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New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The total area sown under rabi crops in the ongoing winter season has increased by 20.88 lakh hectares to 652.33 lakh hectares as on January 16 this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 631.45 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Monday showed.The increase in sown area is expected to lead to higher production, which in turn would increase the incomes of farmers and also help to keep foo…