Kharif crops shall be cultivated in 2 lakh 19 thousand 480 hectares in Bemetara district this yr. Last yr, kharif crops had been cultivated in 2 lakh 19 thousand 970 hectares. According to the intention of the state authorities, to supply most profit to the farmers, the realm below paddy shall be diminished and the realm below pulses and oilseeds crops shall be elevated. This yr, pulses and oilseeds crops shall be planted in 35 thousand 280 hectare, which shall be 10 thousand 500 hectare greater than the earlier yr. Last yr, pulses-oilseed crops had been cultivated in an space of 24 thousand 780 hectares. In the present Kharif season Bemetara district, it’s proposed to take paddy crop in an space of 1 lakh 73 thousand 730 hectares, decreasing the realm below paddy by 12 thousand 990 hectares. Similarly, grains crops shall be taken within the space of 1 lakh 76 thousand 750 hectare within the present Kharif season within the district together with paddy, maize, sorghum, kodo-kutki and different minor.
Deputy Director Agriculture Mr. M.D. Maankar stated that in Bemetara district, pulses shall be planted in 5 thousand 670 hectare space and oilseeds shall be planted in 29 thousand 610 hectare space within the present Kharif season. Compared to final yr, the realm below pulses will improve to 980 hectares and the realm below oilseeds crops to 9 thousand 520 hectares. Fibrous and different crops shall be planted in 7 thousand 450 hectare space within the district within the present kharif season, just like the earlier yr. In view of the upcoming monsoon, the Agriculture Department is advising farmers to be able to sow the crop. Considering the climate, the work of farming and farming will speed up within the coming days and sowing of crops will even start.
