Kharif crop sowing crosses 575 lakh hactare
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 15th July 2024.
Area: In lakh hactare
| S.
No. |
Crop |
Area Sown | |
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| 1 | Paddy | 115.64 | 95.78 |
| 2 | Pulses | 62.32 | 49.50 |
| a | Arhar | 28.14 | 9.66 |
| b | Urdbean | 13.90 | 12.75 |
| c | Moongbean | 15.79 | 19.57 |
| d | Kulthi | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| e | Other pulses | 4.37 | 7.40 |
| 3 | Shree Anna & Coarse Cereals | 97.64 | 104.99 |
| a | Jowar | 7.39 | 8.64 |
| b | Bajra | 28.32 | 50.09 |
| c | Ragi | 1.20 | 1.17 |
| d | Small millets | 1.87 | 1.27 |
| e | Maize | 58.86 | 43.84 |
| 4 | Oilseeds | 140.43 | 115.08 |
| a | Groundnut | 28.20 | 28.27 |
| b | Soybean | 108.10 | 82.44 |
| c | Sunflower | 0.51 | 0.34 |
| d | Sesamum | 3.21 | 3.59 |
| e | Niger | 0.20 | 0.02 |
| f | Castor | 0.16 | 0.39 |
| g | Other Oilseeds | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| 5 | Sugarcane | 57.68 | 56.86 |
| 6 | Jute & Mesta | 5.63 | 6.02 |
| 7 | Cotton | 95.79 | 93.02 |
| Total | 575.13 | 521.25 | |