<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs to be updated . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . (November 2014) </Td> </Tr> <P> Rice production in India is an important part of the national economy </P> <P> India is one of the world's largest producers of rice and brown rice, accounting for 20% of all world rice production . Rice is India's pre-eminent crop, and is the staple food of the people of the eastern and southern parts of the country . Production increased from 53.6 million tons in FY 1980 to 74.6 million tons in year 1990, a 39 percent increase over the decade . By year 1992, rice production had reached 181.9 kg, second in the world only to China with its 182 kg . Since 1950 the increase has been more than 350 percent . Most of this increase was the result of an increase in yields; the number of hectares increased only 0 percent during this period . Yields increased from 1,336 kilograms per hectare in FY 1980 to 1,751 kilograms per hectare in FY 1990 . The per - hectare yield increased more than 262 percent between 1950 and 1992 . </P> <P> The country's rice production had declined to 89.14 million tonnes in 2009 - 10 crop year (July--June) from record 99.18 million tonnes in the previous year due to severe drought that affected almost half of the country . India could achieve a record rice production of 100 million tonnes in 2010 - 11 crop year on the back of better monsoon this year . The India's rice production reached to a record high of 104.32 million tonnes in 2011 - 2012 crop year (July--June). </P>

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