With an increase of five per cent, a target to cultivate 3.36 lakh hectare oilseeds crops during the Kharif season this year has been proposed in the State, which is more than 15,590 hectares in comparison to last year. last year, oilseeds crops were sown in 3.20 lakh hectare areas.
Agriculture Minister Chandrashekhar Sahu said, under the oilseed crops, the proposed target was to cultivate soyabean in 1.58 lakh hectare, Ramtil in 75,000 hectare, groundnut in 53,000 hectare, till in 45,000 hectare and sunflower and Arandi in 5,000 hectare areas.
He said the proposed target for oilseed cultivation in Raipur revenue division was 1.76 lakh hectare, Sarguja 94,000 hectare, Bilaspur 37,000 hectare and in Bastar revenue division about 29,000 hectare areas.
According to the proposed target different Kharif crops would be sown in a total 48.25 lakh hectare areas of Chhattisgarh this year.
The Agriculture Minister said that last year soyabean was cultivated in 1.53 lakh hectares. This year soyabean cultivation is proposed in 1.50 lakh hectare in Raipur division, 7,500 hectare in Bilaspur division and 100 hectare in Sarguja division. Similarly, Ramtil would be cultivated in 50,500 hectare areas in Sarguja division, 20,000 hectare in Bastar division, 4,250 hectare in Bilaspur division and 390 hectare in Raipur division, he added.
The Minister said groundnut would be sown in 25,780 hectares in Sarguja division, 13,750 hectares in Bilaspur division, 12,380 hectares in Raipur division and about 1,000 hectare areas in Bastar division.
Till would be sown in 13,630 hectares in Sarguja division, 12,630 hectares in Raipur division, 11,000 hectare in Bilaspur division and 7,500 hectare in Bastar division, the Minister said.