November 27, 2015 4:50 PM

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Wheat sowing to pick up soon: Radha Mohan Singh

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has said pace of wheat sowing will pick up in coming days. Speaking at an event to celebrate the golden jubilee of Green Revolution, the Minister said there is no cause of concern about less area sown to wheat so far this rabi season as the pace of planting is expected to pick up in coming days. The Minister further said it is difficult to predict weather conditions for three months down the line. <br/><br/>Sowing of wheat, the main rabi crop, starts in October and harvesting begins in April. As per Agriculture Ministry's data, area sown to wheat was down by 36 per cent at 78.83 lakh hectares till last week of the current 2015-16 rabi season, compared with 107.35 lakh hectares in the year-ago period.

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