GDP per capita and rice yield productivity (Orissa vis-a-vis other states)

Following is a chart of rice yield rates of Orissa in comparison with Other top productivity states.The contrast couldn't have been greater.The question policy maker need to ask is How could we lag behind in productivity in such large extent.One can explain a difference in productivity of 10-20%.When the difference is way over 100% there is serious lack of know-how & facilities.















source:Orissa Deptt. Of Agriculture


I put the chart of per capita income of the same states used for comparing the rice productivity.It's pretty clear from both charts that Orissa's backwardness in agriculture productivity is one of the reasons for it's for it's poor perfomance in the GDP per capita rankings.