Sowing coverage remains lower compared with 597.15 lakh hectares same time of last season
As per Rabi Crops data released by Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, total area coverage under Rabi crops stood at 566.18 lakh hectares as on 09 January 2015, compared with sowing area at 597.15 lakh hectare same time of last season.Wheat sowing area is at 299.33 lakh hectares as compared to last year's 304.25 lakh hectares. The area under sowing of total Coarse cereals is at 52.60 lakh hectares as compared to last year's 57.17 lakh hectares.
The area under sowing of Gram is at 81.01 lakh hectares this year while the last year's figure was 95.81 lakh hectares.
Area coverage under Total Pulses is at 131.34 lakh hectares while the last year's sowing area coverage was 145.86 lakh hectares.
Similarly sowing area under total oilseeds is at 76.91 lakh hectares as compared to 83.87 lakh hectares last year.
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