India to record super bumper harvest this year. Kharif sowing up 18% to nearly 750 lakh hectares so far The acreage of paddy, a major kharif (summer-sown) crop, rose by 8.58 per cent to 196.38 lakh hectares so far from 184.24 lakh hectares in the year-ago period, according to the Agriculture Ministry data. "Sowing of kharif crops has picked up further in this week. The total sown area as on July 26, as per reports received from states, stands at 747.78 lakh hectare as compared to 635.05 hectare at this time last year," an official statement said. The advancement in monsoon rains has pushed area under pulses by 90 per cent to 73.62 lake hectares as of now. In the same period last year, pulses were sown in 39.52 lakh hectares. Oilseeds farmers also took up sowing in a big way taking advantage of rains as the acreage increased to 167.15 lakh hectares so far as compared to 138.30 lakh hectares in the same period last year. Similarly, area sown for coarse cereals has increased to 148.82 lakh hectares from 117.48 lakh hectares in the review period. economictimes.indiatimes/news/economy/agriculture/kharif-sowing-up-18-to-nearly-750-lakh-hectares-so-far/articleshow/21373647.cms
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 10:56:47 +0000
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