Media Monitor
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Slow progress of monsoon may hit key crops’ yieldsedit
Mint – Online
The slow progress of the monsoon and the spectre of scanty rains may combine to shrink the production of paddy, corn, and soya bean, even as the clock is ticking for farmers to finish kharif sowing. Lower production tends to drive up prices and limit farm sector growth.
Lack of rain may badly impact paddy cultivation in district: Agri Officalsedit
The Times of India – Online
The absence of rainfall in the first three weeks of June has delayed paddy plantation across Pune, triggering concern among farmers about major losses. The process of planting paddy saplings, the main kharif crop, has been hampered severely in tehsils like Bhor, Velhe, Maval, Mulshi, Junnar and western regions of Khed and Ambegaon in the district.
Paddy in India
Paddy and the price of wateredit
The Indian Express – Online
The southwest monsoon season (June-September) has registered 37.2% deficient rain so far. With most global weather agencies predicting El Niño – which typically suppresses rainfall in India – to fully set in by this month-end, the outlook for the rest of the season doesn’t look great. A weak monsoon can particularly impact paddy (rice with husk). A highly water-intensive crop, its cultivation entails preparing nurseries, where the seeds are first raised into young plants that are uprooted and re-planted around 30 days later in the main field.