Sowing of kharif crops crosses 930 lakh hectares

17 Aug 2013 Evaluate

The sowing of kharif crops has picked up and the acreage has been more than the 2012-13 numbers, as per reports received from different states. The total sown area as on August 16 now stands at 930.52 lakh hectare as compared to 852.60 lakh hectare at this time last year. Rice has been sown in 304.62 lakh hectare in 2013-14 as compared to 292.55 lakh hectare sown in 2012-13 while Pulses has been sown in 93.25 lakh hectare compared to 74.48 lakh hectare sown in last year.

Similarly, Coarse Cereals has been sown in 181.52 lakh hectare in 2013-14 as compared to 157.97 lakh hectares sown in 2012-13, while Oilseeds has been sown in 183.37 lakh hectare in 2013-14 as compared to 158.92 lakh hectare sown in the last year.

Further, Sugarcane, Cotton, Jute & Mesta has been sown in 48.53 lakh hectare, 110.93 lakh hectare and 8.30 lakh hectare in 2013-14 as compared to 50.06 lakh hectare, 110.26 lakh hectare and 8.36 lakh hectare sown respectively in the last year.

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