Farmers sow rabi crops in larger area as monsoon withdrawal gets delayed

In all, the average area under rabi crops in the last five years is 62.02 million hectares which means that so far 43 per cent of normal area has been covered this year

Encouraged by an unusually long delay in the withdrawal of southwest monsoon that has left residual moisture in the soil, farmers have started sowing rabi crops on a brisk note this year covering almost 9.84 per cent more area till date as compared to the same period last year.

Latest data from the department of agriculture shows that till Friday, rabi crops had been sown in around 26.54 million hectares of land which is 9.84 per cent more than the area covered during the same period last year.

In all, the average area under rabi crops in the last five