Better production of rice expected in Bengal due to increase in area and good rains

27-Aug-2024 04:54 PM

Kolkata. Due to good rains in the southwest monsoon this year in West Bengal, farmers are trying to increase the area of ​​paddy production and they are also getting good success in this.

In comparison to last year, the area of ​​paddy in Bengal is about 9 percent ahead during the current Kharif season and has reached very close to the set target. Last year, monsoon rains were less in some districts of the state.

According to official figures, in the current Kharif season, till last week, the area of ​​paddy production in the state has increased to 40.15 lakh hectares, whereas in the same period last year it had reached only 36.90 lakh hectares.

The state agriculture department has set a target of 41.82 lakh hectares for paddy production this time and it is expected to achieve this target easily.

It is worth mentioning that paddy cultivation lasts longer in the eastern states and southern India compared to other parts of the country. Eastern India includes states like Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam and Orissa.

West Bengal is one of the top paddy-rice producing states in the country. This time there was less rain in the initial phase of the southwest monsoon season, but later its intensity increased.

As a result, farmers in other major districts including Vartaman (East and West), Medinipur (East and West), Dinajpur,

Purulia and 24 Sargana got the opportunity to increase the pace of paddy transplantation. Paddy transplantation in Bengal has now reached its final stage.