Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Rice sowing area stood at 398.08 lakh hectares
Shri Anna/Coarse cereals sown in 181.06 lakh hectares
Sugarcane sown in 59.91lakh hectares
Kharif Crop sowing crosses 1077.82 lakh hectares
Posted On:
01 SEP 2023 5:02PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 1st September 2023.
Area: In lakh hactare
|
S.
No.
|
Crop
|
Area Sown
|
|
2023
|
2022
|
|
1
|
Rice
|
398.08
|
383.79
|
|
2
|
Pulses
|
119.09
|
130.13
|
|
a
|
Arhar
|
42.66
|
45.27
|
|
b
|
Urdbean
|
31.68
|
36.65
|
|
c
|
Moongbean
|
30.98
|
33.57
|
|
d
|
Kulthi
|
0.29
|
0.26
|
|
e
|
Otherpulses
|
13.48
|
14.39
|
|
3
|
Shri Anna cum Coarse cereals
|
181.06
|
179.13
|
|
a
|
Jowar
|
14.06
|
15.57
|
|
b
|
Bajra
|
70.81
|
70.41
|
|
c
|
Ragi
|
8.13
|
7.73
|
|
d
|
Small Millets
|
5.21
|
4.77
|
|
e
|
Maize
|
82.86
|
80.66
|
|
4
|
Oilseeds
|
190.11
|
191.91
|
|
a
|
Groundnut
|
43.37
|
45.00
|
|
b
|
Soybean
|
125.13
|
123.91
|
|
c
|
Sunflower
|
0.69
|
1.98
|
|
d
|
Sesamum
|
11.83
|
12.80
|
|
e
|
Niger
|
0.45
|
0.82
|
|
f
|
Castor
|
8.53
|
7.26
|
|
g
|
Other Oilseeds
|
0.11
|
0.14
|
|
5
|
Sugarcane
|
59.91
|
55.65
|
|
6
|
Jute &Mesta
|
6.57
|
6.97
|
|
7
|
Cotton
|
122.99
|
125.63
|
|
Total
|
1077.82
|
1073.22
|
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