Production of Kharif crops likely to decrease in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

17-Sep-2024 08:48 PM

Hyderabad. This time the area of ​​Kharif crops has decreased in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, two major rice producing states of South India, and the crops have also been damaged due to heavy rains and floods.

As a result, there is a possibility of the production of pulses, oilseeds and cotton along with paddy being affected. This has increased the concern of the farmers.

According to official figures, the total production area of ​​Kharif crops in Telangana could reach only 123 lakh acres this time, which was less than last year's sowing area of ​​128 lakh acres and the normal average area of ​​129 lakh acres.

Sowing of Kharif crops in the state has almost ended. Kharif crops have been completely or partially damaged in more than 20 lakh acres in the state due to floods and rains, which mainly include paddy, cotton and pulses.

Apart from this, damage to sugarcane, coarse grains and oilseed crops is also being reported. The paddy production area has shrunk from 62 lakh acres last year to 59 lakh acres this time.

As far as Andhra Pradesh is concerned, the situation there is almost similar to Telangana. Heavy rains and floods have caused a lot of damage to crops in this state.

The terrible flood in the Krishna district of the state has destroyed the paddy crop. In many other districts too, cotton and pulses-oilseeds crops have been damaged due to the havoc of floods.

In many areas, the fields were filled with water up to two and a half to three feet, in which the crops got submerged.

Due to lack of proper arrangement for quick drainage of water, farmers have no choice but to see their crops getting destroyed.

Like Telangana, paddy, pulses, oilseeds cotton and red chilli crops have been damaged in Andhra Pradesh. There is news of huge damage to Kharif crops due to floods and rains in a total of 47 mandals.