Area under paddy, oilseeds up as summer acreage gains 22%

Paddy, oilseeds and coarse cereals go on to acquire acreage as farmers plant much more area below these crops for the ongoing summer cropping period across the state. So considerably, the summer acreages are larger by 7.94 lakh hectares or 22 for each cent for each cent at 39.fifty eight lakh ha as on March 5 more than the same period very last year’s 32.34 lakh ha.

According to the Agriculture Ministry, the over-all pattern in the development of summer sowing has been pretty very good, so considerably. Paddy has been planted on 29.ninety two lakh ha (23.38 lakh ha), an raise of six.fifty four lakh ha or 28 per cent.

The area below oilseeds has greater to 3.56 lakh ha, an raise of .sixty nine lakh ha more than same period very last year’s two.87 lakh ha. Coarse cereals these types of as jowar and maize also noticed a marginal raise at 3.87 lakh ha (3.82 lakh ha).

Nonetheless, the area below pulses is marginally lower at two.23 lakh ha (two.28 lakh ha). Area below black gram has found a marginal raise, though that of moong has found a decline.

Since January one until March 3, the state as a whole has acquired 32 for each cent considerably less rainfall compared to the normal.

According to the Central H2o Commission, as on March four, the reside h2o storage in one hundred thirty reservoirs across the state stood at ninety for each cent of the reside storage of the corresponding period very last 12 months and one hundred twenty five for each cent of the storage of common of very last 10 a long time.