New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Sowing of kharif crops including paddy is lagging significantly in the country, with total acreage at 182.72 lakh hectares as of June, down 23 per cent compared to 236.46 lakh hectares a year earlier, amid delayed onset and sluggish progress of the southwest monsoon, according to agriculture ministry data. Not […]

India's kharif sowing acreage drops 23% due to a 42% deficient monsoon, impacting crop production amid Super El Nino forecasts.

Paddy (rice), the main kharif crop, saw a decline of 25.17% to 2.57 million hectares. Despite the government's push to plant legumes and oilseeds, pulses sowing was down 30.48% to…

According to the India meteorological department (IMD), Haryana faced a 21% rainfall deficit in June, receiving just 37.5 mm against the normal 47.4 mm, following a 15% deficit in…

Kharif crop sowing plummets 23% due to delayed monsoon and low reservoir levels, raising concerns for agricultural output.

New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Sowing of kharif crops including paddy is lagging significantly in the country, with total acreage at 182.72 lakh hectares as of June, down 23 per cent…

The India Meteorological Department has forecast seasonal rainfall at 90% of the long-period average this year.

The area sown so far is just 15% of Gujarat’s normal Kharif acreage of around 85 lakh hectares, highlighting the extent to which weak monsoon activity has disrupted farm operations

July brings a worrying forecast for India as monsoon rains are predicted to be below normal, falling short of 94% of the long-term average. This situation could adversely affect…