Important Products

Details

Jute

• 24.6% rise in production over 2022-23.
• Highest Production – Purnea

Rice 

• Production up by 21% in 2023-24.

Maize 

• Increased by 66.6%.

Wheat 

• Increased by 10.7 %.

Egg 

• Increased by 85.7% from 2018-19 to 2022-23.
• Egg production has grown by over 95% in the last five years.

Fish

• Increased by 45% from 2018-19 to 2023-24.

Litchi 

• Increased by 6.0% (between FY 2022-23 and 2023-24).
• Increased by 11.7% (between FY 2022-23 and 2023-24).
• Muzaffarrpur is the leading district in the production of it.

Mango 

• Increased by 9.7% in 2023-24.
• Mango accounts for 44.3% of the total fruit cultivation area in Bihar

Banana

• Bhagalpur is the leading district in banana production.
• It is second largest followed by mango in the total fruit cultivation area.

Guava

• Rohtas is the top producing district.

Makhana

• Cultivated on 27.8 thousand hectares in Bihar (in 2023–24).
• Bihar produced 56.4 thousand tonnes of Makhana in 2023–24.
• Bihar contributes 85% of India’s total Makhana production.

Tea

• Center of Excellence for Tea to be set up in Kishanganj.

Onion

• Nalanda is the top district in producing onion.

Potato

• Potatoes occupy the largest share of vegetable area at 39.6%.