Maize Sowing Area Rises in Major Producing States

09-Sep-2025 05:05 PM

New Delhi. This time Indian farmers have shown tremendous interest in the cultivation of maize, the most important coarse grain of the Kharif season, due to which its sowing area has increased tremendously.

According to official figures, the maize production area at the national level has increased rapidly this time to a peak level of 94.62 lakh hectares, which is 10.82 lakh hectares or 12.20 percent more than the sowing area of ​​84.30 lakh hectares during the same period last year. The important thing is that this time the maize area has increased in most of the major producing states of the country compared to last year.

According to the available data, the major producing states in which maize sowing has increased well also include Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. In comparison to last year, in the current Kharif season,

the area under maize production has jumped from 11.21 lakh hectares to 14.45 lakh hectares in Maharashtra, from 14.60 lakh hectares to 16.28 lakh hectares in Karnataka and from 9.62 lakh hectares to 9.84 lakh hectares in Rajasthan.

Apart from this, the area under maize cultivation has increased from 1.11 lakh hectares to 1.43 lakh hectares in Andhra Pradesh,

from 2.78 lakh hectares to 2.85 lakh hectares in Gujarat and from 2.04 lakh hectares to 2.50 lakh hectares in Telangana. Thus, the area under maize cultivation in the above six states has jumped from 41.36 lakh hectares to 47.35 lakh hectares.

Apart from this, maize cultivation has been good in many other states including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, West Bengal,

Jharkhand and Odisha, due to which its production is expected to be better. The condition of the crop generally remains satisfactory.