Rabi sowing in Maharashtra up 11.4% at 6.4 mln ha as of Mon; chana up 9.4%
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MUMBAI – Rabi sowing in Maharashtra has reached 6.4 million hectares as of Monday, up 11.4% on year from 5.8 million hectares sown in the corresponding period last year, according to a report by the state agriculture department. The sowing in the state is 19.4% above the normal area of 5.4 million hectares, which is the average of the last five years.
Chana acreage in the state so far rose by 9.4% on year to 2.9 million hectares from 2.6 million hectares last year, the report showed. The area under all pulses was 3.0 million hectares, up from 2.7 million hectares a year ago.
The area under jowar fell to 1.5 million hectares from 1.6 million hectares a year ago, according to the report. On the other hand, the acreage under wheat rose to 1.3 million hectares from 1.0 million hectares. The acreage under maize also rose to 483,936 hectares from 337,935 hectares last year.
The area under oilseeds was 68,239 hectares as of Monday, down from 72,699 hectares a year ago, the report showed. Within oilseeds, the acreage of safflower fell to 34,142 hectares from 43,360 hectares last year.
Rabi crops are sown after the southwest monsoon and harvested between January and April in the state. Besides chana, the other major rabi crops in the state are wheat, jowar, barley, oats, chana, mustard, and peas.
The water level in dams across Maharashtra was 66.6% of the live storage capacity as of Monday, compared with 53% a year ago, according to data from the state water resources department. End
Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Saji George Titus
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