Planting of summer months crops has picked up and the complete acreage jumped by fifteen for each cent to exceed fifty six lakh hectares till March 26 towards 48.eighty two lakh ha throughout the identical period of time a yr back, as for each the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare’s most up-to-date data.
Paddy acreage went up to 36.87 lakh ha — an boost of sixteen for each cent around identical period of time a yr back, as farmers in states this sort of as West Bengal and Telangana planted additional area under the cereal crop.
The area under pulses improved to five.fifty three lakh ha (3.fifty eight lakh ha), even though that of coarse cereals stood at six.79 lakh ha (six.seventy two lakh ha).
“The trend of summer months sowing development is extremely excellent as on day. Apart from, the prospect of rabi crops is also extremely excellent and about 48 for each cent of in general rabi crops have been harvested as on Friday. There is no impression of Covid-19 pandemic scenario on development of area protection under summer months crops in the state,” the Agriculture Ministry reported in a assertion.
The area under summer months maize crop has also improved marginally to four.71 lakh ha (four.29 lakh ha), even though bajra and jowar saw a dip in cultivation.
Protection of oilseeds also noted a marginal boost at seven.20 lakh ha (six.ninety one lakh ha).
Rainfall across the state from March one till day has been 42 for each cent decrease and the reside drinking water storage in one hundred thirty reservoirs stood at 86 for each cent of corresponding earlier yr.