Telangana rabi sowing up 10% at 6.6 mln acres as of Wed; exceeds normal area
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MUMBAI – The sowing of rabi crops in Telangana reached 6.6 million acres (1 acre = 0.4 hectares) as of Wednesday, up nearly 10% from 6.0 million acres sown in the same period last year, according to a report by the state agriculture department. The normal acreage for the season in the state is 6.4 million acres, the report said.
Maize acreage in the state so far is up by 19.5% at 704,027 acres from 589,438 acres a year ago, the report showed. The area sown under paddy also has risen to 5.1 million acres from 4.5 million acres last year. On the other hand, the acreage under jowar has fallen to 185,516 acres from 202,896 acres a year ago.
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 delay in withdrawal of the southwest monsoon, which in turn delayed the harvest of kharif crops.
The acreage under chana in the state was 219,185 acres, down from 254,716 acres sown a year ago, according to the report. The acreage under black gram, or urad, rose to 42,283 acres from 34,217 acres last year. The total area sown under all pulses fell to 278,825 acres from 314,541 acres a year ago.
The total area sown under all oilseeds was 261,661 acres, up from 259,946 acres sown in the previous year, the report showed. Under oilseeds, the acreage under groundnut rose to 232,975 acres from 207,198 acres last year.
Tobacco acreage in the state so far has risen to 13,199 acres from 9,167 acres sown in the corresponding period last year, according to the report.
Transplantation of the paddy crop is in the final stage, the report said. Paddy sowing is in the final stage, while early-sown rabi crops are in the 'flowering to maturity' stage, it said.
The water level in reservoirs across Telangana was 576.15 billion cubic metres as of Wednesday, compared with 341.55 billion cubic metres a year ago, according to the report. End
Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Ashish Shirke
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