Summer Rice/Rabi Rice
- The Rabi season in India starts from November-February to
March-June. The rice that is grown during this period is called Rabi
rice or Summer Rice.
- Summer rice is known by different names in different parts of our
country. For example: it is also known as known as 'Boro' in Assam
and West Bengal, 'Dalua' in Orissa, 'Dalwa' in Andhra Pradesh,
'Punja' in Kerala and 'Navarai' in Tamil Nadu and 'Garma' in Bihar.
- The sowing time of summer rice is November to February and
harvesting time is March to June.
- The area under summer rice is only 9% and early maturing
varieties are mostly grown in this season.
- After the harvest of kharif rice, the land will be either left
fallow or cultivated with a suitable crop in the following rabi
season.
- The time gap between the harvest of the kharif rice and the
cultivation of the rabi crop depends upon the suitability of the
prevailing weather, availability of water, etc.
- Sowing of Rabi rice has gained momentum in the Southern Peninsula
in recent times. As per reports in 2004, about 35 lakh hectare area
has been covered against 32 lakh hectares sown last year in the
corresponding period. Reported area sown under Rabi rice in West
Bengal is about 13.5 lakh hectares which is ahead by about 2 lakh
hectares as compared to last year's coverage.
- The normal area under Rabi rice is about 42 lakh hectares in
2004. West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh account for two thirds of the
area and it is mostly irrigated.
Statewise Production of Rabi Rice in India.
| Production of
Rabi Rice in '000 tonnes |
| State |
1974-74 |
1984-85 |
1994-95 |
1999-00 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
1,817.7 |
2,051.5 |
3,288.0 |
3,443.6 |
| Assam |
47.2 |
55.1 |
55.1 |
653.8 |
| Bihar |
87.2 |
74.9 |
204.4 |
300.0 |
| Karnataka |
304.5 |
434.6 |
832.0 |
1031.0 |
| Kerala |
196.2 |
167.0 |
147.8 |
144.6 |
| Maharashtra |
22.3 |
43.3 |
67.6 |
60.0 |
| Orissa |
199.0 |
322.2 |
522.2 |
912.0 |
| Tamil Nadu |
63.6 |
52.0 |
809.0 |
1,446.7 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
3.4 |
3.8 |
10.2 |
14.0 |
| West Bengal |
856.4 |
1,270.0 |
3,013.0 |
4,660.0 |
Source : Directorate of Rice
Development, Patna.
Yearwise Production of Rabi Rice in India
| Year |
Production ('000 tonnes) |
Year |
Production ('000 tonnes) |
| 1974-75 |
3,653.1 |
1987-88 |
7,813.2 |
| 1975-76 |
3,995.0 |
1988-89 |
7,112.4 |
| 1976-77 |
2,651.3 |
1989-90 |
7,694.8 |
| 1977-78 |
3,723.4 |
1990-91 |
7,974.3 |
| 1978-79 |
4,436.7 |
1991-92 |
8,309.8 |
| 1979-80 |
3,844.0 |
1992-93 |
7,624.9 |
| 1980-81 |
3,541.9 |
1993-94 |
9,574.5 |
| 1981-82 |
4,003.3 |
1994-95 |
9,211.3 |
| 1982-83 |
3,951.4 |
1995-96 |
9,096.5 |
| 1983-84 |
5,045.1 |
1996-97 |
10,414.1 |
| 1984-85 |
4,554.9 |
1997-98 |
10,014.6 |
| 1985-86 |
4,432.8 |
1998-99 |
13,358.9 |
| 1986-87 |
6,995.9 |
1999-00 |
12,769.9 |
Source : Directorate of Rice
Development, Patna.
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