Wheat Sowing Space Rises By 1.38% To Cowl 320 Lakh Hectare

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

Whereas wheat is the primary rabi (winter) crop, the opposite crops grown throughout 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 yr.

The final section 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 keeping with an official assertion, “The general crop protection and crop situation is best than earlier yr.”

The ministry’s information confirmed that wheat sowing had elevated to 320 lakh hectares until Jan. 20 of the present rabi season from 315.63 lakh hectares a yr 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 date 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 yr 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 yr in the past. Rapeseed and Mustard have been grown in 89.30 lakh hectares and groundnut in 3.65 lakh hectares.

Up to now this season, a complete of 640 lakh hectares has been lined underneath the rabi crops. That is marginally larger in comparison with a yr in the past, when it was 637.49 lakh hectare.

The ministry stated the sowing of rabi tomato, onion, and potato was underway and space lined underneath these crops to date was larger than the year-ago interval.

At present, costs of wheat, rice, gram, mustard and sesame are larger than the minimal assist value out there.

(With PTI Inputs)