4. 5. AREA UNDER CULTIVATION AND PRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL ANNUAL CROPS (1000 hectares; 1000 tons)

Crop	1374-75		1376-77		1377-78
Crop	Area under cultivation	Production	Area under cultivation	Production	Area under cultivation	Production
*Cereals*
Wheat ..................................	6328	10015	6180	11955	4739	8673
Barley ..................................	1674	2736	1825	3301	1403	1999
Rice (paddy) .........................	600	2685	615	2771	587	2348
*Pulses*
Peas ....................................	906	350	592	249	575	165
Beans ..................................	121	176	116	183	115	183
Lentils ..................................	271	120	205	95	199	63
Other ...................................	65	58	46	50	47	61
*Industrial crops*
Sugar beet.............................	149	3687	185	4987	186	5548
Sugar cane............................	26	1833	28	1970	26	2236
Cotton...................................	320	598	229	460	216	441
Tobacco................................	18	17	21	23	23	22
Oil seeds...............................	198	310	259	329	237	271
*Truck farming*
Melon ..................................	53	463	88	1168	74	1055
Watermelon ..........................	125	2061	125	2473	102	2179
Cucumber ............................	69	1065	74	1291	80	1367
Other ...................................	34	468	48	662	55	717
*Vegetables*
Potatoes ...............................	143	3140	163	3430	161	3433
Onions..................................	41	1200	48	1210	56	1677
Tomatoes .............................	119	2975	120	3204	128	3490
Other ...................................	90	1806	128	2314	112	2226
*Forage crops*
Alfalfa .................................	610	4613	652	4850	596	4029
Other ...................................	366	4207	286	5229	259	4819

4. 5. AREA UNDER CULTIVATION AND PRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL ANNUAL CROPS (1000 hectares; 1000 tons)

Crop	1378-79		1379-80		1380-81
Crop	Area under cultivation	Production	Area under cultivation	Production	Area under cultivation	Production
*Cereals*
Wheat .........................................	5101	8088	5553	9459	6241	12450
Barley .........................................	1194	1686	1487	2423	1670	3085
Rice (paddy) ................................	534	1971	515	1990	611	2888
*Pulses*
Peas ............................................	646	242	752	269	712	302
Beans ..........................................	110	181	92	144	111	210
Lentils .........................................	206	78	262	104	237	117
Other ..........................................	55	60	40	41	35	41
*Industrial crops*