Matribhumi Samachar English
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 17th September 2024.
Area: In lakh hactare
| S.
No. |
Crop |
Normal Area (DES) (2018-19 –
2022-23) |
Area Sown | |
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| 1 | Paddy | 401.55 | 410.00 | 393.57 |
| 2 | Pulses | 136.02 | 127.77 | 118.43 |
| a | Arhar | 45.55 | 46.50 | 40.74 |
| b | Urdbean | 36.76 | 30.44 | 32.25 |
| c | Moongbean | 36.99 | 35.28 | 31.31 |
| d | Kulthi* | 1.90 | 0.44 | 0.35 |
| e | Moth bean | 10.32 | 10.53 | 9.42 |
| f | Other pulses | 4.49 | 4.59 | 4.36 |
| 3 | Shree Anna & Coarse Cereals | 181.03 | 189.67 | 183.11 |
| a | Jowar | 16.01 | 15.54 | 14.22 |
| b | Bajra | 72.63 | 69.88 | 70.89 |
| c | Ragi | 10.96 | 10.94 | 8.85 |
| d | Small millets | 4.47 | 5.81 | 5.48 |
| e | Maize | 76.96 | 87.50 | 83.67 |
| 4 | Oilseeds | 190.18 | 193.32 | 190.37 |
| a | Groundnut | 45.28 | 47.85 | 43.75 |
| b | Soybean | 122.95 | 125.11 | 123.85 |
| c | Sunflower | 1.40 | 0.75 | 0.73 |
| d | Sesamum** | 10.26 | 11.19 | 12.06 |
| e | Niger | 1.22 | 0.67 | 0.70 |
| f | Castor | 9.07 | 7.67 | 9.23 |
| g | Other Oilseeds | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| 5 | Sugarcane | 51.15 | 57.68 | 57.11 |
| 6 | Jute & Mesta | 6.74 | 5.73 | 6.66 |
| 7 | Cotton | 129.34 | 112.48 | 123.69 |
| Total | 1096.00 | 1096.65 | 1072.94 | |
