Summer crops area up 15{bcdc0d62f3e776dc94790ed5d1b431758068d4852e7f370e2bcf45b6c3b9404d} at 56 lakh hectares

Planting of summer months crops has picked up and the total acreage jumped by fifteen for every cent to exceed 56 lakh hectares until March 26 from 48.eighty two lakh ha all through the identical period of time a calendar year back, as for every the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare’s most up-to-date information.

Paddy acreage went up to 36.87 lakh ha — an boost of sixteen for every cent about identical period of time a calendar year back, as farmers in states these kinds of as West Bengal and Telangana planted more spot beneath the cereal crop.

The spot beneath pulses increased to five.fifty three lakh ha (three.58 lakh ha), while that of coarse cereals stood at six.79 lakh ha (six.seventy two lakh ha).

“The trend of summer months sowing progress is very great as on day. Moreover, the prospect of rabi crops is also very great and about 48 for every cent of overall rabi crops have been harvested as on Friday. There is no affect of Covid-19 pandemic predicament on progress of spot coverage beneath summer months crops in the region,” the Agriculture Ministry mentioned in a assertion.

The spot beneath summer months maize crop has also increased marginally to four.71 lakh ha (four.29 lakh ha), while bajra and jowar observed a dip in cultivation.

Coverage of oilseeds also claimed a marginal boost at 7.20 lakh ha (six.ninety one lakh ha).

Rainfall across the region from March 1 until day has been 42 for every cent lower and the are living h2o storage in one hundred thirty reservoirs stood at 86 for every cent of corresponding past calendar year.