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Rains very likely to spell difficulty for kharif acreage in India, reveals data Farming

.1 minutes read through Last Improved: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.The area under kharif better strengthened throughout the full week finished August 23 as sowing was almost comprehensive in a lot of crops. Records revealed that till August 23, kharif crops have actually been sown in around 106.5 thousand hectares-- nearly 2 per cent greater than the place covered during the course of the very same time frame in 2013 however 2.81 percent lower than the usual land area (which is actually the standard of the last five years). The good news is that the regions under arhar, peanut, soy bean, and also cotton are more than their five-year average. Having said that, all eyes will definitely get on the weather in the following few full weeks as excess storms in September could inundate fields and also trigger hotels which misbehaves for the ultimate yield. Till August 27, the South west downpour has been actually 7 percent greater than typical along with Central as well as Southern India capturing storms which were greater than 17 percent excess so far in the period. Along with La Nina embeding in, the storms may even the score more powerful.
Initial Published: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.