The total area sown under Rabi crops as on January 28 stood at 591.51 lakh hectares (lh) – lower than 609.31 lh in the same period last year, according to preliminary reports received by the Agriculture Ministry from the States.
Till January 28, wheat was sown/transplanted on 292.52 lh (305.94 lh), while pulses were also sown on a lesser area covering 139.08 lh, against 143.01 lh last year. Coarse cereals were sown on 60.08 lh, higher than 56.76 lh in 2014-15, while the area sown under oilseeds was 77.43 lh (79.51 lh). Rice was sown on 22.41 lh, compared with 24.08 lh last year, the Ministry said in a statement.
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