Kharif Crop Area in Rajasthan Rises to 149.30 Lakh Hectares

28-Jul-2025 08:47 PM

Jaipur. With the help of good rains of South-West monsoon, the total production area of Kharif crops in Rajasthan increased to 149.30 lakh hectares till 28th July this year, which is 9.60 lakh hectares more than the sowing area of 239.70 lakh hectares during the same period last year.

Under this, the area of paddy improved from 253 lakh hectares to 3.16 lakh hectares, area of jowar improved to 6.20 lakh hectares and the production area of maize improved from 9.49 lakh hectares to 9.66 lakh hectares.

The total area of paddy and coarse grains increased from 58.23 lakh hectares to 61.02 lakh hectares this time.

The production area of pulses crops also jumped from 31.68 lakh hectares to 35.29 lakh hectares. Under this, the sowing area of moong increased from 21.10 lakh hectare to 22.58 lakh hectare, area of moth jumped from 7.08 lakh hectare to 8.88 lakh hectare,

sowing area of urad improved from 2.94 lakh hectare to 3.11 lakh hectare, area of choula improved from 53 thousand hectare to 58 thousand hectare and production area of tuvar increased from 3 thousand hectare to 14 thousand hectare.

Sowing of oilseed crops also improved from 21.08 lakh hectare to 21.37 lakh hectare due to groundnut. Production area of groundnut jumped from 8.07 lakh hectare to 9.59 lakh hectare but soybean sowing area decreased from 10.90

lakh hectare to 9.70 lakh hectare and area of sesame slipped from 1.85 lakh hectare to 1.82 lakh hectare. On the other hand, the area under castor improved from 26 thousand hectares to 27 thousand hectares.

In cash crops, during the current Kharif season, as compared to last year, the production area of cotton in Rajasthan jumped from 5.03 lakh hectares to 6.28 lakh hectares and the area under cluster bean increased from 20.38 lakh

hectares to 21.84 lakh hectares. Rajasthan is the largest producer of moong, millet and sorghum and the second largest producer of groundnut and castor.