Kharif sowing lags last year’s pace by 2.9% despite July monsoon revival
· livemint.com
Rice, pulses and coarse cereals dragged overall coverage to 89.4 million hectares as on 31 July, even as above-normal July rains helped shrink the sowing gap.
New Delhi: Kharif crop sowing continued to lag last year's pace despite an improvement in monsoon rainfall, with farmers planting crops across 89.4 million hect...