.44 |
Total Foodgrain |
74.62 |
109.11 |
1462.22 |
Source:
- Sikkim, A Statistical Profile 2006-07
- NEDFI Databank
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