Mustard Production and Distribution in Rajasthan

Abstract

The major mustard growing states in India are Rajasthan, followed by Uttar Pradesh (UP), Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and West Bengal.

Recently, National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) was introduced with a vision to boost production of vegetable oils sourced from oilseeds and various other initiatives have been adopted to increase oilseed production including, mustard in India to meet domestic demand.

In recent years, mustard consumption has been increasing, leading to increased demand in global as well as domestic markets.

In Rajasthan, Alwar takes the lead as the major producing district followed by Shri Ganganagar, Bharatpur, Tonk, Sawai Madhopur, Baran and Hanumangarh.

In the state, key mustard sowing period varies from 2nd week of October to the 1st week of November. Basically, mustard seed crop enjoys proper germination when soil starts containing moisture and the average temperature is 28 degree celcius.

On the other hand, Mustard Research Centre, Bharatpur, also came out with new varieties of research seed in the farm level to increase yield rate of mustard in the state to enhance production.

Further, irrigation facility is also very supportive in the state, while on an average 90% mustard growing area is facilitated by irrigation (DES, MoA).