Question

As per 2012-13which among the following is the largest cotton producing state?

Answer 1

As per the statistics for cotton productivity and yield for the 2012-2013 year, the highest productivity was from Gujarat and the highest yield was made from the state of Tamil Nadu.

In 2012-2013, the highest yield was from Tamil Nadu alone with a yield 797 kgs of cotton per hectare of land after being grown in a total area of 1.28 lakh hectares with a productivity of 6 lakh bales. The next largest yield was from Punjab in 2012-2013 with a yield of 744 kgs per hectare of land for a total cultivated area of 4.8 lakh hectares with a productivity of 21 lakh bales.

In terms of productivity, in 2012-2013, Gujarat had the highest productivity of 93 lakh bales with a yield of 633 kgs per hectare upon cultivation in 24.97 lakh hectares.