As per preliminary reports from States on the progress of sowing of rabi crops, the sowing has been very brisk in the last one week. Nearly 65 lakh hectare area has been sown so far as compared to 21 lakh hectare at this time last year.
Details of the areas sown so far this year and last year are given below: -
lakh hectare
Crop
|
Area sown in 2013-14
|
Area sown in 2012-13
|
Wheat
|
4.15
|
0.83
|
Total Pulses
|
20.47
|
0.00
|
Coarse Cereals
|
21.32
|
9.47
|
Oilseeds
|
18.02
|
10.34
|
Sugarcane
|
0.81
|
0.45
|
Total
|
64.77
|
21.09
|
Courtesy: Press Information Bureau (pib.nic.in)
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