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Rains most likely to lead to problem for kharif acreage in India, reveals records Horticulture

.1 minutes reviewed Final Upgraded: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.The location under kharif better improved throughout the full week ended August 23 as sowing was just about comprehensive in most crops. Records revealed that till August 23, kharif crops have been actually raised in around 106.5 million hectares-- almost 2 percent greater than the region dealt with during the exact same duration in 2015 yet 2.81 per cent lower than the typical land area (which is actually the standard of the last 5 years). Fortunately is that the places under arhar, peanut, soy bean, and also cotton are more than their five-year average. Nevertheless, all eyes will get on the climate in the upcoming handful of weeks as excess rains in September could possibly swamp areas and also result in lodging which misbehaves for the ultimate return. Till August 27, the South west downpour has actually been 7 per cent much more than typical with Central as well as Southern India taping rains which were more than 17 per-cent surplus thus far in the time. With Los angeles Nina embeding in, the rains might even the score more powerful.
First Posted: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.