Paddy sowing picked up pace during the week ended August 4, with nearly 28.30 million hectares brought under the crop, up 3.40 per cent from the same period last year. Nearly 71 per cent of the usual area has been covered this season. Paddy is sown in around 40 million hectares across the… Continue reading Paddy acreage up 3.4% from last year, 28.30 mn hectares brought under crop