India: Additional area of 22.71 lakh hectares is under cultivation for this Rabi season

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Published Feb 4, 2023

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Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has informed that an additional area of 22.71 lakh hectares is under cultivation for this Rabi season

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Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Friday said that 22.71 lakh hectares of additional area was under cultivation during the current Rabi season. “Final figures on 3 February, 2023 show that momentum gained in sowing rabi crops continued till end of the season. In a comparison made with the area sown last year (2021-22) and normal sown area (average area of last five years), total area sown under rabi crops has increased by 3.25% from 697.98 lakh hectares in 2021-22 to 720.68 lakh hectares in 2022-23," it added. The increase in area is across all crops, - highest being in rice. Out of 22.71 lakh hectares increase in all rabi crops, increase in rice area is 11.20 lakh hectares from 35.05 lakh hectares in 2021-22 to 46.25 lakh hectares in 2022-23. This however is lower than normal sown area of 47.71 lakh hectares. Maximum increase in area under rice is in states of Telangana and West Bengal. Area from rice is being diverted to other low water consuming oilseeds, ...

Source: Livemint

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