TNPSC Thervupettagam

State’s rice yield 2024

May 29 , 2024 179 days 554 0
  • Tamil Nadu’s yield of rice, during 2023-24 for both the cultivation seasons of kharif and rabi, is lower than that of the national average.
  • The yield for the year has been worked out to be 2.31 tonnes per hectare against the all-India average of 2.74 tonnes per hectare.
  • This was a departure at least from the two previous years when the State’s figure was higher than that of all-India.
  • The State works out yield or productivity with regard to paddy while the Central authorities does it for rice.
  • As per the norms, 100 kg of paddy is expected to produce 67 kg of raw rice, or 68 kg in case of par-boiled rice.

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