Bajra area at 9,200 ha as of 09 Nov, up 6-fold on year.

Farmers in the country have sown bajra over 9,200 ha so far in the rabi season, nearly 6-times higher than a year ago. The higher acreage is due to farmers shifting to bajra from water-intensive crops such as wheat and mustard. The coarse grain was sown across 9,100 ha in Tamil Nadu, up from 1,600 ha a year ago.