Rains most likely to mean problem for kharif acreage in India, shows data Horticulture

.1 min read through Last Improved: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.The place under kharif even more strengthened during the full week finished August 23 as sowing was actually nearly complete in a lot of crops. Information showed that till August 23, kharif plants have been actually raised in around 106.5 million hectares– almost 2 per cent more than the area dealt with during the course of the exact same time frame in 2014 yet 2.81 percent lower than the typical acreage (which is actually the standard of the final 5 years). Fortunately is actually that the areas under arhar, groundnut, soy bean, as well as cotton are greater than their five-year standard.

Having said that, all eyes will be on the weather condition in the next couple of full weeks as surplus storms in September can swamp fields and also cause hotels which misbehaves for the last turnout. Till August 27, the South west monsoon has actually been 7 per cent much more than typical along with Central and also Southern India recording storms which were actually greater than 17 per cent excess thus far in the period. With La Nina setting in, the storms may get even more powerful.

Initial Published: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.