Sowing of Rabi crops in about 5,71,000 hectares has been done in Chhattisgarh so far. This accounts for 30 percent of target of 18,76,000 hectares set for the Rabi season, officials said.
According to Agriculture Department officials, the sowing for Rabi crops was done in 5,37,000 hectares till the same date in previous year.They said that the sowing for various crops so far include wheat in 7,000 hectares, sorghum (Jwar) in 3,76,000 hectares, maize in 7,033 hectares and others cereal crops in 11,000 hectares.
Among the pulses, gram has been sown in 4,7230 hectares, peas in 13,000 hectares, Masoor in 5,250 hectares, Mung in 7,056 hectares, Urad in 5,088 hectares, Kulthi in 19,050 hectares while other pulses in 6,014 hectares, officials said.Among oil seeds, the farmers have sown linseed in 30,067 hectares, mustard/toriya in 66,000 hectares, sesame (Til) in 1,018 hectares, sunflower in 80 hectares, Kusum in 1200 hectares, groundnut in 610 hectares while other oil-seeds in 3070 hectares.
Similarly sugarcane is being cultivated in 11,490 hectares, vegetables in 59,820 hectares and other crops in 71,310 hectares, the officials said.The officials added that sowing of pulses done so far is 39 per cent of the target and 35 per cent for the target for sowing oil-seeds has been achieved so far.