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Abhijeet S
The agricultural sector as a whole is estimated to record a real growth rate of 6.6 per cent during 1998-99. The overall growth in agricultural production during 1998-99 has been provisionally estimated at 6.8 per cent, as against a negative growth rate of (-) 5.4 per cent during 1997-98.
In spite of the damage caused to the cotton crop in Punjab by excessive rains and unexpected cyclonic storms in Andhra Pradesh in October 1998, cotton production was estimated to be higher at 13.3 million bales in 1998-99, as against 11.1 million bales produced in 1997-98.
Similarly, the sugarcane output is expected to touch 282.7 million tonnes during 1998-99, compared to 276.3 million tonnes during 1997-98. The production of oilseeds is also likely to be higher at 25.3 million tonnes during 1998-99, as against 22.0 million tonnes during 1997-98.
In spite of the damage caused to the cotton crop in Punjab by excessive rains and unexpected cyclonic storms in Andhra Pradesh in October 1998, cotton production was estimated to be higher at 13.3 million bales in 1998-99, as against 11.1 million bales produced in 1997-98.
Similarly, the sugarcane output is expected to touch 282.7 million tonnes during 1998-99, compared to 276.3 million tonnes during 1997-98. The production of oilseeds is also likely to be higher at 25.3 million tonnes during 1998-99, as against 22.0 million tonnes during 1997-98.