Riding on self-sufficiency drive initiated in
2000-01 in Tripura, food grain production augmented drastically.
Owing to population increase coupled with other reasons, availability of
cultivable land shrunk remarkably. Population density increased from 62 in 1951
to 350 in 2012 and average per capita land holding trimmed down from 1.25
hector in 1976-77 to 0.56 hector at present. However, food grain production
that stood at 2.58 MT during 1970 swelled to 7.30 MT in 2011-12 indicating a
3-fold increase and it increased further during last two years. With increased food grain production, shortage of food grain
supply is reduced from 37% in 2000-01 to 12% during current year.
Analyzing the
current production scenario, Officials of State Agriculture Department of Tripura attributed success to proper implementation of Centrally sponsored Rashtriya
Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY), effective utilization of lands distributed in Forest
Rights’ Act, adopting System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method for paddy cultivation, better pest management etc.
Availability of high yielding seed variety and improved fertilizers also
contributed to growth of production. Nonetheless, a more or less normal monsoon
too paved way for better harvest this year.
Though agricultural lands are increasingly getting lost due to developmental works, distress sell and other reasons, increase in agricultural production indicates improving productivity. However, it is imperative that loss of agricultural lands should be addressed properly and efforts should be made to ensure that agricultural lands are being used for any purposes other than cultivation.
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