The new Delhi, April 13 (PTI), received 38 % of the total wheat area estimated to be 32 million hectares in the ongoing marketing season of 2025-26, said Singh Chouhan, Minister of Agriculture on Sunday.
With regard to the possibility of good yield of various crops, Rabi ordered Chouhan officials to make a better arrangement for the award of public procurement for farmers.
In key states of growing states Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Pandjab, Haryan, Haryan, Rajasthan and Bihar, the Minister “wheat” said.
The government set the aim of the award of wheat contracts of 31 million tonnes for the marketing season 2025-26 (April March).
According to official data, farmers completed harvesting in 91 % of the total RABI Pulse areas, 87 % of the oilseed area, 70 % of the Shree Anna area and the gross cereal and 33 % of the rice area.
About 59 percent of the total Rabi crop area was harvested as 4 April across the country.
In addition to rabbi crops, such as wheat, the Minister also evaluated the progress of crop sowing ZaID, which are grown between the Raby season and the kharif.
According to the data, the total area under the crops ZAID achieved 60.22 lakh hectares this year, which is compared to 52.40 Lakh hectar a year ago.
Of these, the rice was sown in 32 lamp hectare and pulses in 11 lakh hectares and oil seeds in 7.35 Lakh hectare in that period, he added.
(Tagstotranslate) Collecting wheat
