Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Rice sowing area surpasses 409 lakh hectares
Shri Anna/Coarse cereals sown in 183 lakh hectares
Sugarcane area stood at 59.91 lakh hectares
Kharif Crop sowing crosses 1095 lakh hectares
Posted On:
15 SEP 2023 1:23PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 15th September 2023.
Area: In lakh hactare
|
S.
No.
|
Crop
|
Area Sown
|
|
2023
|
2022
|
|
1
|
Rice
|
409.41
|
398.58
|
|
2
|
Pulses
|
121.00
|
127.57
|
|
a
|
Arhar
|
43.21
|
45.81
|
|
b
|
Urdbean
|
32.25
|
32.97
|
|
c
|
Moongbean
|
31.34
|
33.81
|
|
d
|
Kulthi
|
0.36
|
0.35
|
|
e
|
Other pulses
|
13.83
|
14.62
|
|
3
|
Shri Anna cum Coarse cereals
|
183.11
|
181.48
|
|
a
|
Jowar
|
14.22
|
15.68
|
|
b
|
Bajra
|
70.89
|
70.49
|
|
c
|
Ragi
|
8.85
|
9.31
|
|
d
|
Small millets
|
5.48
|
4.87
|
|
e
|
Maize
|
83.67
|
81.13
|
|
4
|
Oilseeds
|
192.20
|
194.33
|
|
a
|
Groundnut
|
43.81
|
45.34
|
|
b
|
Soybean
|
125.57
|
124.31
|
|
c
|
Sunflower
|
0.70
|
2.00
|
|
d
|
Sesamum
|
12.14
|
13.11
|
|
e
|
Niger
|
0.69
|
0.93
|
|
f
|
Castor
|
9.20
|
8.48
|
|
g
|
Other Oilseeds
|
0.11
|
0.14
|
|
5
|
Sugarcane
|
59.91
|
55.65
|
|
6
|
Jute & Mesta
|
6.58
|
6.98
|
|
7
|
Cotton
|
123.22
|
127.29
|
|
Total
|
1095.43
|
1091.87
|
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SK/SS/SM
(Release ID: 1957620)