"The record output has come through farsighted plans of the government. We launched the National Horticultural Mission and the National Food Security Mission, undertook the repair and maintenance of water bodies and introduced the National Rainfed Area Authority", he said.
The country has produced record wheat, rice, pulses and oilseeds in 2007-08, according to the fourth advance estimates of foodgrains released on July 9.
Crops like maize and cotton have also seen a record output. The total foodgrains production for the year is a record 230.67 million tonnes, up 6.16 per cent over the previous year.
Chidambaram added that under the UPA government, the rate of capital formation in agriculture has increased from 10.2 per cent (2003-04) to 12.5 per cent (2006-07).
"We will achieve a growth rate well than what was promised under the common minimum programme and much better than the NDA government," he said.
