Sown area of pulses in 2016 kharif season up 33%
Sowing of pulses has gone up by 33% to 130.17 lakh hectares in the on-going kharif season, as per an official statement. The sown area of all crops stood at 954.18 lakh hectare as against 895.91 lakh hectare at this time last year. The acreage of rice increased by 7%, while sugarcane's sown area slumped by 8% from last year.