Rabi Acreage
Rabi sowing in Maharashtra up 10.2% at 6.5 mln ha as of Mon; chana up 8.1%
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MUMBAI – Rabi crops have been sown across 6.5 million hectares in Maharashtra as of Monday, up 10.2% from 5.9 million hectares covered in the corresponding period last year, according to a report by the state agriculture department. The area covered is 19.6?ove the normal 5.4 million hectares, which is the average of the last five years.
Chana acreage across the state has risen by 8.1% to 2.9 million hectares from 2.7 million hectares last year, the report showed. The total area sown under all pulses was 3.0 million hectares, up from 2.8 million hectares last year.
The acreage under jowar has fallen to 1.5 million hectares from 1.6 million hectares a year ago, according to the report. On the other hand, the area sown under wheat has risen to 1.3 million hectares from 1.0 million hectares, while under maize is up at 484,011 hectares from 340,774 hectares last year.
The total area sown under all oilseeds was 68,814 hectares, down from 73,029 hectares sown in the previous year. Under oilseeds, the acreage under safflower is down to 34,657 hectares from 44,487 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 65.3% of the live storage capacity as of Tuesday, compared with 51.8% a year ago, according to data from the state water resources department. End
Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Ashish Shirke
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