Summary:
A drop of 50% in the net arable land led to an abysmally low 0.4% agricultural growth in the state. The state economic survey report revealed that state agriculture growth has consecutively declined over four years. In the production of food grains, cereals, pulses and oilseeds, the state ranks fifth after Andra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Punjab, Madya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Nanasaheb Patil, farmer leader said that the government policies should encourage the farmers. In 2018, production of cereals went down by 35% while pulses production declined by 6%..