Sorghum By Prem International

Being the largest companies, we are involved in manufacturing and exporting a wide range of Sorghum in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The sorghum area in India was more than 16 million ha in 1981, but has gradually decreased to 7.8 million ha in 2007-08 (still 20% of the worlda s sorghum area). Of this, 3.5 million ha was grown in the rainy (kharif) season and 4.3 million ha in the post rainy (rabi) season. Production increased from 9 million tons in the early 1970s to 12 million tons in the early 1980s and maintained this level for over a decade until the early 1990s, followed by a steep decline to 7.3 million tons. Despite the decrease in area over the years, production has been sustained at 7.3 million tons (2009) due mainly to adoption of improved varieties and hybrids. Sorghum grain yields in India have averaged 1170 kg/ha in the rainy season and 880 kg/ha in the postrainy season in recent years.