Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Rice sowing area surpasses 400 lakh hectares marks
Shri Anna/Coarse cereals sown in 182 lakh hectares
Sugarcane area stood at 59.91 lakh hectares
Kharif Crop sowing crosses 1088 lakh hectares
Posted On:
11 SEP 2023 1:23PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 8th September 2023.
Area: In lakh hactare
|
S. No.
|
Crop
|
Area Sown
|
|
2023
|
2022
|
|
1
|
Rice
|
403.41
|
392.81
|
|
2
|
Pulses
|
119.91
|
131.17
|
|
a
|
Arhar
|
42.92
|
45.61
|
|
b
|
Urdbean
|
31.89
|
37.08
|
|
c
|
Moongbean
|
31.11
|
33.67
|
|
d
|
Kulthi
|
0.31
|
0.29
|
|
e
|
Other pulses
|
13.68
|
14.53
|
|
3
|
Shri Anna cum Coarse cereals
|
182.21
|
181.24
|
|
a
|
Jowar
|
14.08
|
15.58
|
|
b
|
Bajra
|
70.84
|
70.46
|
|
c
|
Ragi
|
8.73
|
9.29
|
|
d
|
Small millets
|
5.24
|
4.93
|
|
e
|
Maize
|
83.33
|
80.97
|
|
4
|
Oilseeds
|
191.49
|
193.30
|
|
a
|
Groundnut
|
43.73
|
45.30
|
|
b
|
Soybean
|
125.40
|
124.06
|
|
c
|
Sunflower
|
0.70
|
2.00
|
|
d
|
Sesamum
|
11.98
|
12.97
|
|
e
|
Niger
|
0.57
|
0.88
|
|
f
|
Castor
|
9.00
|
7.94
|
|
g
|
Other Oilseeds
|
0.11
|
0.14
|
|
5
|
Sugarcane
|
59.91
|
55.65
|
|
6
|
Jute & Mesta
|
6.57
|
6.97
|
|
7
|
Cotton
|
125.00
|
126.87
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
1088.50
|
1088.02
|
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