Information about land under cultivation in Coimbatore

Q: I heard about a report from my friend which said that the land under cultivation in Coimbatore has fallen considerably. Is this true?

Naduveetil Rajgopal, Coimbatore

29th January 2015

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Hi, a similar trend is observed in sugarcane. The production of sugarcane was 1,371 tonnes in 2000-01 and was cultivated on 12,911 hectares. Production increased in 2001-02 to 1,625tonnes. The cultivation area reduced 10-fold to 1,107 hectares in 14 years, but the production has remained around 1,300tonnes.

Satyanathan Kumar, Coimbatore

31st January 2015

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Land cultivation is becoming a serious problem. Cotton cultivation too, is in bad shape. Cotton was grown on 7,852 hectares in 2000-01, but is down to a mere 375 hectares in 2013-14. With decline in area, cotton production in the Manchester of South India has also taken a toll.

Gautham Chandra, Coimbatore

31st January 2015

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Some more information, Cultivation of rice paddy, the staple food of the state, is the worst hit. In 2000, more than 50 tonnes were grown in the region, which has plummeted to 10 tonnes in 2014. Though area and overall production has decreased significantly, productivity (kg/hectare) has improved.

Nandita Menon, Coimbatore

30th January 2015

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Hey, i read a direct statement from Ravi Kesavan, professor and head, department of millets, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University which said that millets have started becoming popular. "Doctors recommend millets for diabetic patients. People have begun to realise the nutritional value of millets, and production has risen by close to 10,000kg in 2013-14," he said

Sandeep Krishna, Coimbatore

30th January 2015

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Also, Millet acreage has also taken a beating. Now they are grown on 32,519 hectares compared to almost one lakh hectares in 2000-01. The production of millets in the last 14 years has remained the same. In 2012-13, production dropped below 40,000kg for the first time.

Abhishek Iyer, Coimbatore

30th January 2015

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I came across some data from the agriculture department of the district administration, which shows that more than three lakh hectares were under cultivation in Coimbatore and Pollachi in 2000-01, which has dropped to 99,319 hectares in 2013-14. Food crops to cash crops, the decrease in area has been observed in all 20 crops listed under the department of agriculture.

Lakshmi Srinivasan, Coimbatore

29th January 2015

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What are the major crops being cultivated in Coimbatore? Thanks in advance!

Thiru Chandrashekar, Coimbatore

29th January 2015

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Did you know that Corn and millets are the major crops being cultivated in Coimbatore. At the turn of the century, more than 80,000 hectares were covered with corn in the region. This has now dropped to just 26,541 hectares.

sathiya seelan, Coimbatore

29th January 2015

Yes, sadly you have heard correctly. Over the last 15 years, the area under cultivation in Coimbatore district by two thirds. The shortage of labour and lack of mechanization has made farming harder and agriculturalists are slowly selling land to real estate developers in and around the city.

Shruthi Kishore, Coimbatore

29th January 2015

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