Government sets foodgrain production target at 298.3 mn tons for 2020-21 crop year

The agriculture ministry has set a target to increase foodgrain production to record 298.3 million tonnes in the 2020-21 crop year (July-June). This is more by 6.35 million tonnes from the previous years’ estimate.
To be bifurcated, the target is 149.92 million tonnes of foodgrain production in the Kharif (summer) season and 148.4 million tonnes in the rabi (winter) season.
The foodgrain output in the 2019-20 crop year is estimated at 291.95 million tonnes.