Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
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Kharif crop sowing crosses 378 lakh hactare area

Kharif crop sowing increases 14.10 % as compared to last year

Area under pulses cultivation increase by over 50 percent

Posted On: 08 JUL 2024 4:30PM by PIB Delhi

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

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