Sowing for paddy crop, the prime agricultural produce of Chhattisgarh, has been carried out in 19.34 lakh hectares of land so far against the proposed target of 36.42 lakh hectares.
Sowing for other Kharif crops including Maize, Arhar, Moong, Til, Sunflower etc has also expedited with most parts of the State receiving rainfall now. According to Agriculture Department officers, the target for maize crops is 2.35 lakhhectares across the State. Sowing of maize has been done in 1.03 lakh hectares against the prescribed target set for the State.
Similarly, sowing of Millet, Kodo, Kutki and other crops has been carried out 5270 hectares of land. The sowing of pulses has been done on 86,000 hectares of land including 46900 hectares of Arhar, 32470 hectares of Urad and 6550 hectares of Moong. The sowing of oilseeds has been done in 1.60 lakh hectares of land in the State. The oilseed crops include 22,000 hectares of Groundnut, 5560 hectares of Til and 1.32 lakh hectares of Soybean.
In addition to this, sowing of Ramtil, Sunflower and Arandi is still underway. The officers said that sowing of the fibre rich crops and vegetables has been done against the target of 51,000 hectares. They said that in the current Kharif season, the target of total area under irrigation is 48.13 lakh hectares. Sowing of different crops have been carried out in 23.41 lakh hectares so far.