Rain helps Kalaburagi farmers take up agricultural activities
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The widespread pre-monsoon rain within the final 24 hours throughout Kalaburagi district has given farmers the increase to take up agricultural activities. The farmers within the district had accomplished pre-sowing operations and have been ready for the rain to start sowing kharif crops.
The district obtained 19.4 mm common rainfall as in opposition to the traditional 5.8mm between June 1 and June 3. Kalagi taluk recorded the best common rainfall of 40 mm in opposition to the traditional 4mm rainfall, adopted by Jewargi and Afzalpur taluk with a median rainfall of 25 mm every in opposition to the traditional rainfall of 6mm and 9mm respectively.
Chincholi and Yaddrami taluks recorded a median rainfall of 21 mm in opposition to the traditional rainfall of 7mm. The rainfall recorded within the final 24 hours within the district is 13.3 mm in opposition to the traditional 2.1mm.
The Agriculture Department has set a sowing goal on 7.55 lakh hectares of land within the district for the 2021-22 kharif seasons.
The sowing space of cereals shall be 17,280 hectares and that of pulses shall be 6,12,250 hectares. The sowing goal of oilseeds is 39,400 hectares.
The sowing goal of purple gram has been elevated from final 12 months’s 5.30 lakh hectares to five.32 lakh hectares space. The sowing space for black gram is 29,800 hectares and that of inexperienced gram is 49,000 hectares.
The sowing goal for oilseeds is 39,400 hectares and the sowing space for cotton has remained the identical with 52,000 hectares.
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