Wheat Sowing Area Rises By 1.38% To Cover 320 Lakh Hectare

The wheat sowing space has elevated by 1.38% to 320 lakh hectares within the ongoing rabi season, in line with the agriculture ministry knowledge launched on Monday.

Whereas wheat is the principle rabi (winter) crop, the opposite crops grown in the course of the season are gram lentil, maize, and mustard seeds.

In whole, sowing of the rabi crops has touched 640 lakh hectares, which is a slight rise from the earlier 12 months.

The final part of wheat planting is underway and the crop could be harvest-ready by April.

Agriculture Minister Shivaraj Singh Chouhan, in a gathering with officers, assessed the progress of the rabi sowing, and climate circumstances. He additionally carried out a pest surveillance through the Nationwide Pest Surveillance System.

In accordance with an official assertion, “The general crop protection and crop situation is best than earlier 12 months.”

The ministry’s knowledge confirmed that wheat sowing had elevated to 320 lakh hectares until Jan. 20 of the present rabi season from 315.63 lakh hectares a 12 months in the past.

Pulses’ space rose marginally to 141.69 lakh hectares from 139.29 lakh hectares. Gram has been sown in 98.28 lakh hectares and lentils in 17.43 lakh hectare to this point this season.

Within the case of coarse cereals, acreage was barely decrease at 54.49 lakh hectare in comparison with 54.63 lakh hectare a 12 months in the past. Maize was lined in 22.90 lakh hectares and jowar in 22.90 lakh hectares.

Oilseeds sowing fell to 97.62 lakh hectares as on Jan. 20 in comparison with 101.80 lakh hectares a 12 months in the past. Rapeseed and Mustard have been grown in 89.30 lakh hectares and groundnut in 3.65 lakh hectares.

Thus far this season, a complete of 640 lakh hectares has been lined below the rabi crops. That is marginally increased in comparison with a 12 months in the past, when it was 637.49 lakh hectare.

The ministry mentioned the sowing of rabi tomato, onion, and potato was underway and space lined below these crops to this point was increased than the year-ago interval.

Presently, costs of wheat, rice, gram, mustard and sesame are increased than the minimal help value available in the market.

(With PTI Inputs)