Early arrival of monsoon and good rainfall helps in sowing of Kharif crops in Karnataka

10-Jun-2024 02:16 PM

Bangalore. Due to early arrival, activeness and good rainfall of southwest monsoon, farmers are getting good help in sowing of Kharif crops in various parts of Karnataka.

It is worth noting that within just 6 days of the arrival of monsoon i.e. by June 7, about 12 percent area in Karnataka was sown with Kharif crops.

Its total area reached 9.849 lakh hectares, which is more than double the sowing area of ​​the same period last year. This time farmers are showing tremendous interest in the cultivation of Kharif crops.

In the year 2023, the monsoon arrived there with a delay of several days and the rain was also less. There was a severe drought there in August 2023.

During the first week of June last year, the total sowing area of ​​Kharif crops in Karnataka could reach only 4.182 lakh hectares.

This year, monsoon reached the state before the scheduled date and farmers had already made all preparations for sowing, so as soon as the rains started, the pace of sowing also started increasing.

Its pace can be estimated from the fact that till May 31, the total area of ​​Kharif crops was 2.364 lakh hectares, which jumped to 9.85 lakh hectares by June 7.

In Karnataka's Kamaraj Nagar, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Hassan, Korpal, Mandya, Mysore, Tunkur and Ramnagar districts,

Kharif fruits are being sown vigorously, while monsoon is reaching other districts as well. There, the target for the area of ​​grain crops has been set at 57.51 lakh hectares, out of which sowing has been completed in 5.47 lakh hectares.

The area of ​​pulses is reported to have reached 2.24 lakh hectares and the area of ​​cereals is reported to have reached 3.22 lakh hectares.