As per data released by Directorate of Economics & Statistics, acreage under kharif rice has increased to 380.06 lakh hectare as compared to 376.74 lakh hectare during the same period of last year.
As regards Rabi Coarse cereals and Oilseeds crops, comparative area coverage is given below:
Crop Area sown in 2014-15 Area sown in 2013-14 Jowar 5.25 4.81Maize 0.23 0.1Barley 0 0Total coarse cereals 5.48 4.91Total Oilseeds 0.45 0.58Lakh hectarePowered by Capital Market - Live News
