Rabi sowing a tad below last year's level; oilseed cultivation down 5.5%
Financial Express Chennai|December 25, 2024
WITH JUST A few weeks left for the rabi season to be over, sowing of winter crops such as wheat, pulses, oilseeds, and coarse cereals has been a tad below last year's level so far as the area under oilseeds have declined.
SANDIP DAS

The total area covered under rabi crops has been 59.08 million hectare (Mha), as 93% of sowing is complete, according to data released by the agriculture ministry on Tuesday.

"Sowing windows is still available for all crops and it is expected to achieve normal area (63.53 Mha)," according to an official note. Officials said sowing activities would continue till the middle of January and harvesting of crops would commence in the last week of March.

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