Archive · 18 Aug 2025
West Bengal Farmers Near Paddy Sowing Targets for 2025-26 Season
Farmers in West Bengal are doing well with their paddy (rice) planting!
They've planted almost as much as they planned to.
The government expects to grow even more rice than last year.
Some fields got flooded, but the government is helping farmers by giving them new plants.
Also, farmers get free insurance to protect their crops from bad weather.
This helps make sure they can still make a living.
West Bengal farmers have sown paddy on approximately 41 lakh hectares, 98% of the targeted acreage.
The state government anticipates exceeding last year's paddy production of 256 lakh tonnes.
Some transplanted paddy was damaged due to inundation, impacting around 25,000 hectares.
The government provided seedlings to affected farmers from ready seedbeds to mitigate the impact.
The government is offering free crop insurance to protect farmers from crop damage due to calamities.
- Who
- Farmers and the West Bengal government.
- What
- Farmers in West Bengal have sown paddy across approximately 41 lakh hectares.
- When
- The sowing process for kharif paddy typically starts from June-end and can extend up to September.
- Where
- West Bengal
- Why
- To cultivate and harvest paddy during the kharif season, contributing to the state's agricultural production.
Farmers Before
Farmers Now
Crop Protection
Farmers Before
Farmers faced potential crop damage due to weather.
Farmers Now
Farmers now have free crop insurance.
- Event
- Kharif Paddy Sowing
- Location
- West Bengal, India
- Targeted Acreage
- 42 lakh hectares
- Sown Acreage
- 41 lakh hectares
- Sowing Completion
- 98%
- Expected Production
- Exceeding 256 lakh tonnes
- Kharif Harvest
- November-December
