ProMASS News Bureau: Aug 19, 2016: The total sown area as on 19 th August, 2016 as per reports received from States, stands at 992.76 lakh hectare as compared to 938.57 lakh hectare at this time last year. It is reported that rice has been sown/transplanted in 346.38 lakh ha, pulses in 136.04 lakh ha, coarse cereals in 180.20 lakh ha, oilseeds in 175.49 lakh ha, sugarcane in 45.55 lakh hectare and cotton in 101.54 lakh ha. Notably, area sown in case of pulses has increased from 100.57 lakh ha in 2015-16 to 136.04 lakh ha during 2016-17. However there is fall in area sown under sugarcane compared to 49.60 lakh ha in 2015-16 to 45.55 lakh ha in 2016-17.
