Page 2 - Kharif Sowing

Kharif sowing: Labour shortage in Punjab, abundance in UP amid Covid-19

The first of a two-part series looks at the problems cultivators are facing during the pandemic

Pushing rural demand

That would depend on income generation through efficient, fair and transparent marketing of the farm produce, which the government needs to ensure

Traders sceptical of govt steps as onion, tomato prices hit season's highs

This is largely because the surge in recent weeks is due to the rains in Maharashtra, which could impact kharif harvest if they continue unabated

Erratic monsoon rains hit kharif sowing, pulls down area coverage by 12%

The total food grains sown area as on August 10 stood at 3.17 million hectares as compared to 3.63 million hectares at this time last year

Summer crop planting down nearly 9% at 41 million hectares: Govt

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian farmers have planted 41.3 million hectares with summer crops, down 8.6% year on year, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare said on Friday, though the gap in sowing narrowed from the previous week as monsoon rains picked up.

Kharif sowing may fall short of last year's level by almost 1.3 mn hectares

Sowing of kharif crops begins with the onset of southwest monsoon from July and harvesting from October

Kharif sowing drops by 30% to 0.94 million hectares in Odisha

Sowing of paddy, the key Kharif crop, has plunged by 32 per cent to 0.78 million hectares compared to 1.16 million hectares covered as on July 7 last year

Kharif sowing down by 75% in Gujarat due to chronic water shortage

The acute water shortage in Gujarat has taken a toll on kharif sowing this year. Water scarcity has meant that kharif sowing in Gujarat across all crops put together is down by a whopping 75 per cent for till June 19 from the start of the sowing season. As against an overall kharif sowing in an area of 871,700 hectares till June 19 last year, this year the same period has seen overall sowing in 225,231 hectares, which is only 25 per cent of last year's record.Experts and state government officials have advised farmers to defer sowing as much as possible in the hope of timely monsoon rains at a time when Gujarat is facing acute water shortage."Usually, monsoon arrives in Gujarat by June 10 to June 15. However, there is still no indication of monsoon arrival yet. Apart from delayed monsoon, a depleted pre-monsoon water table has also led to such a decline in kharif sowing. However, this may not affect crop prices as the monsoon arrival is expected anytime soon and should ease the ...

Arhar, soybean, sunflower acreage continues to be less compared to last yr

Farmers may have shifted to cotton farming, offering a better price

Arhar, soybean, sunflower acreage likely to remain less than last year

With sowing of many kharif crops completed in almost 70 per cent of the normal area, farmers would appear to be increasingly responding to price signals.Sowing will continue for some more weeks and should get a boost from monsoon revival. However, unless there is a big lift, the total area under arhar (red gram), soybean, groundnut and sunflower seems likely to remain less than last year, indicated official data issued on Friday. Sowing of many kharif crops is complete in almost 70 per cent of the normal area covered.Last year saw a sharp fall in prices of many crops, forcing central and state governments to intervene and purchase directly from farmers. In soybean, retail prices have remained around Rs 3,000 a quintal for two years. In arhar and moong (green gram), it dipped to around Rs 4,500 a qtl, much lower than the Centre's minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 5,050 a qtl and Rs 5,225 a qtl, respectively. The MSP of soybean was Rs 2,775 a qtl for 2016-17. The price drop has also ...

Monsoon 2017: Kharif sowing picks up in Odisha with normal rains

Buoyed by normal rainfall, Kharif sowing has picked up momentum in Odisha with the overall sowing area surpassing the previous year's figure.The total sown area as on July 1 stood at 1.19 million hectares as compared to 1.16 million hectares at this time last year, says government data.In the month of June , Odisha received 207.8 millimeter (mm) rainfall against the normal rainfall of 216.5 mm, a deviation of four per cent only.Cereals have been sown in 0.824 million hectares against 0.843 million hectares sown last year. Pulses are sown in 0.072 million hectares as on July 1 while it was 0.039 million hectares during the same period of last year. " Districts like Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Puri, Jagatsingpur, Kendrapada have received deficit rains where the sowing process have slowed down. But the crop condition is normal and satisfactory. The paddy sowing has picked up this year", said Anupama Baliarsingh, associate professor, department of Agrometeorology at the Odisha University of ...

Deficit rainfall doesn't dampen Punjab's kharif sowing

State has registered an increase in acreage of major kharif crops

Rainfall in August increases kharif sowing in Gujarat

Total kharif sowing stands at 7.28 million hectares in August, against 7.18 million hectares a year ago

Kharif sowing enters last leg as pulses steal the show

Kharif sowing was completed on around 95.41 million hectares, 6.50% more than last year

Kharif sowing in Gujarat improves by 4% despite monsoon deficit

Sowing of crops such as tur (split pigeon peas), groundnut and soyabean have seen significant growth compared to last year

Kharif sowing picks up in Odisha after normal rains

As of July 16, Kharif sowing has been undertaken in 2.53 million hectares (ha) compared to 2.56 milion ha covered during the same period a year ago

Recent rains decrease deficit, boost kharif sowing in Gujarat

Despite heavy rainfall in several parts of the state, monsoon deficit in Gujarat still stands at 44 per cent, down from 54 per cent of last week. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast moderate to heavy rains in the coming weeks As per IMD data, Gujarat has received 119.4 mm rains as on July 14 during entire monsoon season of 2016 as against normal rainfall of 212.9 mm. The south-western monsoon has now spread across Gujarat in the last couple of days. IMD also forecast medium to heavy rains in coming days of this month.Meteorological centre Ahmedabad in a press release said, "The southwest monsoon has further advanced in Gujarat. Heavy rains possible at isolated places over North Gujarat region and Saurashtra-Kutch. Light to moderate rain and thundershowers very likely at a few places in the districts of Gujarat region and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli."The ongoing monsoon showers have geared up sowing activity in the state. Kharif sowing which was just 554,800 hectares ..