Kalanamak rice production in Siddharthnagar rises over five-fold since 2018
Kalanamak rice production in Uttar Pradesh's Siddharthnagar district rose more than five times between 2018 and 2025, and its price climbed from ₹40/kg to ₹150/kg, the Agriculture Ministry said on 11 August 2026.
Summary
Kalanamak rice production in Siddharthnagar district of Uttar Pradesh increased more than five times between 2018 and 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said in Parliament on 11 August 2026. Its sale price rose from ₹40/kg in 2018 to ₹150/kg in 2026, and the number of farmers growing it rose from 2,915 in 2018 to 23,000 in 2024. Units processing Kalanamak get credit-linked capital subsidies of up to 35% under PMFME and the state-funded ODOP Margin Money Scheme.
Key facts
- Crop
- Kalanamak rice
- District
- Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh
- Production
- >5x between 2018 and 2025
- Price
- ₹40/kg (2018) → ₹150/kg (2026)
- Farmers
- 2,915 (2018) → 23,000 (2024)
- Support
- PMFME, ODOP Margin Money – subsidy up to 35%
Practice MCQs 1 questions
Production of which rice variety in Uttar Pradesh's Siddharthnagar district rose more than five-fold between 2018 and 2025, according to the Agriculture Ministry in August 2026?
Show answer
Correct answer: B — Kalanamak
Kalanamak rice production in Siddharthnagar rose over five times, and its price climbed from ₹40/kg in 2018 to ₹150/kg in 2026.