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The agricultural policy in India has evolved from a focus on achieving self-sufficiency in crop production in general and foodgrains in particular and food security concerns to enhancing the competitiveness of the Indian agriculture and diversification of agriculture. Policy support for agricultural markets, inputs and services, technology, product price support, institutions and infrastructure has led to an increase in area, production, and yield of foodgrains and other agricultural commodities. India became self-sufficient, and in fact witnessed surplus in foodgrains in the late-1980s.
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In order to compare figures between two time period, production/area data for Madhya Pradesh includes both for Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh combined, for Uttar Pradesh both Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and for Bihar both Bihar and Jharkhand.
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Sharma, V.P. (2017). Overview of Oilseeds Sector: Current Status and Growth Behaviour. In: Oilseed Production in India. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3717-4_3
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