Over 81 per cent wheat area harvested: Government

The government on Sunday said in excess of 81 for every cent of wheat sown location has been harvested so far, even though harvest of pulses and oilseeds has been concluded amidst the COVID-19 pandemic scenario.

Farmers are harvesting rabi (wintertime) crops sown in the 2020-21 crop 12 months (July-June). Wheat is the primary rabi crop.

Releasing the most recent information, the Agriculture Ministry said: “As a result of the proactive steps taken, harvesting of rabi crops is on schedule and well timed procurement is also remaining ensured for the benefit of the farmers.” Amidst the latest pandemic scenario, farmers and agriculture labourers are sweating and toiling towards all adversities to make certain that food items reaches our properties, it said.

“Their silent attempts, coupled with well timed intervention by the Central and Condition Governments, have ensured that there is small or no disruption to harvesting pursuits,” it included.

In scenario of wheat, the ministry said about 81.55 for every cent of the total sown location of 315.eighty lakh hectare has been harvested in the nation.

About 99 for every cent wheat harvesting concluded in Rajasthan, 96 for every cent in Madhya Pradesh, eighty for every cent in Uttar Pradesh, 65 for every cent in Haryana and 60 for every cent in Punjab, it said.

“Harvesting is at its peak in Haryana, Punjab and UP and is very likely to be concluded by the finish of April 2021,” it included.

In scenario of pulses which had been sown in 158.ten lakh hectare, harvesting has been concluded for gram, lentil, urad, moong and field peas.

For sugarcane, out of the total sown location of forty eight.fifty two lakh hectare, harvesting has been concluded in Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, and Telangana.

Up to 98 for every cent harvesting has been concluded in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

While in Uttar Pradesh, 84 for every cent has been concluded and this will keep on till mid-Could 2021.

In scenario of rice sown in 45.32 lakh hectare in the rabi year, harvesting has been concluded in 18.73 lakh hectare so far. Rabi rice harvesting is almost total in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Among the oilseed crops, harvesting of rapeseed mustard has been concluded 100 for every cent in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Assam.

It is almost total in Haryana (99.95 for every cent) and for Punjab, all around 77 for every cent has been harvested. Around 62 for every cent groundnut developed in 7.34 lakh hectare has been harvested so far.

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