Kharif Crop Sowing Is Up By 1.5 Per Cent At 1104.63 Lakh Hectares
New Delhi: India’s Kharif crop sowing has progressed significantly, with farmers planting crops across 1,104.63 lakh hectares so far, compared to 1,088.26 lakh hectares last year, marking a 1.5 per cent year-on-year increase. This surpasses the average area under cultivation (or normal area) for the period from 2018-19 to 2022-23.Commodity-wise, the sowing of paddy, pulses,…
