Status, Yield Gap and Way Forward of Mustard Production in India

N V Kumbhare; R N Padaria; Nafees  Ahmad; Pratibha  Joshi; P Punitha; Y P  Singh; A K Singh; Vaishnavi Choudam

doi:10.56093/ijas.v95i10.168461

Authors

N V Kumbhare ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
R N Padaria ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Nafees Ahmad ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Pratibha Joshi ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
P Punitha ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Y P Singh ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
A K Singh ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Vaishnavi Choudam ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v95i10.168461

Keywords:

Minimum support price, mustard production, mustard oil, yield gap

Abstract

Rapeseed-mustard is vital oilseed crop in India grown on 9.18-million-hectares area with total production of 13.16 million tonnes (2023-24). The study revealed that area of rapeseed & mustard in India has increased (343.47 %) from 2.07 million hectares in 1950-51 to 9.18 million hectares in 2023-24. Also production of rapeseed & mustard has increased (1644.73 %) from 0.76 million tonnes in 1950-51 to 13.26 million tonnes in 2023-24. In addition, the productivity has increased 4 times from 368 kg/ha in 1950-51 to 1444 kg/ha in 2023-24. Decreasing the yield disparity between the research station, the farmers’ field, and the demonstration plot is the most effective technique for boosting output in a short period of time. The yield gap-I (technology gap) was observed from 150 kg/ha to 580 kg/ha and yield gap-II (extension gap) was noticed from 170 kg/ha to 600 kg/ha in mustard varieties at farmers’ field. Based on the technology index of mustard varieties, the sugarcane-based cropping system in western Uttar Pradesh was found to be most suitable for growing Pusa Jagannath (TI 4.88) and Pusa Vijay (TI 6.0). The primary challenges encountered by farmers in western Uttar Pradesh were the higher input costs (65.33%), followed by increasing labour charges (60%) and a high incidence of pests and diseases (51.33%).

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