Production of principal crops in the district of Darjeeling
(Thousand tonnes)
Crops |
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
| Foodgrains : | |||||
| Rice | 64.8 |
47.9 |
58.6 |
58.7 |
59.5 |
| Aus | 9.1 |
1.6 |
7.0 |
8.9 |
6.2 |
| Aman | 53.2 |
44.1 |
49.2 |
46.6 |
49.6 |
| Boro | 2.5 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
| Wheat | 5.0 |
3.7 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
| Barley | - |
# |
- |
- |
- |
| Maize | 28.0 |
42.0 |
29.4 |
30.8 |
38.2 |
| Other Cereals | 14.5 |
14.5 |
14.5 |
14.4 |
14.3 |
| Total Cereals | 112.3 |
108.1 |
105.4 |
107.1 |
115.8 |
| Gram | - |
- |
# |
- |
- |
| Tur | # |
# |
# |
# |
# |
| Other Pulses | 1.6 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
| Total Pulses | 1.6 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
| Total Foodgrains | 113.9 |
109.4 |
106.7 |
108.3 |
116.5 |
| Oil Seeds : | |||||
| Rapeseed & Mustard | # |
# |
# |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Linseed | # |
# |
# |
# |
# |
| Other Oil seeds | 0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
8.0 |
0.2 |
| Total Oil seeds | 0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
8.1 |
0.3 |
| Fibres : * | |||||
| Jute | 29.1 |
27.4 |
31.0 |
31.4 |
28.3 |
| Mesta | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Other Fibres | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total Fibres | 29.1 |
27.4 |
31.0 |
31.4 |
28.3 |
| Miscellaneous crops : | |||||
| Sugarcane(+) | - |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
| Potato | 102.7 |
98.1 |
108.5 |
110.4 |
109.2 |
| Tobacco | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Tea | 64.8 |
60.6 |
69.9 |
88.9 |
75.2 |
| Chillies (dry) | 0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
| Ginger | 6.2 |
6.2 |
0.7 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
| Total Miscellaneous crops | 174.0 |
165.2 |
179.4 |
205.9 |
194.5 |
* In 1000 bales of 180 kgs each (+) In terms of gur '# Less than 50 tonnes
Sources : 1) Directorate of Agriculture, Govt.of W. B.
Sources : 2) Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics, Govt.of W. B.