Uttar Pradesh sets 30 MT kharif foodgrain and oilseed output target

Lucknow ( Raghwendra Pratap Singh) : As it looks to emerge as a global agricultural and farm export hub by 2047, Uttar Pradesh (UP) has set a target of producing more than 30.25 million tonnes (MT) of kharif food grains and oilseeds in 2026-27. This would mark an increase of nearly 20 per cent over last year’s kharif food grain and oilseed output of 25.62 MT.

Baldev Singh Aulakh, UP Minister of State for Agriculture, Agricultural Education and Agricultural Research, said that while the state earlier depended on other regions for food grains, it is now not only self-sufficient but also supplies agricultural produce to other parts of the country.

Emphasising the need to augment the production of cash crops such as maize, pulses and oilseeds, he urged farmers to adopt modern technologies to improve yield and productivity.

Meanwhile, Pankaj Tripathi, Agriculture Director of UP, said the target of producing 30.25 MT would be achieved by increasing kharif crop coverage to more than 11 million hectares (MH).

The Yogi Adityanath government has set an ambitious target of turning Uttar Pradesh into a global centre for sustainable, high-value and export-oriented agriculture by 2047.