Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Rice sowing area surpasses 411 lakh hectares
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
Posted On:
22 SEP 2023 1:18PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 22nd September 2023.
Area: In lakh hactare
|
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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