{"id":342542,"date":"2025-07-09T17:48:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T12:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=342542"},"modified":"2025-07-09T17:48:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T12:18:48","slug":"maize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/maize\/","title":{"rendered":"Maize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Agriculture Minister says that India aims to double maize output to 86 mn tonne by 2047.<\/p>\n<h2>About Maize<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Globally, maize is known as <strong>queen of cereals<\/strong> because it has the <strong>highest genetic yield potential<\/strong> among the cereals.<\/li>\n<li>It is the <strong>second rated grain<\/strong> used collectively in the form of foodstuff or fodder.<\/li>\n<li>It is also used as <strong>animal feed in poultry<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conditions required<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Climate:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_342543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-342543\" style=\"width: 539px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-342543\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-Apni-Kheti.png?resize=539%2C187&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"539\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-Apni-Kheti.png?resize=300%2C104&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-Apni-Kheti.png?resize=1024%2C355&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-Apni-Kheti.png?resize=768%2C266&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-Apni-Kheti.png?w=1271&amp;ssl=1 1271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-342543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Apni Kheti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sowing season:<\/strong> In India, maize is principally grown in <strong>two seasons<\/strong> \u2013 Monsoon (kharif) and winter (rabi).\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kharif maize<\/strong> represents around <strong>83% of maize area<\/strong> in India, while <strong>rabi maize<\/strong> correspond to <strong>17%<\/strong> maize area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Soil:<\/strong> Maize can be grown successfully in a <strong>variety of soils<\/strong> ranging from <strong>loamy sand to clay loam<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>However, soils with <strong>good organic matter content<\/strong> having <strong>high water holding capacity<\/strong> with <strong>neutral pH<\/strong> are considered good for higher productivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It requires a comparatively <strong>lesser ripening timespan of three months.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Maize Production in India<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>India<\/strong> is the <strong>5th largest producer<\/strong> and <strong>14th largest exporter<\/strong> of Maize in the world.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Production:<\/strong> India&#8217;s maize production has grown from <strong>10 million tonne in the 1900s to the current 42.3 million tonne.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Yield:<\/strong> India&#8217;s average maize productivity stands at <strong>7 tonne per hectare<\/strong>, with some states like <strong>West Bengal and Bihar<\/strong> performing <strong>above<\/strong> the national average.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Producing states:<\/strong> The predominant maize growing States that contribute more than 80% of the country\u2019s total maize production <strong>are Andhra Pradesh (20.9%), Karnataka (16.5%), Rajasthan (9.9%), Maharashtra (9.1%), Bihar (8.9%), Uttar Pradesh (6.1%), Madhya Pradesh (5.7%) and Himachal Pradesh (4.4%).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Varieties:<\/strong> The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed <strong>265 maize varieties<\/strong>, including 77 hybrids and 35 bio-fortified varieties.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Major export destinations (2023-24):<\/strong> Vietnam, Nepal, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Thailand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Agriculture Minister says that India aims to double maize output to 86 mn tonne by 2047. About Maize Globally, maize is known as queen of cereals because it has the highest genetic yield potential among the cereals. It is the second rated grain used collectively in the form of foodstuff or fodder. 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