Rains probably to mean difficulty for kharif acreage in India, reveals records Agriculture

.1 minutes checked out Last Upgraded: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.The area under kharif better improved during the full week finished August 23 as sowing was actually almost complete in many crops. Data revealed that till August 23, kharif crops have been actually sown in around 106.5 thousand hectares– virtually 2 per-cent much more than the place covered during the very same period in 2015 however 2.81 percent lower than the normal land area (which is actually the standard of the last five years). Fortunately is actually that the places under arhar, groundnut, soybean, as well as cotton are actually much more than their five-year average.

However, all eyes will definitely get on the climate in the next handful of weeks as surplus rainfalls in September might inundate areas and also lead to accommodations which is bad for the final return. Till August 27, the Southwest gale has been actually 7 per cent much more than usual along with Central and Southern India recording rains which were more than 17 per-cent excess until now in the period. With Los angeles Nina setting in, the storms might get back at stronger.

Very First Published: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.