The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 2nd September 2024.
The maize sowing reached 87.27 lakh hectares in the current year, higher than 82.86 lakh hectares reported during the corresponding period of last year.
As per data, till September 02, the sugarcane sowing reached 57.68 lakh hectares in the current year, compared to 57.11 lakh hectares in the year 2023.
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 2nd September 2024.
| S.
No. |
Crop |
Normal Area (DES) (2018-19 – 2022-23) | Area Sown Area: In lakh hactare | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| 1 | Paddy | 401.55 | 408.72 | 393.57 | |
| 2 | Pulses | 136.02 | 125.13 | 116.66 | |
| a | Arhar | 45.55 | 45.78 | 40.74 | |
| b | Urdbean | 36.76 | 29.62 | 31.42 | |
| c | Moongbean | 36.99 | 34.76 | 30.88 | |
| d | Kulthi | 1.90 | 0.30 | 0.28 | |
| e | Moth bean | 10.32 | 10.53 | 9.40 | |
| f | Other pulses | 4.49 | 4.15 | 3.94 | |
| 3 | Shree Anna & Coarse Cereals | 180.86 | 187.74 | 181.06 | |
| a | Jowar | 16.01 | 15.16 | 14.06 | |
| b | Bajra | 72.63 | 69.55 | 70.81 | |
| c | Ragi | 10.96 | 10.31 | 8.13 | |
| d | Small millets | 4.47 | 5.46 | 5.21 | |
| e | Maize | 76.96 | 87.27 | 82.86 | |
| 4 | Oilseeds | 190.18 | 190.63 | 188.83 | |
| a | Groundnut | 45.28 | 47.49 | 43.39 | |
| b | Soybean | 122.95 | 125.11 | 123.85 | |
| c | Sunflower | 1.40 | 0.71 | 0.69 | |
| d | Sesamum | 10.26 | 10.77 | 11.80 | |
| e | Niger | 1.22 | 0.37 | 0.47 | |
| f | Castor | 9.07 | 6.10 | 8.57 | |
| g | Other Oilseeds | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.05 | |
| 5 | Sugarcane | 51.15 | 57.68 | 57.11 | |
| 6 | Jute & Mesta | 6.74 | 5.70 | 6.56 | |
| 7 | Cotton | 129.34 | 111.74 | 123.11 | |
| Total | 1095.84 | 1087.33 | 1066.89 | ||
(Source: PIB)
