The state has used around 21 lakh tonnes of fertilisers in Rabi season this year. The Indian Express explains the decade-wise increase in area, productivity and usage of fertilisers particularly in wheat during the Rabi season. Going by this data, Punjab’s Rabi crop mainly wheat crop fertiliser consumption has increased to 4200 times in all these decades. According to the Punjab Agriculture and Horticulture Department, Punjab has a total of 39.71 lakh hectares (98.08 lakh acres) under cultivation which included 36.45 lakh hectares (90 lakh acres) under agricultural crops and 3.26 lakh hectares (8.05 lakh acres) under horticulture crops including vegetables, and fruits. After combining the area of both Kharif and Rabi Seasons, Punjab is cultivating 79.42 lakh hectares (196.16 acres) annually.

Source: Indian Express December 30, 2019 23:26 UTC