Crop Area
Rajasthan kharif acreage 15.6 mln ha as of Friday, down 4% on year
This story was originally published at 14:32 IST on 19 August 2024
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MUMBAI – Farmers in Rajasthan have sown kharif crops over 15.6 mln ha as of Friday, down 4% against 16.2 mln ha a year ago, according to the state agricultural department. The state has set a sowing target of 16.5 mln ha for the current kharif season, of which nearly 95% has been covered, the report said.
Kharif crops are sown around June and harvested around October. Maize, rice, soybean, and groundnut are other important kharif crops in Rajasthan.
The area sown under pulses fell to 3.51 mln ha from 3.52 mln ha a year ago. Under pulses, moong acreage rose to 2.3 mln ha from 2.2 mln ha last year, according to the report.
The acreage of bajra was at 4.3 mln ha as of Friday, down from 4.5 mln ha in the corresponding period a year ago. The area sown under maize rose to 962,400 ha from 942,000 ha a year ago, the report said. The acreage under total cereals was 6.1 mln ha, down from 6.3 mln ha last year.
The acreage of oilseeds fell to 2.3 mln ha from 2.4 mln ha a year ago. Under oilseeds, soybean acreage fell to 1.12 mln ha from 1.14 mln ha last year, according to the report. The area sown under groundnut as of Friday was 859,300 ha, against 863,140 ha a year ago, the report said.
Cotton acreage was 515,140 ha, down from 790,740 ha a year ago, according to the report. The acreage under guar, another major crop in the state, was also down at 2.71 mln ha from 2.74 mln ha a year ago. End
Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Manisha Baxla
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