Kharif crop sowing is more than 979 lakh hectares
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 12th August 2024.
Area: In lakh hactare
| S.
No. |
Crop |
Area Sown | |
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| 1 | Paddy | 331.78 | 318.16 |
| 2 | Pulses | 117.43 | 110.08 |
| a | Arhar | 44.57 | 38.49 |
| b | Urdbean | 27.76 | 28.83 |
| c | Moongbean | 32.78 | 29.89 |
| d | Kulthi | 0.18 | 0.22 |
| e | Moth bean | 8.69 | 9.28 |
| f | Other pulses | 3.45 | 3.37 |
| 3 | Shree Anna & Coarse Cereals | 173.13 | 171.36 |
| a | Jowar | 14.23 | 13.29 |
| b | Bajra | 65.69 | 68.81 |
| c | Ragi | 3.61 | 5.91 |
| d | Small millets | 4.44 | 4.18 |
| e | Maize | 85.17 | 79.17 |
| 4 | Oilseeds | 183.69 | 182.17 |
| a | Groundnut | 45.42 | 41.91 |
| b | Soybean | 124.69 | 122.89 |
| c | Sunflower | 0.69 | 0.62 |
| d | Sesamum | 10.14 | 11.14 |
| e | Niger | 0.26 | 0.21 |
| f | Castor | 2.44 | 5.34 |
| g | Other Oilseeds | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 5 | Sugarcane | 57.68 | 57.11 |
| 6 | Jute & Mesta | 5.70 | 6.28 |
| 7 | Cotton | 110.49 | 121.24 |
| Total | 979.89 | 966.40 | |