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Informist, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025

MUMBAI – The sowing of rabi crops in Telangana reached 6.4 million acres (1 acre = 0.4 hectares) as of Wednesday, up nearly 22% on year from 5.2 million acres sown in the same period last year, according to a report released by the state agriculture department. The normal acreage for the season in the state is 6.35 million acres, the report said.

Maize acreage rose 29.2% on year to 694,686 acres from 537,773 acres last year, the report showed. The acreage under paddy was 4.9 million acres, up from 3.9 million acres a year ago. The area sown under jowar rose to 180,831 acres from 170,358 acres last year.

Rabi crops are sown between October and December after the monsoon and harvested between February and May. However, sowing started late this year because of a delay in withdrawal of the southwest monsoon, which in turn delayed the harvest of kharif crops.

The acreage under chana in the state so far fell to 218,860 acres from 253,260 acres a year ago, according to the report. On the other hand, the acreage under black gram, or urad, rose to 42,265 acres from 31,686 acres last year. The area sown under all pulses was 277,949 acres, down from 308,413 acres a year ago.

The total area sown under all oilseeds was 260,192 acres, up from 248,799 acres sown in the previous year, the report showed. Under oilseeds, groundnut acreage rose to 232,548 acres from 203,073 acres a year ago.

Tobacco acreage in the state rose to 13,195 acres from 8,254 acres in the corresponding period last year, according to the report.

Most crops are in the seedling to vegetative stage, the report said. Paddy sowing is in the final stage, while early-sown groundnut is in the 'pod formation to harvesting' stage, it said. 

The water level in reservoirs across Telangana was 605.79 billion cubic metres as of Wednesday, compared with 359.47 billion cubic metres a year ago, according to the report.  End

Reported by Shreya Shetty

Edited by Saji George Titus

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