The federal government on Sunday stated about 81 for each cent of wheat sown place has been harvested so much, even though harvest of pulses and oilseeds has been completed amidst the COVID-19 pandemic circumstance.
Farmers are harvesting rabi (winter) crops sown in the 2020-21 crop 12 months (July-June). Wheat is the primary rabi crop.
Releasing the hottest knowledge, the Agriculture Ministry stated: “As a end result of the proactive steps taken, harvesting of rabi crops is on timetable and timely procurement is also remaining ensured for the reward of the farmers.” Amidst the present-day pandemic circumstance, farmers and agriculture labourers are perspiring and toiling towards all adversities to make guaranteed that foods reaches our households, it stated.
“Their silent initiatives, coupled with timely intervention by the Central and Condition Governments, have ensured that there is minimal or no disruption to harvesting activities,” it added.
In situation of wheat, the ministry stated about 81.fifty five for each cent of the whole sown place of 315.80 lakh hectare has been harvested in the place.
About 99 for each cent wheat harvesting completed in Rajasthan, ninety six for each cent in Madhya Pradesh, 80 for each cent in Uttar Pradesh, sixty five for each cent in Haryana and 60 for each cent in Punjab, it stated.
“Harvesting is at its peak in Haryana, Punjab and UP and is possible to be completed by the stop of April 2021,” it added.
In situation of pulses which were sown in 158.10 lakh hectare, harvesting has been completed for gram, lentil, urad, moong and subject peas.
For sugarcane, out of the whole sown place of 48.52 lakh hectare, harvesting has been completed in Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, and Telangana.
Up to ninety eight for each cent harvesting has been completed in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
While in Uttar Pradesh, eighty four for each cent has been completed and this will proceed till mid-May well 2021.
In situation of rice sown in forty five.32 lakh hectare in the rabi year, harvesting has been completed in eighteen.73 lakh hectare so much. Rabi rice harvesting is pretty much comprehensive in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Amongst the oilseed crops, harvesting of rapeseed mustard has been completed a hundred for each cent in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Assam.
It is pretty much comprehensive in Haryana (99.ninety five for each cent) and for Punjab, all-around seventy seven for each cent has been harvested. Around sixty two for each cent groundnut grown in 7.34 lakh hectare has been harvested so much.
“Thus, the harvesting of crops is on timetable and the initiatives of the farmers PTI LUX MR MR
