Farmers got to cultivate fields and sowing crops, and the agricultural department set the goal to bring 3.74 lakh hectares this year during the Kharif season. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Agricultural activities have gained dynamics in the district of Mysuru due to previous showers, which are higher than the long -term average.
Farmers got to cultivate fields and sowing crops, and the agricultural department set the goal to bring 3.74 lakh hectares this year during the Kharif season.
KH Ravi, a common director of agriculture, said that more than 7,000 hectares were brought under the corn, while 12,000 hectares have been brought under tobacco. In addition, it is to 9,000 hectares of soil, which is served under cotton. “On Sunday, almost 28,000 hectares of land was brought under various crops, and that is the beginning of the season,” he added.
While Hunsur and Periyapatna are the main areas of tobacco cultivation, farmers in HD Kote and Nanjangud have a preference for cotton, due to the nature of the soil. The district also recorded an increase in ginger cultivation within the framework of contractual agriculture with investors from Kerala over the last decade.
The Cape Region receives abundant rain in May and the southwestern monsoon has been officially built since June, when the crop coverage will be peak, said Mr. Ravi.
He said there was an adequate supply of seeds and fertilizers for the benefit of farmers, and all Raith Sampark Kendras supplied enough seeds to satisfy the demand of farmers.
In addition to the seeds, there were more than 57,800 metric tons of fertilizers in the district, including almost 16,500 metric tons of urea. Mr. Ravi said that farmers need not be disturbed if DAP or fertilizer with diamomia phosphate is not available. There are other equally good alternatives providing basic nutrients for crops and could be used, he added.
Officials of the Ministry of Agriculture said that with the rain set to obtain dynamics in the coming weeks, agricultural activities will also raise the pace and target crop coverage of 3.74 lakh hectares. The authorities stated that deductions are uniform and widespread throughout the district and allowed farmers to receive cultivation and sowing soon.
According to the State Center for the Monitoring of Natural Disasasters in Karnataka, the southern interior received Karnataka from March 1 to 3. May 96 mm with a rainfall against normal 59 mm. Cumulative precipitation during April was 64.2 mm against normal 39.9 mm.
Chamarajanagar from March 1 to May 3 received a cumulative precipitation of 112 mm and is 23% higher than usual, while Kodag received 157 mm in the same period, 34% higher than usual.
While Taluk received 102 mm of precipitation from March 1 to May 3, Nanjangud received 97 mm and Periyapatna received 84 mm. Other talks, including Hunsur, HD Kote, Saragur, Kr Nagar, Saligrama and T. Narsipur, received excessive rain.
Published – 4 May 2025 06:44
