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Informist, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025

MUMBAI – The area under rabi crops in Rajasthan fell nearly 1% to 11.42 million hectares as of Tuesday from 11.48 million hectares a year ago, according to a report released by the state agriculture department. The target area set for this year is 12.02 million hectares, of which 95% has been covered so far, the report said. 

The area under wheat in the state fell to 3.38 million hectares from 3.84 million hectares a year ago, the report showed. The area sown with barley was up at 444,064 hectares from 330,000 hectares a year ago.

The area under chana so far was 2.20 million hectares, up from 1.66 million hectares a year ago, according to the report. The total area sown with all pulses reached 2.23 million hectares, up from 1.69 million hectares a year ago.

Acreage of all oilseeds rose to 3.55 million hectares from 3.50 million hectares a year ago, the report showed. Within oilseeds, the area under mustard was at 3.39 million hectares, up from 3.37 million hectares.

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 Udita S. Jaiswal

Edited by Nishant Maher

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