New Update
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 30th June 2023.
Area: In Lakh Hactare | |||||
Sl. No. |
Crops | Area Sown | |||
Current Year 2023 | Last Year 2022 | ||||
1 | Rice | 26.55 | 36.05 | ||
2 | Pulses | 18.15 | 18.51 | ||
a | Arhar | 1.11 | 5.40 | ||
b | Urd bean | 1.72 | 1.61 | ||
c | Moongbean | 11.23 | 8.73 | ||
d | Kulthi | 0.09 | 0.09 | ||
e | Other Pulses | 4.00 | 2.67 | ||
3 | Shri Anna -cum -Coarse Cereals | 36.23 | 22.41 | ||
a | Jowar | 0.98 | 0.94 | ||
b | Bajra | 25.67 | 9.25 | ||
c | Ragi | 0.88 | 0.90 | ||
d | Small Millets | 0.61 | 0.63 | ||
e | Maize | 8.10 | 10.70 | ||
4 | Oilseeds | 21.55 | 18.81 | ||
a | Groundnut | 15.77 | 11.74 | ||
b | Soybean | 4.61 | 5.57 | ||
c | Sunflower | 0.26 | 0.76 | ||
d | Sesamum | 0.80 | 0.69 | ||
e | Niger | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
f | Castor | 0.07 | 0.03 | ||
g | Other Oilseeds | 0.03 | 0.03 | ||
5 | Sugarcane | 54.40 | 52.92 | ||
6 | Jute &Mesta | 5.81 | 6.59 | ||
7 | Cotton | 40.49 | 47.04 | ||
Total | 203.18 | 202.33 | |||