Kharif crop sowing crosses 378 lakh hactare area

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The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 8th July 2024.

 

Area: In lakh hactare

 

S.

 

No.

 

 

 

Crop

 

Area Sown

 

Current Year 2024

 

Last Year 2023

 

1

 

Paddy

 

59.99

 

50.26

 

2

 

Pulses

 

36.81

 

23.78

 

a

 

Arhar

 

20.82

 

4.09

 

b

 

Urdbean

 

5.37

 

3.67

 

c

 

Moongbean

 

8.49

 

11.79

 

d

 

Kulthi*

 

0.08

 

0.07

 

e

 

Other pulses

 

2.05

 

4.15

 

3

 

Shree Anna & Coarse Cereals

 

58.48

 

82.08

 

a

 

Jowar

 

3.66

 

7.16

 

b

 

Bajra

 

11.41

 

43.02

 

c

 

Ragi

 

1.02

 

0.94

 

d

 

Small millets

 

1.29

 

0.75

 

e

 

Maize

 

41.09

 

30.22

 

4

 

Oilseeds

 

80.31

 

51.97

 

a

 

Groundnut

 

17.85

 

21.24

 

b

 

Soybean

 

60.63

 

28.86

 

c

 

Sunflower

 

0.46

 

0.30

 

d

 

Sesamum**

 

1.04

 

1.34

 

e

 

Niger

 

0.19

 

0.00

 

f

 

Castor

 

0.10

 

0.20

 

g

 

Other Oilseeds

 

0.04

 

0.04

 

5

 

Sugarcane

 

56.88

 

55.45

 

6

 

Jute & Mesta

 

5.63

 

6.02

 

7

 

Cotton

 

80.63

 

62.34

 

Total

378.72

 

331.90