# Explained: How can Punjab achieve crop diversification? | Explained News - The Indian Express

> An explainer examines how much of Punjab's cropped area is sown to paddy and wheat, now about 85 percent of total area. It reviews the options for crop diversification into pulses, maize and oilseeds. The debate is connected to the ongoing farmer protests.

- Date: 2020-12-16 · published 2020-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49612-explained-how-can-punjab-achieve-crop-diversification-explained-news-the-indian
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Shifting Punjab's acreage away from paddy and wheat could eventually change India's rice and wheat surpluses available for export. The effect on prices is long-term and uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

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## Sources

- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/punjab-farmer-protests-paddy-wheat-farm-laws-7106605/

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