Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
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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