India's rice production, hit by erratic monsoon, is facing another crisis with official data revealing that acreage of paddy is lower than last year.
'Acreage of paddy and oilseeds is lower,' an agriculture ministry statement here said.
According to the data, as on Aug 6, the area under paddy cultivation was 228.19 lakh hectares, down from 285.94 lakh hectares in 2008.
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