Sowing of kharif crops has picked up further in this week. The total sown area as on 19th July, as per reports received from States, stands at 620.20 lakh hectare as compared to 506.21 hectare at this time last year.
The details of the area covered so far and that covered by this time last year are given below:
lakh hectare
Crop
|
Area
sown in 2013-14
|
Area
sown in 2012-13
|
Rice
|
154.85
|
139.42
|
Pulses
|
31.62
|
20.54
|
Coarse
Cereals
|
126.64
|
95.43
|
Oilseeds
|
149.82
|
108.81
|
Sugarcane
|
48.45
|
50.04
|
Cotton
|
100.55
|
83.74
|
Jute
& Mesta
|
8.27
|
8.22
|
Total
|
620.22
|
506.21
|
The progress of sowing this year and last year, week-wise, can be seen below [figures in lakh ha]:
Courtesy (pib.nic.in) Press Information Bureau
1 comment:
The increase of 50% as far as pulses cultivation is very interesting, wish the same tempo should be continued for next few years by enhancing 50 % of previous years cultivation acerage to reduce the pulses imports and make pulses self sufficient, with GOI FOOD SECURITY certainly the demand for pulses will raise, Pulses being a basic protein replenishing food for all ages.
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