General Scenario and Current Trend : Total geographical area of the State is 242.2 lakh ha out of which 168.12 lakh ha is cultivable.

13.47 lakh ha area has problem of soil alkalinity and 22,000 ha has soil salinity. Many of the districts have soil deficiency like organic carbon, sulphur, zinc and iron. 97.5% of wheat cultivation area is irrigated, 75.6% of mustard and 73% of rice area is irrigated. Bundelkhand area has water scarcity and is suffering from acute moisture stress.

SRR during Kharif was 26.30% and 31.32% during Rabi which is below the average expectation. Inadequate variety replacement is an area of concern. Farm mechanization is weak area in the state.

Productivity of various agriculture crops are rice-2063 kg/ha, wheat-2817 kg/ha, jowar-817 kg/ha, bajra-1520 kg/ha, maize-1443 kg/ha, gram-745 kg/ha, pulses-731 kg/ha and oilseeds-856 kg/ha.

3.16 lakh ha area is under fruit cultivation, 9.6 lakh ha area is under vegetable cultivation, 84100 ha area is under flower cultivation. The state has 21% food grain, 35% wheat, 15% rice, 48% sugarcane, 38% potato, 31% vegetable, 18% fruit production, 9% cut flower, 4.1% spices, 9.2% of guava, 23.6% of mango, 2.7% of cauliflower, 2.4% of onion, 54.6%of peas, and 22% of sweet potato production of the country. 10% of cattle and 23.4% buffalo of the country are in U.P. 11% of country?s fish production comes from the State.

Contribution of agriculture and allied sector in the state GSDP is approx 30%.

Strength: Huge cultivable area with irrigation facility, 9 agro-climatic zones, new state initiatives in agriculture sector with additional subsidy to the farmers, ?Apni-Mitti Pahchano? campaign, dairy productivity at par with national figures.

Limitation: Low SRR and less adoption of certified seed, poor soil health, facility and unbalanced use of fertilizers, inadequate credit flow, land degradation and depleting water resources, slow pace of mechanization, yield gap in most of the crops productivity achieved and achievable.