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Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Rains boost paddy transplantation in Haryanaedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Heavy rainfall reported in parts of the northern districts of Haryana has brought some relief to the farmers and given a boost to the paddy transplantation. As per daily reports of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Haryana witnessed 12mm rainfall on Saturday, with the highest 21.7mm rainfall reported in Karnal, followed by 21 mm in Jind, 18mm in Jhajjar, 16mm in Kaithal, 14mm in Sirsa and 10.4mm in Hisar. The rains have also helped in bringing the maximum temperature down to around 30 degrees Celsius from above-40 degrees few days ago, while the minimum temperature was 22.2°C, three notches above normal. According to farmers, rains at this stage were very helpful to protect the standing ...
Kharif crop cultivation in Odisha delayed due to deficit and delayed monsoonedit
The New Indian Express – Online
A delayed and deficient monsoon has slowed field preparation and summer crop sowing, sparking concern over farm output, especially paddy this season. The raising of paddy nurseries, a prerequisite for transplantation which is common practice in Odisha has been hit by patchy rains in many parts of the State as the southwest monsoon showed a seasonal deficit of more than 64 per cent in the first half of June. The actual rainfall in the first two weeks of this month is 36.7 mm against 130 mm in a normal monsoon. The meteorological department’s prediction that the monsoon which arrived late by over a week in the State is likely to make slow progress ...
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Paddy output may decline by 12.5 lakh bagsedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The crop holiday declared by a group of farmers in Konaseema region during Kharif is likely to reduce the area of cultivation by around 50,000 acres and paddy production by 12.50 lakh bags. The region has 1.20 lakh acres of cultivable land and 17,000 acres have been converted into fish and prawn ponds. The farmers have declared a crop holiday in Godavari delta due to delay in payments for paddy procured by the government and poor access to irrigation water through the existing canal system. The crop holiday has been declared in 13 of the total 22 mandals of Konaseema. A major drain Kunavaram-Vasalathippa has not been desilted and the minor canals are ...
PUSA-44 paddy variety to phase out in Punjab by 2025: Agriculture directoredit
Hindustan Times – Online
Acreage of environmentally hazardous PUSA-44 variety of paddy is tipped to go down in Punjab by 17% or two lakh acres this year, as the state authorities have planned to phase out this water-intensive non-basmati variety in the next three kharif seasons. Officials of the state agriculture department and farm scientists credit the decline in area under the unrecommended variety to the years of sustained efforts and viable alternatives to this kharif variety. Agriculture director Gurvinder Singh said seed production of this longest-duration rice variety would be discouraged from 2023 and the seeds stocked by farmers are likely to be exhausted in the next couple of seasons. Trend of paddy nursery sowing shows a decline ...