Indian Agricultural Trends and Strategies

Crop Reducing Yield Gap in Edible Oilseeds Existing yield gap (%) Target for 2025-26 for minimizing yield gap (%) up to Soybean 50 20 Rapeseed-Mustard 27 15 Groundnut 40 15 Sesame 22 10 Sunflower 160 20 Safflower 81 45 Niger 40 15 Average 60 20 The average yield gap in edible oilseeds is about 60%. Reducing the yield gap to 20% in the next five years may lead to 13-14 Mt additional production of edible oilseeds (~ 3-4 Mt edible oils) without bringing any additional area under them. 15

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