1. Area under cultivation (mn hectare)
Table 1. State wise maize cultivation statistics
State
Area under hybrids (%)
Area under cultivation (mn hectare)
Yield
(tones/hectare)
Karnataka
100
1.3
3.5
Rajasthan 25
1.1
1.8
Madhya Pradesh 16
0.8
1.2
Maharashtra
0.9
2.9
Andhra Pradesh
0.7
5.3
Uttar Pradesh 21
1.5
Bihar 80
0.6
2.2
Gujrat
0.5
1.6
Tamil Nadu
0.2
4.5
Others 60
2.1
All India
8.6
2.5
Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation.
Murdia L. K. et al. Maize Utilization in India: An Overview. American Journal of Food and Nutrition, 2016, Vol. 4, No. 6,
doi: /ajfn-4-6-5
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