India's kharif sowing deficit narrows to 48% of normal area, with paddy acreage down 9% amid slower monsoon rainfall.

Monsoon rainfall improves, yet weak Kharif sowing poses significant risk to India's agriculture sector, warns recent report.

Kharif crop sowing is 16 percent lower this season. This delay is attributed to a weak monsoon and El Nino effects. Area under pulses and coarse cereals has significantly…