Paddy area has increased by five percent so far, the area sown in Odisha, Andhra, Assam is still less
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Among cash crops, the area sown to sugarcane increased marginally to 56.06 lakh hectare till August 11 this kharif season from 55.20 lakh hectare in the same period last year. However, the area sown to cotton declined marginally to 121.28 lakh hectare as compared to 122.53 lakh hectare, while jute/mesta sowing also decreased to 6.56 lakh hectare as compared to 6.95 lakh hectare earlier. However, the total area under all kharif crops increased marginally to 979.88 lakh hectare till August 11 in the current kharif season as against 972.58 lakh hectare in the same period last year.
The area sown to paddy has increased by five per cent to 328.22 lakh hectare so far in the current kharif season, but it is still lagging behind in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Assam. This information has been given in the data of the Ministry of Agriculture released on Friday. Paddy, the major kharif crop, was sown in 312.80 lakh hectares in the same period a year ago. However, as of August 11, pulses, oilseeds, cotton and jute/mesta were lagging behind in terms of area sown in the kharif season. The area under paddy in Odisha has come down to 18.97 lakh hectare so far in the current kharif season as compared to 20.35 lakh hectare in the same season last year.
Similarly, in Andhra Pradesh, paddy has been sown in 6.86 lakh hectare as compared to 8.28 lakh hectare while in Assam also the area under cultivation has come down to 14.92 lakh hectare as against 16.25 lakh hectare earlier. The area under coarse cereals has increased marginally to 171.36 lakh hectare in the kharif season so far from 167.73 lakh hectare in the same period last year. In the current kharif season, till August 11, the area under pulses was lower at 113.07 lakh hectare, compared to 122.77 lakh hectare a year ago. The area under oilseeds cultivation decreased marginally to 183.33 lakh hectare as compared to the earlier 184.61 lakh hectare.
Among cash crops, the area sown to sugarcane increased marginally to 56.06 lakh hectare till August 11 this kharif season from 55.20 lakh hectare in the same period last year. However, the area sown to cotton declined marginally to 121.28 lakh hectare as compared to 122.53 lakh hectare, while jute/mesta sowing also decreased to 6.56 lakh hectare as compared to 6.95 lakh hectare earlier. However, the total area under all kharif crops increased marginally to 979.88 lakh hectare till August 11 in the current kharif season as against 972.58 lakh hectare in the same period last year.
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