Crop Cultivation In India: The area under Kharif season crops is continuously increasing in the country. The latest figures that have just come out. According to him, the area of wheat, pulses and oilseeds has increased in the country. Till January 27, Rabi season crops have been sown in more than 700 lakh hectare area in the country. The central and state governments are happy to see the results of sowing. At the same time, the farmers of the country are also hoping for bumper crop production this time. This will also increase the income of the farmers.
Wheat was sown in 341 lakh hectares
Record sowing of wheat has been done in the country this year. If we talk about total cropped area, then 22.15 lakh hectare has increased as compared to last year. It has now crossed 700 lakh hectares. Wheat has been sown in a record 341.85 lakh hectares in the crop year 2022-23. Wheat sowing has been very low in many states. Whereas in some the sowing figures have been recorded less.
Decreased here, increased area of wheat here
The yield of wheat has improved in many states of the country, while in some the area has decreased. In Madhya Pradesh, the area has decreased by 4.15 lakh hectares, while in Punjab, sowing has decreased by 0.18 lakh and in Haryana by 0.11 lakh hectares. The area under wheat has also decreased in Jharkhand, Himachal, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Karnataka. There are some states in which the area under wheat sowing has also increased. The area under wheat in Rajasthan has increased by 2.52 lakh hectares as compared to last year. The area has increased by 1.28 lakh hectare in Maharashtra, 1.28 lakh hectare in Bihar and 0.52 lakh hectare in Chhattisgarh. Apart from this, the area has also increased in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir and Assam.
Sowing area of coarse grains also increased
The central government is promoting coarse grain production this year. The area under coarse cereals in the country has increased by 2.33 lakh hectare as compared to last year. Last year till January 27, coarse grains were sown in 49.57 lakh hectares in the country. This time it has increased to 51.90 lakh hectares. Although sowing is still going on. Increase in area has been registered in Rajasthan, Telangana, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, Haryana, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Punjab.
Record increase in oilseed crops
The trend of farmers in the country has increased towards oilseed crops. Till January 27 last year, oilseed crops were sown in 100.50 lakh hectares in the country. This year it has increased to 108.34 lakh hectare. In Rajasthan, the maximum increase has been recorded in about 4.5 lakh hectares. Madhya Pradesh is on the second number. Here the area has increased by 2.57 lakh hectares. An increase has also been registered in many other states. At the same time, the area under paddy in Rabi season has increased by 9.86 lakh hectares this year as compared to last year. It was 23.64 lakh hectares last year, which has now increased to 33.49 lakh hectares. The maximum increase in 7.78 lakh hectares has been recorded in Telangana.
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