Karnataka kharif sowing up 15% on year at 6.67 mln ha as of Fri
This story was originally published at 21:30 IST on 6 August 2024
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MUMBAI – Farmers in Karnataka have sown crops over 6.67 mln ha as of Friday, 15% higher than the 5.67 mln ha sown during the corresponding period last year, according to sowing data from the state government. The normal kharif acreage period, which is the average of the last five years, is 5.95 mln ha.
According to the report, 81% of the targeted kharif sowing area of 8.25 mln ha has been covered. Kharif crops are sown during the first rains of the southwest monsoon season around June, and harvested at the end of the monsoon season around October. The main kharif crops sown in Karnataka are paddy, maize, ragi, tur, cotton, and sugarcane.
So far, the state has received 644 mm of rainfall, 32% above the normal rainfall of 489 mm.
The acreage under maize so far is 1.49 mln ha, up from 1.35 mln ha a year ago.
The acreage under paddy is 402,000 ha, up from 334,100 ha last year. However, nearly 38% of the targeted kharif sowing area has been covered, against the target of 1.06 mln ha, the state reported.
The total acreage under ragi decreased to 291,000 ha from 292,600 ha a year ago. Nearly 40% of the target acreage of 730,000 ha of ragi has been sown so far.
The area under pulses rose to 2.16 mln ha from 1.45 mln ha a year ago, according to the data. The acreage under tur rose to 1.56 mln ha from 1.15 mln ha a year ago. The acreage of green gram shot up sharply to 433,000 ha from 169,900 ha last year.
The state reported 757,000 ha covered under oilseeds, higher than 727,600 ha covered a year ago. The acreage under groundnut decreased to 262,000 ha from 268,000 ha a year ago, while that of soybean increased to 421,000 ha from 392,300 ha from a year ago, as per the data.
Sugarcane acreage saw a decrease to 615,000 ha from 648,600 ha a year ago. Cotton acreage rose to 661,000 ha from 613,300 ha a year ago, according to the data released by the state. End
Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Rajeev Pai
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