Because of bountiful rains, farmers gear up for rabi in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh
With the market worth for cotton hovering as much as ₹14,000 per quintal, the acreage in Nellore district is anticipated to go up by 5 instances to 50,000 acres
With the market worth for cotton hovering as much as ₹14,000 per quintal, the acreage in Nellore district is anticipated to go up by 5 instances to 50,000 acres
Because of bountiful rains and comfy storage in main reservoirs, farmers in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh have began cultivating crops with nice hopes through the rabi season.
SPSR Nellore district recorded 1094.2 mm rainfall within the water yr as far as towards the conventional rainfall of 593.3 mm. Somasila and Kandaleru reservoirs have a mixed storage of over 120 tmcft of water following floods within the catchment areas of river Penna, in response to a report compiled by the agriculture division.
All of the irrigation tanks within the district are brimming with water. The seasonal circumstances are beneficial for taking over cultivation of varied crops in six lakh acres, together with paddy in 4 lakh acres within the district this time, in response to Agriculture Nellore Joint Director G. Sudhakar.
Farmers are anticipated to go for Bengal gram, the principal pulse crop, in 40,000 acres below rain-fed situation within the upland areas adopted by black gram in 15,000 acres, sesamum in 6,000 acres and inexperienced gram in 5,000 acres, added Agriculture Assistant Director A. Narsoji Rao.
With the market worth for cotton hovering as much as ₹14,000 per quintal, the acreage below ‘white gold’ is anticipated to go up by 5 instances to 50,000 acres this time.
In Prakasam district, the division has focused a crop protection of 4.14 lakh acres throughout rabi.
Farmers will develop Bengal gram in 1.48 lakh acres, paddy shall be grown in 49,000 acres and black gram in 54,000 acres throughout winter, Prakasam’s Agriculture Joint Director S. Srinivasa Rao stated.
The drought-prone district had acquired close to regular rainfall. It recorded 532.4 mm rainfall as far as towards the conventional precipitation of 606 mm. Northeast monsoon rains will allow the district to bridge the shortfall.
In the meantime, Samyukta Kisan Morcha Prakasam District Convenor Ch. Ranga Rao urged the State authorities to announce minimal assured worth for varied crops on the time of the graduation of the cropping season after analysing the commodity futures market in order that the farmers may take a well-informed resolution on which crop to develop.