So far, the amount of wheat planted has increased by 3.36 pc: Ministry of Agriculture

New Delhi.According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, the sown area of ​​wheat, the main rabies crop, has increased by 3.36% from 13.384 million hectares in the same period last year to 13.835 million hectares.

Rabi seeding starts in October, and harvesting starts in March. In addition to wheat, gram and mustard are other major rabies crops. According to the Ministry’s data, the wheat sown area in Madhya Pradesh is 3.58 million hectares, Uttar Pradesh is 3.498 million hectares, Punjab is 2.945 million hectares, Haryana is 1.378 million hectares, and Rajasthan is currently 13.37 million hectares.

These are the main wheat growing states in the country. Except for wheat, as of November 26 this season, the sown area of ​​beans has increased from 9.402 million hectares in the same period last year to 9.753 million hectares. mandibhav