Rice sowing area surpasses 411 lakh hectares
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 |
|