A close look at Value of Output from farming

The shares of Crop, Livestock, Forestry and Fishing sub-sectors in value of output of Agriculture and allied sector were 54.3%, 30.9%, 7.9% and 6.9% respectively in 2022-23.
Two largest groups of crops sub-sector namely ‘cereals’ (27.3%) and ‘fruits and vegetables’ (28.3%) together accounted for more than 55% in 2022-23 in total output of crop sub-sector. As a group, GVO of cereals, at Rs 336.4 thousand crore, was highest among all the crop-groups in 2011-12. However, in 2022-23, GVO (gross value of output) of ‘fruits and vegetables’ was Rs 434.7 thousand crore, about Rs 15 thousand crore higher than that of cereals. Uttar Pradesh exhibits highest value of output of cereals whereas highest value of output of fruits and vegetables is in West Bengal in 2022-23.

The output of ‘livestock’ sub-sector increased steadily from Rs 487.8 thousand crore in 2011-12 to Rs 878.5 thousand crore in 2022-23.

The share of milk, meat and eggs in output of livestock sub-sector was 66.5%, 23.6% and 3.7% respectively in 2022-23. Rajasthan (12.5%) and Uttar Pradesh (12.3%) together accounted for about a quarter of output of livestock sub-sector at constant prices in 2022-23.

The output of fishing and aquaculture sub-sector increased steadily from about Rs 80 thousand crore in 2011-12 to about Rs 195 thousand crore in 2022-23. Andhra Pradesh remained the largest producer of fishing and aquaculture during the period 2015-16 to 2022-23 and, its share in all-India output increased from 17.7% in 2011-12 to almost 40.9% in 2022-23.