Farmers in India have sown Kharif crops across 979.89 lakh hectares so far this year, as against 966.40 lakh hectares in the same period of last year, according to the latest data from the Agriculture Ministry.
Among the field crops, seeds of various cereals including millets, forage crops, oilseeds, pulses, sugarcane, cotton, fibre and other potential crops were released. Among the horticultural crops, different varieties of fruits, vegetable crops, plantation crops, tuber crops, spices, flower
Commodity-wise, paddy, pulses, oilseeds, millets, and sugarcane sowing have been higher year-on-year. Sowing for cotton and jute/mesta has, on the other side, declined.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, expressed hope that government efforts to boost semiconductor manufacturing, domestic shipping and a reduction in imports of oilseeds, rubber, and pulses will help the rupee appreciate against the dollar.
The data also highlights that paddy crop has the highest sown area, reaching 166.06 lakh hectares this season, up from 155.65 lakh hectares last year. This increase shows the continued prominence of paddy in India's agricultural landscape.
Farmers in India have sown Kharif crops across 575.13 lakh hectares so far this year, as against 521.25 lakh hectares in the same period of last year, according to the latest data from the Agriculture Ministry.
In order to meet the needs of the farmers of Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi government under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has devised a strategy to increase the production of food grains and oilseeds under the Rabi campaign for 2023.
Crops that are sown during October and November and the produce harvested from January depending on maturity are Rabi. Crops sown during June-July and dependent on monsoon rains are harvested in October-November are kharif. Crops produced between Rabi and Kharif are Summer crops.