The county’s kharif foodgrain production is likely to surpass the government’s target of 171.39 million tonne set for the 2025-26 crop year (July-June) buoyed by higher coverage and favourable monsoon rains, Agriculture Commissioner P K Singh said on Monday.
Despite lower coverage, the prospects for oilseeds and pulses crops remain positive as productivity is expected to be higher due to good crop conditions, he said.
Speaking to PTI, Singh said damage to crops due to flood and heavy rainfall was minimal compared to the overall sown area in the kharif season.
“The crop condition is good and the overall (kharif foodgrain) production will be more than the targets that we have kept for this year,” Singh said on the sidelines of a conference organised by the Biological Agri Solutions Association of India (BSAI).
Kharif crops coverage has exceeded that of previous years, rising to more than 110 million hectares from the usual 109.5 million hectares in recent years, driven by increased .​The county’s kharif foodgrain production is likely to surpass the government’s target of 171.39 million tonne set for the 2025-26 crop year (July-June) buoyed by higher coverage and favourable monsoon rains, Agriculture Commissioner P K Singh said on Monday.
Despite lower coverage, the prospects for oilseeds and pulses crops remain positive as productivity is expected to be higher due to good crop conditions, he said.
Speaking to PTI, Singh said damage to crops due to flood and heavy rainfall was minimal compared to the overall sown area in the kharif season.
“The crop condition is good and the overall (kharif foodgrain) production will be more than the targets that we have kept for this year,” Singh said on the sidelines of a conference organised by the Biological Agri Solutions Association of India (BSAI).
Kharif crops coverage has exceeded that of previous years, rising to more than 110 million hectares from the usual 109.5 million hectares in recent years, driven by increased . ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
