Summer sowing area up 7% despite below normal rain in several States
The sowing under summer crops, which will end by May, has reached 39.44 lakh hectares (lh) as of Friday. This is 7.3 per cent more than the previous year as the zaid season is progressing well despite low reservoir levels in many States. Paddy, maize and groundnut reported an increase in acreage, while the acreage … Read more