Farmers increase sowing of rice and pulses as of June 20
India’s monsoon-sown rice acreage has jumped 58% year-on-year to 1.32 million hectares as of Friday, per the agriculture ministry. Pulses have been planted on 944,000 hectares, up 42%, and cotton on 3.1 million hectares, a 7.4% rise. Monsoon rains are 2% above normal so far, supporting early sowing ahead of the harvest beginning in late September.
The area allocated to monsoon-sown rice crops has surged 58 per cent from a year earlier to 1.32 million hectares (3.3 million acres) as of Friday, according to agriculture ministry.
Farmers have planted pulses on 944,000 hectares of farmland, climbing 42 per cent from a year earlier, the ministry said in a statement late Monday. Cotton planting has increased to 3.1 million hectares, up 7.4 per cent from a year earlier, it said.
Rains have been 2 per cent above normal so far in the monsoon period that runs from June to September, according to the India Meteorological Department. Sowing normally begins in late May, while harvesting typically starts in late September.
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Source : The Hindu Business line
