Datasource:
Seasonal Agricultural Survey
Period:
March to June 2024
During the data collection for Season B 2024, the SAS was carried out across all 30 districts of the country, gathering data from 1,200 segments and 384 large-scale farmers. The season’s data collection started on April 21st, 2024, and was concluded on August 15th, 2024.
The total land area of the country is estimated to be 2.376 million hectares, with 1.350 million hectares (approximately 57% of the total land area) used for agricultural purposes. In 2024 Season B, 0.987 million hectares were allocated to Seasonal crops, 0.513 million hectares were allocated to permanent crops, while 0.116 million hectares were allocated to permanent pasture.
In season B of 2024, 18 percent of farmers used improved seeds. In regard to farmer type 2, 16.6 percent of small-scale farmers (SSF) and 72.6 percent of Large-Scale Farmers (LSF) used improved seeds The major sources of improved seed were agro-dealers, accounting 35.8 percent, and NGO/companies accounting for 29.3 percent.
| Crop/crop groups | Cultivated area (Ha) | Harvested area (Ha) | Production (MT) | Yield (MT/ha) | ||||
| 2024 B | 2023 B | 2024 B | 2023 B | 2024 B | 2023 B | 2024 B | 2023 B |
| Cereals | 243,760 | 245,132 | 242,544 | 243,832 | 346,827 | 341,153 | (NA) | (NA) |
| Maize | 92,944 | 93,927 | 92,749 | 93,816 | 119,101 | 117,613 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Sorghum | 120,005 | 121,079 | 120,005 | 121,054 | 140,314 | 139,425 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Paddy rice | 17,994 | 16,678 | 17,578 | 16,603 | 72,834 | 69,940 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Wheat | 10,294 | 10,375 | 10,294 | 10,375 | 13,045 | 13,129 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Other cereals | 2,523 | 3,073 | 2,506 | 3,073 | 1,532 | 1,646 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Tubers and Roots | 328,446 | 319,545 | 198,309 | 194,693 | 1,848,075 | 1,790,212 | (NA) | (NA) |
| Cassava | 172,596 | 159,089 | 54,679 | 49,655 | 783,294 | 736,686 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Sweet potato | 97,289 | 96,231 | 86,580 | 83,212 | 666,814 | 620,185 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| Irish potato | 41,836 | 48,210 | 41,716 | 48,205 | 285,596 | 326,677 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Taro &Yams | 16,725 | 16,015 | 15,334 | 13,621 | 112,370 | 106,665 | 7.3 | 7.8 |
| Banana | 258,564 | 258,094 | 92,501 | 88,361 | 1,142,552 | 1,089,377 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
| Cooking banana | 90,123 | 87,735 | 30,323 | 28,294 | 515,798 | 493,865 | 17.0 | 17.5 |
| Dessert banana | 48,809 | 54,000 | 13,442 | 13,068 | 152,891 | 149,266 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| Banana for beer | 119,632 | 116,359 | 48,737 | 46,998 | 473,863 | 446,246 | 9.7 | 9.5 |
| Legumes and Pulses | 398,503 | 375,852 | 398,187 | 375,769 | 272,979 | 274,814 | (NA) | (NA) |
| Beans | 329,112 | 309,489 | 328,858 | 309,410 | 242,239 | 244,194 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Bush bean | 207,112 | 192,994 | 206,871 | 192,965 | 134,866 | 138,870 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Climbing bean | 122,000 | 116,496 | 121,987 | 116,445 | 107,373 | 105,324 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Pea | 8,248 | 8,383 | 8,245 | 8,383 | 4,628 | 4,822 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Groundnut | 21,085 | 17,745 | 21,086 | 17,745 | 9,062 | 8,509 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Soybean | 40,059 | 40,235 | 39,999 | 40,231 | 17,051 | 17,288 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Vegetables &Fruits | 30,624 | 29,672 | 25,188 | 22,479 | 204,768 | 197,613 | (NA) | (NA) |
| Vegetables | 20,161 | 19,164 | 19,842 | 17,854 | 177,549 | 171,530 | 8.9 | 9.6 |
| Fruits | 10,463 | 10,507 | 5,346 | 4,625 | 27,219 | 26,084 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| Fodder crops | 10,331 | 8,627 | 9,674 | 8,503 | 107,654 | 102,445 | 11.1 | 12.0 |
| Other crops | 58,639 | 57,896 | 27,508 | 27,848 | 117,267 | 122,632 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| Total | 1,328,868 | 1,294,818 | 993,910 | 962,573 | 4,040,123 | 3,918,845 | (NA) | (NA) |
In season B of 2024, 30.2 percent of farmers applied pesticides. According to farmer type, 29.1 percent of small-scale farmers and 74.9 percent of Large-Scale Farmers applied pesticides respectively. Rocket, Dithane and Cypermethrin were the most used pesticides with 30.2 percent of farmers, 24.7 percent and 19 percent respectively.