India - Kharif crop sowing is more than 1065 lakh hectares

Date:08-29-2024

The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 27^th August 2024.

• 394.28 lakh ha area coverage under paddy has been reported as compared to 378.04 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year.

  
  

• 122.16 lakh ha area coverage under pulses has been reported compared to 115.55 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year.

  
  

• 185.51 lakh ha area coverage under coarse cereals has been reported compared to 177.50 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year.

  
  

• 188.37 lakh ha area coverage under oilseeds has been reported compared to 187.36 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year.

S. No.	Crop	Area Sown
		2024	2023
1	Paddy	394.28	378.04
2	Pulses	122.16	115.55
a	Arhar	45.78	40.74
b	Urdbean	29.04	30.81
c	Moongbean	34.07	30.57
d	Kulthi	0.24	0.26
e	Moth bean	9.12	9.37
f	Other pulses	3.91	3.80
3	Shree Anna & Coarse Cereals	185.51	177.50
a	Jowar	14.93	13.84
b	Bajra	68.85	70.00
c	Ragi	9.17	7.63
d	Small millets	5.34	4.78
e	Maize	87.23	81.25
4	Oilseeds	188.37	187.36
a	Groundnut	46.82	43.14
b	Soybean	125.11	123.85
c	Sunflower	0.71	0.68
d	Sesamum	10.67	11.58
e	Niger	0.31	0.36
f	Castor	4.70	7.71
g	Other Oilseeds	0.04	0.05
5	Sugarcane	57.68	57.11
6	Jute & Mesta	5.70	6.56
7	Cotton	111.39	122.74
Total		1065.08	1044.85