Good rainfall helps farm sector post record kharif crop acreage despite Covid-19 and floods

As on Friday, the total acreage was reported at 1,082 lakh hectares against 1,010 lakh hectares during the corresponding period last year – an increase by over 7%. Sown areas of mainly paddy, oilseeds and pulses contributed to this increase.

from News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/34M0piy