Sowing of kharif crops picks up pace, acreage touch 27.872 million hectares till July 1

Sowing of kharif crops picks up pace, acreage touch 27.872 million hectares till July 1

Sowing of kharif crops has picked up pace with the southwest monsoon entering an active phase, which has pushed up rainfall across the country to normal levels. The acreage under kharif as on July 1 was 27.872 million hectares, up from 14.05 million hectares on June 24, reducing the drop in acreage to 5.3% from … Read more