Sowing of wheat increases in Punjab despite farmer agitation

new Delhi: Sowing of wheat has increased by 4 percent in Punjab. Sowing of wheat has also increased in the rest of the country. Sowing of wheat has increased in Punjab at a time when large number of farmers of the state have been protesting against the three agricultural laws for more than two weeks on the Delhi border. After increasing sowing of wheat in Punjab, officials have said that the focus of farmers is on agriculture and not on movement.

The area under wheat has reached 31.8 lakh hectare, which is one lakh hectare more than last year. The area of ​​oilseeds and pulses is equal to last year. Overall, the area under sowing of all crops has increased by 4% to 4.36 million hectare from last year.

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Sowing of wheat increases in Punjab despite farmer agitation

An agriculture department official said, “The large scale agricultural activities in Punjab make it a realization that not all farmers are involved in the movement.” The disruption in rail services during the movement led to a shortage of urea and other farming items The acreage of wheat has increased considerably. The official said that the farmers’ movement has taken more political color than the opposition of farmers.

The officer said, “Farmers’ organizations, which have remained silent for a decade, have broken the silence. The agricultural ordinance came in June, but there was hardly any opposition. The protests began only when Congress and other opposition parties stopped these laws from coming into force after Parliament passed these laws in September this year. ”

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