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- Farmers have sown 110.39 million hectares for the kharif season, reaching near-normal benchmark levels.
- Acreage for rice, maize, cotton, and sugarcane experienced year-on-year declines.
- Increased cultivation of pulses and oilseeds provided support to the overall sowing figures.
- A 15% rainfall deficit and ongoing dry spells remain significant concerns for crop productivity.
What to watch next
- Impact of monsoon withdrawal on late-season crop development.
- Productivity and yield outcomes given the reduced rainfall.
- Policy shifts regarding agricultural resilience and water management.
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Uday Raj Anand
chief executive officer - Domestic Business
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“India’s agricultural resilience will ultimately depend not just on how many hectares we cultivate, but on how productively and sustainably we manage every hectare,”
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…A 15% rainfall deficit and dry spells are threatening crop growth. Experts said India’s agricultural resilience will increasingly depend on improving productivity and ensuring every hectare is managed efficiently. " India’s agricultural resilience will ultimately depend not just on how many hectares we cultivate, but on how productively and sustainably we manage every hectare, " Uday Raj Anand, chief executive officer (CEO) - Domestic Business, Parijat Industries, an agrochemical firm. Area under Shri Anna and coarse cereals stood at 18.5 million hectares, marginally up from 18.4 million…
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Named India · India Meteorological Department · Ministry of Agriculture · Parijat Industries · Uday Raj Anand · Vijay C. Roy
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