Rabi sowing marginally up year on year

The sowing of rabi crops, mostly consisting of wheat, pulses, oilseeds and coarse cereals, for the current season (2021-22) has largely been completed with the total sown area reported to be marginally higher than the previous year.The total area under all the rabi crops rose to 664 lakh hectare (lh) in 2021-22 season compared to 656 lh reported in the corresponding period of 2020-21 season, according to data released by the agriculture ministry on Friday.Despite the increase in acreage this yea