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Crop-Specific Planning and Strong Kharif Sowing 2025

25 June 20251 min read
AGRICULTURE & RURALCrop-SpecificPlanning andStrong KharifSowing 202525 June 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

The Centre will plan farm strategy crop by crop and state by state, as a good monsoon gave kharif sowing a strong start.

Key facts

  • Planned order: soybean in MP, then cotton and sugarcane; also pulses and oilseeds.
  • Announced after reviewing Vikshit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan.
  • Paddy: 1.32 million hectares, nearly 60% above 2024.
  • Rainfall: 105 mm from 1 to 22 June, 1% below normal.
  • Oilseed sowing is slow but should improve as the monsoon reaches Central India.

Pulses procurement

Because prices were falling, the Agriculture Ministry cleared moong and urad purchases under the Price Support Scheme (PSS).

Exam angle

  • Scheme reviewed: Vikshit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan.

Test yourself

1. Which crop's cultivation review in Madhya Pradesh on June 26 began the Centre's crop-specific planning in 2025?

The initiative began with a soybean review in Madhya Pradesh on June 26.

2. Under which scheme was procurement of moong and urad approved in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh?

Moong and urad procurement was approved under the Price Support Scheme.

3. As of June 20, 2025, kharif sowing covered how many million hectares?

Crops had been planted across 13.74 million hectares.

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