About 35% of the State’s rabi target of 32 lakh hectares has already been achieved, said Agriculture Minister B.C. Patil, who reviewed the preparations.
He said sowing has been done on 11.19 lakh hectares so far. The Minister said the rabi season needed 3.2 lakh tonnes of certified sowing seeds, of which 1.55 lakh quintals had already been supplied. Fertilizer requirement had been estimated at 2.93 lakh tonnes and preparations were being made to supply the quantum, he noted.