Kharif sowing in AP picks up on late rains

Right after heading by a slack pacc for about six months, kharif sowing has enhanced in Andhra Pradesh. Many thanks to late rains, farmers have lined an region of twenty five lakh hectares so considerably, with paddy and cotton regaining shed floor.

Even though the full region lined so considerably is however a lot less than the average as-on-day region of 29 lakh ha. By July 26, the farmers had lined only 10 lakh ha as towards the as-on-day standard region of fifteen lakh ha.

“But for the North Coastal districts, the rainfall was standard. Right after a lull in the initial handful of months of the monsoon season, rainfall had been very well unfold throughout the Point out,” Keshava Rao, President of All-India Kisan Sabha (Andhra Pradesh), explained to BusinessLine.

Paddy farmers have lined 10.27 lakh ha so considerably towards 11 lakh ha on the exact same day in a standard yr. Cotton and groundnut crops are possible to witness a fall in acreage.

“Some cotton farmers are shifting to chillies on far better rates,” Keshava Rao explained.

Cotton farmers have lined an region of four.forty six lakh ha as on day as towards the equivalent average determine of five.10 lakh ha. The Point out set a goal of six lakh ha for the season

Redgram, the other significant crop in the Point out, is possible to tumble beneath the qualified region of 2.sixty eight lakh ha. In accordance to the most current information and facts, redgram was sown in 1.seventy eight lakh ha.

In the meantime, the Point out Govt has made the decision to discourage farmers from growing paddy, tobacco and sugarcane below borewell irrigation.

The Agriculture Division explained they could covert an region of .sixty lakh ha below these types of crops to horticultural crops in 2020-21. They are looking at converting much more region this kharif.