Big jump in area coverage under oil seeds, coarse cereals, pulses and cotton
NEW DELHI, 22 June 2020: India’s Kharif sowing for 2020-21 season have touched 13.13 million hectares, as compared to 9.42 million hectares during the 2019-20 season, the agriculture ministry said in a statement.
The country has received the rainfall of 108.3 mm against the normal of 82.4 mm during the period from 1 June 2020 to 18 June 2020.
The sowing area coverage under Kharif crops is as follows:
- Rice: About 10.05 lakh ha area coverage under kharif rice as compared to 10.28 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year.
- Pulses: About 4.58 lakh ha area coverage under pulses as compared to 2.22 lakh ha. during the corresponding period of last year.
- Coarse Cereals: About 19.16 lakh ha area coverage under coarse cereals as compared to 7.83 lakh ha. during the corresponding period of last year.
- Oilseeds: About 14.36 lakh ha area coverage under oilseeds as compared to 1.63 lakh ha. during the corresponding period of last year.
- Sugarcane: About 48.63 lakh ha area coverage under sugarcane as compared to 48.01 lakh ha. during the corresponding period of last year.
- Jute and Mesta: About 5.78 lakh ha area coverage under Jute and Mesta as compared to 6.08 lakh ha. during the corresponding period of last year.
- Cotton: About 28.77 lakh ha area coverage under cotton as compared to 18.18 lakh ha. during the corresponding period of last year.
