New Delhi, 15 July 2024 || ANN

The total area under kharif crop sowing during the ongoing season has increased by 10.3 per cent and crossed 575 lakh hectares due to the better monsoon this year.

Last year kharif sowing at this time had covered 521.25 hectares amid erratic rains that had left some areas high and dry.

About 62.32 lakh hectares have been reported under pulse cultivation in the current Kharif season which represents a 26 per cent increase over the 49.50 lakh hectares sown during the same period last year

About 140.43 lakh hectares have been reported under oilseeds cultivation compared to 115.08 lakh hectares during the corresponding period last year.
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