India’s wheat and rice production has increased over the last five years due to the adoption of various production and protection technologies to address the challenges of various biotic and abiotic stresses. These include development of high-yielding climate-resilient varieties, cost-effective and efficient pre and post-harvest technologies, according to Bhagirath Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare.
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, he said India’s wheat production was estimated at 117.95 million tonnes (mt) during 2024-25, 4.65 mt higher than 113.29 mt produced in the previous year. India’s wheat production was at 109.59 lt in 2020-21. Total rice production was estimated at 150.18 mt during 2024-25, 12.36 mt higher than 137.83 mt the previous year. India’s rice production was at 124.37 mt in 2020-21.
