Drought and floods marred India’s agricultural show this year, which is deflating the jubilation over the commendable performance of Indian economy during 2009.
Last two years saw the agricultural sector scale new heights with record food grain production. However, natural calamities coming one after the other in a short span of three months ensured that this year the show will not even match last year’s, let alone create records. In fact, the drought of 2009 is said to be worse the country has seen since 1972.
The main culprit in the drought fiasco was the south-west monsoon, which skipped its scheduled visit in 316 districts covering 13 states. Government saved the day for the farmer with diesel subsidies and extra electricity to salvage standing crops.
When the sector was heaving a sigh of relief, there came the floods in four of the main food crop-producing states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
While the drought dried up the rice and cereals production to the tune of 10 million tonnes, the floods washed away the pulse crops en masse. Not only are the summer crops destroyed, there is going to be a shortfall in winter crops as well. Together, they created a dent in the shining economy, at least to a limited extent.
Though government is maintaining that the calamities will not impact the food security of the country, inflation is soaring at an alarming rate. Government assurance that the 17 million tonne food stock is sufficient to meet any shortage is proving ineffectual in containing inflation.
Experts reckon that with an improved public distribution system in place, the situation is still manageable.
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