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Crop Planting Increases by 21% Due to Heavy Monsoon Rains: Agriculture Ministryedit
Indian farmers have planted 69.2 million hectares with summer crops, up 21.2% from this time a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, boosted by bountiful monsoon rains that spurred sowing in most parts of the country.
Farmers typically start planting their summer-sown crops June 1, when monsoon rains usually reach India. Planting usually continues until the end of July or early August.
Planting of rice, the key summer crop, was at 16.8 million hectares as of July 17 versus 14.2 million hectares in the previous year, the ministry said.
Green fodder hope for COVID-hit Sambalpur Farmersedit
Even as the district has seen a huge influx of migrants and there is a loss of livelihood for a large number of people, the district administration is looking at various options to provide them with a livelihood.
‘Agriculture sector needs reforms for sustainability’edit
Where does India’s agriculture sector stand now?
The country has made big strides in agriculture. Post-liberalisation, the yield has increased, and is the third-largest producer by value.
However, the sector realises only 50 to 60% of its potential. Price realisation is affected by the APMC Act and middlemen. Except for a few crops (rice, wheat) and a few States (Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh), the selling price for the farmer is 15-50% below the minimum support price (MSP).
Heavy monsoon rains speed up crop planting in Indiaedit
Indian farmers have planted 69.2 million hectares with summer crops, up 21.2% from this time a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, boosted by bountiful monsoon rains that spurred sowing in most parts of the country.
Farmers typically start planting their summer-sown crops June 1, when monsoon rains usually reach India. Planting usually continues until the end of July or early August. Planting of rice, the key summer crop, was at 16.8 millionhectares as of July 17 versus 14.2 million hectares in the previous year, the ministry said. The area planted with cotton was at 11.3 million hectares versus 9.6 million hectares the prior year.
Data | Above average southwest monsoon leads to burgeoning reservoir levels, boosts sowing activityedit
An above average southwest monsoon so far has come as a boon for farmers during the kharif sowing season. Until July 14, the country has received 11% more rainfall than normal, resulting in reservoir levels rising to 2.7 times the usual levels. This encouraged sowing activity, taking the total sown area to a six-year high.
‘Amul’ brand sales cross ₹52,000 crore in 2019-20edit
Dairy major, Amul marketer, Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd has registered a turnover of ₹38,542 crore for the financial year 2019-20, showng a growth of 17 per cent over previous year.
The sales turnover has jumped by nearly five times in the past decade from ₹8,005 crore in 2009-10 to ₹38,542 crore in 2019-20. The rise is attributed to the dairy major’s rapid expansion in both – processing capacities and product portfolio.