Rabi crop sowing crosses 640 lakh hectares as on 20 January 2025
Rabi crops had been sown on 640 lakh hectares as on 20 January 2025, against 637.49 lakh hectares a year earlier, with wheat at 320 lakh hectares, the Agriculture Ministry reported.
Summary
Rabi crop sowing reached 640 lakh hectares as on 20 January 2025, compared with 637.49 lakh hectares in the same period of 2023-24 and a normal area of 635.30 lakh hectares, according to the Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare. Wheat covered 320 lakh hectares (315.63 lakh hectares a year earlier), pulses 141.69 lakh hectares (139.29) and Shri Anna and coarse cereals 54.49 lakh hectares. Oilseeds were lower at 97.62 lakh hectares against 101.80 lakh hectares, with rapeseed and mustard at 89.30 lakh hectares against 93.73.
Key facts
- As on
- 20 January 2025
- Total
- 640 lakh ha (637.49 last year; normal 635.30)
- Wheat
- 320 lakh ha (315.63)
- Pulses
- 141.69 lakh ha (139.29); gram 98.28
- Shri Anna and coarse cereals
- 54.49 lakh ha
- Oilseeds
- 97.62 lakh ha (101.80)
- Rapeseed and mustard
- 89.30 lakh ha (93.73)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
As on 20 January 2025, which rabi crop group had a smaller sown area than in the same period a year earlier?
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Correct answer: C — Oilseeds
PIB 2094564: oilseeds were at 97.62 lakh ha against 101.80 lakh ha; wheat, pulses and the total were higher.
What was the area sown under wheat as on 20 January 2025, according to the Agriculture Ministry?
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Correct answer: C — 320 lakh ha
PIB 2094564: wheat covered 320 lakh ha against 315.63 lakh ha a year earlier.