Kharif crop sowing crosses 811 lakh hectare
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 26th July 2024.
Area: In lakh hectare
| S.
No. |
Crop |
Area Sown | |
| Current Year – 2024 | Last Year – 2023 | ||
| 1 | Paddy | 215.97 | 216.39 |
| 2 | Pulses | 102.03 | 89.41 |
| a | Arhar | 38.53 | 28.73 |
| b | Urdbean | 23.12 | 23.86 |
| c | Moongbean | 30.37 | 27.01 |
| d | Kulthi | 0.13 | 0.18 |
| e | Moth bean | 7.14 | 7.16 |
| e | Other pulses | 2.74 | 2.47 |
| 3 | Shree Anna & Coarse Cereals | 153.10 | 145.76 |
| a | Jowar | 12.10 | 10.58 |
| b | Bajra | 56.46 | 60.60 |
| c | Ragi | 2.63 | 2.48 |
| d | Small millets | 3.10 | 2.74 |
| e | Maize | 78.80 | 69.36 |
| 4 | Oilseeds | 171.67 | 165.37 |
| a | Groundnut | 41.03 | 36.08 |
| b | Soybean | 121.73 | 116.99 |
| c | Sunflower | 0.60 | 0.46 |
| d | Sesamum | 7.32 | 8.94 |
| e | Niger | 0.22 | 0.09 |
| f | Castor | 0.72 | 2.76 |
| g | Other Oilseeds | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 5 | Sugarcane | 57.68 | 57.05 |
| 6 | Jute & Mesta | 5.69 | 6.11 |
| 7 | Cotton | 105.73 | 113.54 |
| Total | 811.87 | 793.63 | |