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Farmers in Gujarat have sown rabi crops across 1.2 million hectares as of Monday, down 42.5% on year from 2.0 million hectares sown in the same period last year, according to a report released by the state agriculture department. Chana acreage in the state was 183,973 hectares, down 41.5% on year from 314,359 hectares, according to the report. The total area under all pulses fell to 230,387 hectares, from 344,806 hectares last year. Rabi crops are sown between October and November, after the monsoonal rains are over, and harvested between April and June. Wheat, barley, peas, gram or chana, and mustard are the major rabi crops grown in the state. The normal area under rabi crops in the state, which is an average of the last three years, is 4.6 million hectares. The acreage under wheat as of Monday was 211,946 hectares, down from 394,901 hectares last year, the report showed. Maize acreage in the state fell to 61,299 hectares from 66,982 hectares a year ago. The area sown with mustard in the state as of Monday was 132,730 hectares, down from 221,028 hectares last year. The total acreage under all oilseeds fell to 134,531 hectares from 221,119 hectares a year ago, the report said. Sugarcane acreage fell to 86,639 hectares from 95,244 hectares last year, the report showed. On the other hand, the area under tobacco rose to 46,725 hectares from 42,822 hectares a year ago. The area sown with cumin fell sharply to 57,915 hectares from 244,639 hectares in the corresponding period last year, according to the report. Coriander acreage also fell to 15,955 hectares from 56,737 hectares a year ago. Similarly, the area under fennel was 9,323 hectares, down from 68,623 hectares sown last year, the report said. Onion acreage in the state as of Monday was 24,838 hectares, down from 29,240 hectares sown in the previous year, the report showed. The area under potato also fell to 66,655 hectares from 74,430 hectares last year. The acreage under vegetables was 51,686 hectares, down from 69,461 hectares sown a year ago.
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