Agri GVA clocks 3.7% growth in Q1

Gross value added (GVA) for agriculture and allied activities is projected to grow at 3.7 per cent in real terms during the first quarter of FY26.

- SANJEEB MUKHERJEE

This would be up from 1.5 per cent during the corresponding period of the previous financial year on hopes of good crop production in assessment year (AY) 2025-26.

The April-June quarter in any financial year is usually a lean period for farming and related activities. And, estimates are broadly compiled based on the target for that financial year, third estimates of the previous AY (2024-25 in this case) along with summer season estimates of major livestock products for FY26 and fish production estimates for Q1 of FY26.