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Informist, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025

 

MUMBAI – Sowing of rabi crops in Gujarat as of Monday rose 5.5% on year to 4.9 million hectares, 5% higher than the normal area, according to a release by the state agriculture department. The normal area, which is an average for the past three years, for the season is 4.6 million hectares. In the corresponding period last year, the area under rabi crops was 4.6 million hectares.

 

Wheat acreage in the state jumped 10% on year to 1.4 million hectares from 1.2 million hectares last year, the report showed. The area under maize was 134,480 hectares, up from 115,435 hectares sown in the previous year.

 

Chana acreage as of Monday was 849,703 hectares, up from 630,698 hectares a year ago, according to the report. The total area under all pulses rose to 921,093 hectares from 676,761 hectares a year ago.

 

The total area sown under all oilseeds so far was 260,382 hectares, down from 277,843 hectares last year. Under oilseeds, the acreage under mustard fell to 258,229 hectares from 277,332 hectares a year ago, the report said.

 

Sugarcane acreage in Gujarat fell to 189,683 hectares from 201,648 hectares a year ago. The area under tobacco rose to 163,813 hectares from 134,959 hectares last year, as per the report.

 

The area under cumin was 476,537 hectares, down from 561,306 hectares last year. The area under coriander rose to 130,731 hectares from 127,035 hectares a year ago, while that under fennel more than halved to 57,206 hectares from 133,207 hectares.

 

Potato acreage as of Monday rose to 156,207 hectares from 134,857 hectares in the corresponding period last year, the report said. The area under onion was 93,515 hectares, up from 69,183 hectares a year ago, and that of vegetables rose to 221,253 hectares from 207,445 hectares. 

 

Rabi crops are sown after the monsoon rains are over, and harvested between February and April in Gujarat. Wheat, barley, peas, gram or chana, and mustard are the major rabi crops grown in the state.  End

 

Reported by Shreya Shetty 

Edited by Subhojit Sarkar

 

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