Area under coverage for summer crops marginally down so far at 65.29 lakh hectares: Agriculture Ministry

02 May 2023 Evaluate

The agriculture ministry in its latest data, over the progress of area coverage under summer crops as of April 28, 2023, has showed that the area under coverage for summer crops is marginally down so far at 65.29 lakh hectares from 66.02 lakh hectares a year ago. The sowing area under rice and oilseeds is less, while the acreage of pulses and coarse cereals is higher.

As per the data, the area under coverage for rice stood at 27.45 lakh hectares so far against 29.14 lakh hectares in the year-ago period. Pulses acreage rose to 17.57 lakh hectare from 16.23 lakh hectares, while sowing area of coarse cereals increased to 10.86 lakh hectares from 10.19 lakh hectares. In the non-foodgrains category, oilseeds acreage is down at 9.40 lakh hectares till April 28 from 10.46 lakh hectares in the year-ago period.

The growing season for zaid/summer crops is short - March-June. It is between rabi (winter-sown) and kharif (summer sown) seasons. Zaid/summer crops are raised where assured irrigation facilities are available.

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