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The area under kharif as on July 1 was 27.872 million hectares, which increased by 24% to 5.3% from 14.05 million hectares on June 24, as per the data. Ministry of Agriculture,
in stream Kharif seasonTill July 1, 27.872 million hectares were sown as against 29.443 million hectares in the corresponding period last year.
“There is adequate availability of quality seeds for all major Kharif crops for Kharif 2022, and availability of fertilizers is also comfortable,” an agriculture ministry official said on condition of anonymity.
Good soil moisture condition in some parts
The official said that the regions of the country, Kerala, West Bengal, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.
The major crops sown in Kharif season are cotton, maize, soybean, oilseeds and pulses.
However, experts say that the sowing time for most kharif crops is till July and hence it is important that there is good rainfall in the next few weeks.
After an early start over Kerala, the southwest monsoon had entered a weak phase, leading to a 43 per cent deficit in rainfall till June 11. This slowed down the sowing of kharif crops, leading to a 24 per cent drop in acreage on June 24. Thereafter, it entered the active phase, bringing rain to many parts of the country and reducing the deficit.
According to officials, the total rainfall till July 7 was 222.2 mm, which is touching the normal limit of 221.6 mm. The daily average rainfall, which was lower during the week of June 22-29, has remained above normal since June 30.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a normal monsoon this year, with rainfall of 103 per cent of the long period average.
The southwest monsoon season runs from June to September, covering the entire country by mid-July. It is the biggest source of irrigation for the country’s crops and is the key to the economic revival of the country. Adequate rains will boost crop production and reduce food inflation.
The total water storage in 143 reservoirs across the country is 177.464 Billion Cubic Meter (BCM) and the live storage available in these reservoirs is 53.649 BCM, which is 30% of the total live storage capacity of these reservoirs as on July 7. Year’s storage is about 95% of last year’s level.
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