Crop Report
Rajasthan rabi acreage up 11% on year at 11.21 mln ha as of Thu
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MUMBAI – The area sown under rabi crops in Rajasthan has reached 11.21 million hectares as of Thursday, up nearly 11% on year from 10.14 million hectares sown in the same period last year, according to a report released by the state agriculture department. The target area set for this year is 12.02 million hectares, of which over 93% has been covered so far, the report showed.
Wheat acreage in the state rose to 3.26 million hectares from 2.86 million hectares a year ago, the report said. The area sown under barley was also up at 433,295 hectares from 330,000 hectares last year.
The area sown under chana so far was 2.19 million hectares, up from 1.66 million hectares covered a year ago, according to the report. The total area sown under all pulses reached 2.22 million hectares, up from 1.69 million hectares last year.
The total area sown under all oilseeds rose to 3.53 million hectares from 3.38 million hectares sown in the previous year, the report showed. Under oilseeds, the acreage under mustard was at 3.38 million hectares, up from 3.29 million hectares last year.
Rabi crops are sown in Oct-Nov after the monsoon rains are over, and are harvested between April and May. Barley, wheat, gram or desi chana, and oilseeds such as rapeseed and mustard, are the key crops grown in the state during the rabi season. The normal rabi acreage, which is the average of the last five years, is 11.25 million hectares. End
Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Tanima Banerjee
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