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Gujarat has estimated over two-fold sesame seed cultivation with sowing crop, but it is a very sensitive crop
rise in summer sesame seed crop area concentrated in the districts of requiring suffi cient water and
this year at 24,490 tonnes (as per third Junagadh, Rajkot and Surendra nagar. favourable climate. The state-wise
advance estimates), which was 11,650 production of sesame seeds during
tonnes in the previous year. In Gujarat, AREA, YIELD RISE the winter season can be detailed as
Saurashtra dominates summer Sesame seed is an export-oriented below:

Sesame Winter Crop 2020-21

State Crop Situation Area (In ‘000 Ha) Yield Est (In Kg) MT

Gujarat Crop adversely affected with 150 160 25,000
excessive rainfall.
Only 40% Sown area was actually
harvested.
Madhya Normal yield. Adequate Rainfall. 330 270 89,100
Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh Sesame crop was badly impacted 390 200 78,000
with the paucity of rainfall in the
region.
Rajasthan Normal Crop Situation, Erratic 280 350 98,000
rainfall in the state: West Raj-
More rains,
East Raj- Less Rains
Other States 15,000
Total 305,100

Food Marketing & Technology 43 April 2021