Modi’s government: Farmers often begin planting summer crops on June 1, when monsoon rains arrive in India. Acc. to the Ministry of Agriculture Welfare, Indian farmers planted 49.9 million hectares (123 million acres) of summer crops, a 10.43 percent decrease from the previous year, as monsoon rains drop off following a strong start last month.
Modi’s government: Farmers often begin planting summer crops on June 1, when monsoon rains arrive in India. Planting will then continue until the end of August. Rice planting, the main summer crop, was at 11.5 million hectares as of July 9, compared to 12.6 million hectares the previous year, according to the government. Cotton plantings totaled 8.6 million hectares, down from 10.5 million hectares the last year. Overall oilseed planting, including soybean.
| The primary summer oilseed crop – was 11.2 million hectares, down from 12.6 million hectares the previous year. Soybean plantings totaled 8.2 million hectares, down from 9.2 million hectares the last year—the world’s largest buyer of cooking oils in India. Sugarcane planting in the world’s second-largest sugar producer remained virtually constant at 5.3 million hectares. |
The statistics of Modi’s government are preliminary and susceptible to change as the monsoon season, which runs from June to September, advances. Since June 1, when the four-month rainy season began, India, one of the world’s top agricultural producers, has gotten 5% less rainfall than usual. Monsoon rainfall was 46% below average in the week ending July 7.
The state-run meteorological service defines ordinary, or average, rainfall as falling between 96 and 104 percent of the season’s 50-year average of 88 cm. Monsoon rains, which were spotty at the end of June, would pick up later this week, India’s top meteorological officer said in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday. Nearly half of India’s agriculture lacks irrigation and relies on monsoon rains, which account for 70% to 90% of annual rainfall. Farming accounts for about 15% of India’s $2.7 trillion GDP.
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