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Rains most likely to spell problem for kharif acreage in India, shows records Agriculture

.1 minutes reviewed Last Updated: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.The region under kharif better boosted in the course of the full week ended August 23 as sowing was practically total in many crops. Data revealed that till August 23, kharif crops have been actually raised in around 106.5 thousand hectares-- nearly 2 percent more than the location dealt with during the course of the same period in 2014 yet 2.81 per-cent lower than the regular property (which is the average of the last five years). The bright side is actually that the locations under arhar, groundnut, soy bean, as well as cotton are actually much more than their five-year standard. Having said that, all eyes are going to get on the weather condition in the upcoming handful of full weeks as excess rainfalls in September could possibly inundate areas as well as trigger lodging which is bad for the final yield. Till August 27, the Southwest downpour has actually been actually 7 per-cent much more than ordinary with Central and also Southern India recording storms which were more than 17 percent excess so far in the season. With La Nina setting in, the storms may get back at more powerful.
Initial Published: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.