Rajasthan: Agriculture and animal husbandry

Agriculture and allied sectors account for a much higher share of Rajasthan's Gross State Value Added than the national average. The sector covers crops, livestock, fishing, and forestry & logging, and works under arid and semi-arid conditions, fragmented landholdings and water scarcity. Figures below are from the Economic Review 2025-26.

Size and Growth of the Sector

• GVA at constant (2011-12) prices rose from ₹1.92 lakh crore (2021-22) to ₹2.23 lakh crore (2025-26, advance estimates), a CAGR of 3.82 per cent.
• GVA at current prices rose from ₹3.23 lakh crore to ₹4.41 lakh crore over the same years, a CAGR of 8.10 per cent.
• Share in the state's GVA at current prices: 25.74 per cent in 2025-26, against 28.56 per cent in 2011-12.
• Growth in 2025-26 at constant prices: 0.22 per cent for the whole sector; crops -5.01 per cent, livestock 5.20 per cent, forestry & logging 2.67 per cent, fishing 0.87 per cent.

Sub-sector Shares (2025-26, current prices)

• Livestock 49.35 per cent, crops 42.61 per cent, forestry & logging 7.49 per cent, fishing 0.54 per cent.
• GVA of the crop sector: ₹1.88 lakh crore; GVA of the livestock sector: ₹2.17 lakh crore, higher than crops.
• Milk is the major contributor to livestock income.
• Major kharif contributors: bajra, groundnut and moong; major rabi contributors: wheat, rapeseed & mustard and gram.

Land Use and Holdings

• Total reporting area: 343.43 lakh hectares in 2024-25, of which 53.02 per cent is net sown area.
• Agriculture Census 2015-16: 76.55 lakh operational holdings, up from 68.88 lakh in 2010-11.
• Average holding size fell from 3.07 hectares (2010-11) to 2.73 hectares (2015-16).
• Female operational holdings rose from 5.46 lakh to 7.75 lakh, a growth of 41.94 per cent.

Agro-climatic Zones

• Rajasthan is divided into 10 agro-climatic zones, based on climate, soil types, topography and cropping patterns.
• The north-western region (about 61 per cent of the state) is desert or semi-desert and depends on rainfall.
• The south-eastern region (about 39 per cent) is fertile.

Crop Production (2025-26, advance estimates)

• Food grains: 283.98 lakh tonnes, down 8.28 per cent from the previous year.
• Kharif food grains 89.55 lakh tonnes (down 21.61 per cent); rabi food grains 194.43 lakh tonnes (down 0.49 per cent).
• Oilseeds: 100.46 lakh tonnes, up 7.18 per cent from 93.73 lakh tonnes in 2024-25.
• Cotton: 17.94 lakh bales, against 17.88 lakh bales in 2024-25.

National Position (2023-24)

• First in production of bajra, rapeseed & mustard, total oilseeds, coarse cereals and guar.
• Second in groundnut.
• Third in gram, total pulses and soyabean.

Livestock

• Livestock Census 2019: livestock 568.01 lakh, poultry birds 146.23 lakh; the state has about 10.60 per cent of India's livestock.
• Share of the country: 84.43 per cent of camels, 14.00 per cent of goats, 12.47 per cent of buffaloes, 10.64 per cent of sheep and 7.24 per cent of cattle.
• In 2023-24 the state contributed 14.51 per cent of India's milk and 47.53 per cent of its wool.
• Milk production rose from 26,572 thousand tonnes (2019-20) to 34,733 thousand tonnes (2023-24); eggs from 2,698 million to 3,087 million.
• In 2025-26 (up to December), 571.90 lakh vaccinations were given and 17.09 lakh artificial inseminations performed.

Livestock Schemes

• Mukhyamantri Mangala Pashu Bima Yojana: free insurance policies to 5.54 lakh families covering 10.63 lakh animals in 2024-25; 42 lakh animals to be covered in 2025-26; the state bears 100 per cent of the premium.
• Free cover for indigenous cow, buffalo, sheep, goat and camel started from 1st December, 2025.
• Chief Minister Dugdh Utpadak Sambal Yojana: grant raised from ₹2 to ₹5 per litre in 2022-23; ₹519 crore paid by DBT in 2025-26 (up to December).
• Camel Conservation and Development Mission: ₹17 crore given for 25,364 newborn camel calves, benefiting 9,379 camel rearers.

Dairy Cooperatives

• 19,643 Dairy Cooperative Societies are linked to 24 District Milk Producers' Cooperative Unions and the apex Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation (RCDF), Jaipur (up to December 2025).
• Processing capacity: 51.40 lakh litres per day; average procurement 30.29 lakh kg per day.
• About 10 lakh milk producers are part of the programme; unions paid them ₹4,304.91 crore up to December 2025.