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Rice sowing area surpasses 411 lakh hectares

September 24, 2023

The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 22 September 2023.

Shri Anna/Coarse cereals sown area crosses 186 lakh hectares

Sugarcane area stood at 59.91 lakh hectares

Kharif Crop sowing crosses 1102 lakh hectares

NEW DELHI, 24 September 2023: The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 22 September 2023.

S.

No.

Crop

Area Sown

2023

2022

1

Rice

           411.52

     400.72

2

Pulses

           122.57

     128.49

a

Arhar

43.69

    46.06

b

Urdbean

32.79

    33.31

c

Moongbean

31.56

    33.92

d

Kulthi

0.44

              0.45

e

Other pulses

14.09

    14.75

3

Shri Anna cum Coarse cereals

            186.07

     183.73

a

Jowar

14.29

    15.72

b

Bajra

70.94

    70.58

c

Ragi

10.50

    10.39

d

Small millets

                      5.69

              5.03

e

Maize

84.65

    82.01

4

Oilseeds

           192.91

    196.08

a

Groundnut

43.89

    45.51

b

Soybean

           125.59

    124.77

c

Sunflower

0.71

               2.04

d

Sesamum

12.33

    13.32

e

Niger

0.82

              1.06

f

Castor

9.47

              9.23

g

Other Oilseeds

0.11

              0.14

5

Sugarcane

59.91

    55.66

6

Jute & Mesta

6.59

              6.98

7

Cotton

          123.42

    127.57

Total

          1102.99

     1099.23

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