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Acreage of gram cultivation in Gujarat crosses 1 million hectaresedit
The Indian Express – Online
Gram Acreage in Gujarat has gone past one million hectares this Rabi season, the highest recorded in the state so far, as stable prices and low cultivation costs have persuaded farmers to go for the pulse crop at the expense of cumin seeds, among other crops. As per the latest weekly sowing data released by the state government, gram (chana) sowing stands at 10.54 lakh hectare (lh) with a couple of more reporting weeks to go. This is more than double the previous three years’ average acreage of 4.66 lh and around 29 percent higher as compared to 8.19 lh recorded during Rabi season 2020-21. In terms of percentage, it is 226 per cent ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Heavy rainfall hinders cane supply, mills shut temporarilyedit
The Times of India – Online
Heavy rainfall in several parts of western UP on Saturday led to waterlogging at many places, hindering harvesting and delivery of sugarcane to mills in the region. Most of the mills had to halt operations due to the lack of cane supply. Administrative officer of a sugar mill in Bijnor AK Singh said, “Since morning, there has been no supply of sugarcane to our mill. The Bijnor mill has been temporarily shut following lack of cane.” Parveer Singh, a sugarcane grower in Bijnor’s Gadana village, said the rain had led to waterlogging in sugarcane fields and farmers were unable to harvest their crop. That is why they had stopped cane supply to the ...
Paddy in India
Panchayat on a mission to revive paddy farmingedit
The Times of India – Online
Venganoor grama panchayat, once known for the sprawling paddy fields, has over the decades seen the farms shrink and give way to other crops. Due to the loss and financial crisis, the farmers stopped cultivating paddy and started cultivating other crops, including tapioca and sweet potatoes. However, the panchayat is now in the process of reviving paddy farming. As the fields are so close to the Vellayani backwaters, most of the fields were flooded and the crops were destroyed. Sadanandan C was one among the farmers who changed to other crop cultivation after going through financial loss. Now, he has decided to resume paddy cultivation in his 15 cents of land. The paddy ...