Soybean sowing completed in more than 3 lakh hectares in Karnataka

26-Jun-2024 06:40 PM

Mysore. Due to good monsoon rains in the southern state of Karnataka, farmers are getting a golden opportunity to do early sowing of Kharif crops. Compared to last year, this time there has been a tremendous increase in the production area of ​​paddy, pulses (especially tur) and coarse grains (especially maize) and the sowing process will continue for the next several weeks.

This time the farmers of Karnataka are also showing great interest in the cultivation of Kharif oilseed crops, due to which its production area there has jumped almost six times (600 percent) from last year's 73 thousand hectares to 4.30 lakh hectares.

Under this, a tremendous increase is being seen especially in the area of ​​soybean and groundnut. During the period under review,

the production area of ​​soybean in Karnataka jumped from 26 thousand hectares to 3.03 lakh hectares and the sowing area of ​​groundnut increased from 14 thousand hectares to 82 thousand hectares. Other oilseeds have been cultivated in limited area.

The area under soybean and groundnut is expected to increase further.Karnataka ranks fourth in soybean production, while its sowing is likely to pick up soon in the top three producing states - Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. With the onset of monsoon rains,

soybean sowing will also start at a fast pace. As far as groundnut is concerned, Gujarat and Rajasthan are its two leading producing states, while Karnataka also produces it well.