Haryana- Region Profile

The state of Haryana has a total geographical area of 4.421 million hectare and a population of 25.3 million. It is located between 27°39' to 30°35' N latitude and between 74°28' and 77°36' E longitude. Haryana is also one of the most economically developed regions in South Asia and its agricultural and manufacturing industry has experienced sustained growth since 1970s. Despite recent industrial development, Haryana is primarily an agricultural state. About 70% of residents are engaged in agriculture. Wheat and rice are the major crops grown here. Haryana is self-sufficient in food production and the second largest contributor to India's central pool of food grains. The main crops of Haryana are wheat, rice, sugarcane, cotton, oilseeds, pulses, barley, maize, millet etc. Table 1 illustrates the current area, productivity and production statistics of major crops in Haryana.


Nutrient consumption in Haryana in the past decade is given in Fig. 2. The consumption of total fertilizer nutrients in Haryana declined by 10.3% from 1.350 million MT during 2012-13 to 1.211 million MT during 2013-14. The total nutrient consumption declined in Kharif by 16.3% and in Rabi by 5.7% over the corresponding seasons of the previous year. Kharif: Rabi share in total fertilizer consumption changed from 43:57 during 2012-13 to 41:59 during 2013-14.

On nutrient basis, the consumption of N at 0.997, P₂O₅ at 0.199 and K₂O at 0.016 million MT during 2013-14, declined by 2.6%, 35.9% and 6.4% respectively, over 2012-13. NPK use ratio changed from 61.4:18.7:1 during 2012-13 to 64:12.8:1 during 2013-14. The per hectare consumption of total fertilizer nutrients declined from 208.1 kg during 2012-13 to 186.7 kg during 2013-14. Using the area and production of major crops, the total nutrient (N, P₂O₅ and K₂O) removal by each crop was calculated and a nutrient balance sheet was prepared (table 2).

Table 1: Latest Crop Production Statistics of Haryana- 2012-13

Parameters	Rice	Wheat	Maize	Bajra	Total Cereals	Gram	Total Pulses	Total Foodgrains	Total Oilseeds	Sugarcane	Cotton#
Area	1215	2497	9	48	4236	47	162.9	4398.9	580.2	101	614
Production	3976	11117	23	167	16096	53	130.4	16226.4	993.1	7437	2500
Productivity	3272	4452	2556	3479	3800	1128	800	3689	1712	73634	692

Area ('000 ha); Production ('000 tonnes); Productivity (kg/ha); # Production and Productivity in 1000 bales of 180 kg each


Table 2: Nutrient balance sheet for major crops of Haryana (2012-13)

Crop	Area (in '000 ha)	Production (in '000 tonnes)	Nutrient Removal (kg/tonne)			Total Removal (tonnes)
			N	P2O5	K2O	N	P2O5	K2O
Rice	1215	3976	20.1	11.2	30	79917.6	44531.2	119280
Wheat	2497	11117	24.4	8.6	32.8	271254.8	95606.2	364637.6
Maize	9	23	8.2	3.1	15.5	188.6	71.3	356.5
Total Pulses	162.9	130.4	40	5	20	5216	652	2608
Total Oilseeds	580.2	993.1	54	14	46	53627.4	13903.4	45682.6
Sugarcane	101	7437	1.7	0.2	2	12642.9	1487.4	14874
		Total removal by major crops				422847.3	156251.5	547438.7
		Total fertilizer consumption in Haryana				1022990	310560	16650
		Consumption * Efficiency factor				409196	93168	11655
		Balance/Deficit				-13651.3	-63083.5	-535783.7

Efficiency of N=40%; P2O5= 30%; and K2O=70%

*Crop production and fertilizer use data are retrieved from Fertilizer Statistics, 2013-14, The Fertilizer Association of India, New Delhi