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Informist, Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024
--Gujarat summer crop area steady on year at 1.15 mln ha as of Monday
MUMBAI – Farmers in Gujarat have sown crops across 1.15 mln ha as of Monday, largely unchanged from the corresponding period a year ago, according to data from the state agriculture department. The normal acreage for the season, which is the average of the past three years, is 1.11 mln ha.
Bajra, paddy, sesamum, and moong are the main crops grown in the state during the summer. Summer crops are grown for a short period between kharif and rabi crops, mainly from March to June.
The total area under cereals was 418,589 ha, up from 403,891 ha a year ago. The area under bajra, the key crop grown during summer, fell to 316,038 ha from 317,234 ha a year ago, while paddy was sown over 95,466 ha, up 20% on year. Paddy is the second-largest cereal grown in the state.
Pulses grown during the season are urad and moong. The area under pulses was 67,251 ha, up from 67,153 ha a year ago. Moong was sown over 45,751 ha as of today, lower than 47,031 ha in the same period last year. Urad acreage was up at 21,500 ha against 20,122 ha in the same period of the previous year.
Groundnut has been sown over 59,960 ha, up from 53,743 ha a year ago, while sesamum acreage fell to 115,237 ha from 123,548 ha. Groundnut and sesamum are the main oilseed crops sown during the season in the state.
The area under vegetables was 105,150 ha, higher than 103,558 ha a year ago. Onion acreage fell to 10,865 ha from 11,572 ha a year ago. Sugarcane acreage was up at 10,250 ha against 10,184 ha a year ago, the data showed. Fodder acreage fell to 350,649 ha from 367,836 ha last year, according to the data. End
Reported by J. Navya Sruthi
Edited by Vidhi Verma
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