Space underneath protection for paddy has gone up about 4 per cent to this point within the ongoing kharif sowing season to 398.08 lakh hectares, whereas pulses acreage declined 8 per cent, in accordance with agriculture ministry information.
Paddy acreage stood at 383.79 lakh hectares (LH) in the identical interval final 12 months.
The realm underneath protection for paddy has elevated in Bihar by 5 lakh hectares, Chhattisgarh (4.66 LH), Jharkhand (1.82 LH), West Bengal (1.56 LH), Madhya Pradesh (1.48 LH), Haryana (1.29 LH), Uttar Pradesh (1.21 LH), Telangana (33,000 hectares) and Punjab (31,000 hectares).
Paddy acreage has declined in Karnataka by 1.67 LH and Andhra Pradesh by 1.21 LH.
As per information launched on Friday, the world underneath protection for pulses has declined by 8 per cent to 119.09 LH from 130.13 LH within the year-ago interval.
The acreage of coarse cereals has elevated marginally to 181.06 LH from 179.13 LH a 12 months in the past.
Oilseeds sowing can be down barely to 190.11 LH as far as in opposition to 191.91 LH.
Groundnut space has dipped to 43.37 LH from 45 LH, the acreage of soyabean has risen to 125.13 LH from 123.91 LH.
The agriculture ministry information confirmed that space underneath protection for cotton has decreased to 122.99 LH from 125.63 LH.
Nonetheless, sugarcane space is increased at 59.91 LH from 55.65 LH within the year-ago interval.
The overall space underneath protection within the ongoing kharif (summer time sown) season has elevated to 1,077.82 LH from 1,073.22 LH.
After the driest August within the nation since 1901, the Southwest Monsoon is anticipated to revive over the weekend, bringing rain to central and southern components of the nation.
Addressing a press convention just about on Thursday, the India Meteorological Division (IMD) Director Basic Mrutyunjay Mohapatra stated September was prone to witness regular rainfall within the vary of 91-109 per cent of the lengthy interval common of 167.9 mm.
Nonetheless, Mohapatra has stated even when the rainfall in September was to stay on the upper aspect, the June-September seasonal rainfall common is anticipated to be beneath regular for the season.
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