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Devesh Chaturvedi said wheat sowing is going well and is expected to pick up in the coming days despite delays in paddy harvesting in the two major northern states. He said the total sowing area had crossed last year's level till last week.
New Delhi. Agriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi said wheat sowing is going well and is expected to pick up pace in the coming days despite delays in paddy harvesting in the two key northern states. Chaturvedi told PTI, “There will be an increase in wheat sowing in the coming days.” He said that the total sowing area had crossed last year's level till last week. He said favorable soil moisture conditions and weather are conducive to wheat sowing, increasing the demand for fertilizers like diammonium phosphate (DAP). Sowing is also expected to pick up in Punjab and Haryana, where late monsoon rains have delayed paddy harvesting.
However, Chaturvedi cautioned that any increase in temperature in January-February could pose a risk to yields. He said the government is promoting climate-resistant wheat varieties to help farmers deal with weather-related challenges. Chaturvedi said that sowing of other winter crops including mustard and gram is also going well. Wheat, the country's main rabi crop, is usually sown in November and harvested in March–April. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan are the major producing states.
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