Kharif sowing 3% more than last year’s

News:

• According to data from the department of agriculture, the area covered under kharif crops in 2015 is now three per cent more than that of last year.
• Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in its forecast said that Central India might get another spell of rains around August 25.
• According to the proposal, farmers would be given a subsidy of 50 per cent on diesel for irrigation.
• The Kharif season accounts for 90 per cent of annual paddy production, 70 per cent of coarse cereals output, and 70 per cent of oilseeds production.

Source: BS