Kharif crop situation essential in 11 districts in Odisha

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: Even because the Agriculture Department has claimed that the general crop situation within the state is regular and cumulative rainfall is 10 per cent lower than regular, farmers of no less than 11 districts are observing crop loss on account of poor rainfall.

With monsoon enjoying truant, deficit rainfall coupled with insufficient irrigation protection has created a drought-like scenario in Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Khurda, Kendraprara, Jajpur, Jagatsingpur, Puri and elements of Cuttack, Gajapati and Koraput districts. Weekly rainfall information from the primary week of June until August 16 states Nabarangpur district can have minimal irrigation services has a cumulative rainfall deficit of 40 per cent. Farmers of the district have misplaced hope as they discovered it troublesome to avoid wasting their crops.

Farmers of Kalahandi, Ganjam and Khurda are additionally in a state of despair on account of erratic rainfall. With a cumulative rainfall deficit of 32 per cent, Ganjam district skilled 64 per cent much less precipitation in June adopted by 41 per cent in July and 31.66 per cent in August. Going by the rainfall sample within the state, the 11 affected districts haven’t obtained spell of rain in any of the weeks since June 1 until date.

“More than 50 per cent of rainfed agricultural land remains uncultivated in Ganjam district. As paddy is the main crop, farmers are still waiting for rains to take up transplantation. They will have to wait till the first week of September to decide the next course of action,” mentioned Ganesh Nayak, a farmer of Sankhemundi block.

The whole kharif crop protection within the state as on August 18, 2023, was 35.68 lakh hectares towards 36.57 lakh hectares throughout the corresponding interval final yr. Paddy crop protection within the state is round 28 lakh hectares this yr towards 32 lakh hectares final yr. The crop protection space has decreased on account of erratic rainfall adopted by crop injury on account of inundation and flooding within the coastal districts.

Area protection beneath coarse cereals is relatively higher than final yr. Around 3.95 lakh hectare has been lined up to now towards 3.83 lakh hectare throughout this era final yr. “Transplantation of paddy crop is under progress in areas affected by flood. Intercultural operation in paddy is going on in areas where crop condition is normal. Overall crop condition is normal in many districts of the state,” mentioned an officer of the Agriculture Department.

Enrolment for Kharif prolonged until August 25

The state authorities on Tuesday additional prolonged the timeline for paddy procurement registration for the 2023-24 kharif advertising season by three extra days until August 25.“The last date for submitting applications for farmers’ registration for procurement of paddy (Kharif crop) is hereby extended till August 25, 2023,” mentioned order of the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare division.

Intimating the time extension to the Registrar of Cooperative Societies and all district collectors, the order said the final date of digitisation of types by societies engaged for paddy procurement has additionally been prolonged until August 31. The societies have been directed to generate a grasp farmer record for the procurement of paddy by September 30.

BHUBANESWAR: Even because the Agriculture Department has claimed that the general crop situation within the state is regular and cumulative rainfall is 10 per cent lower than regular, farmers of no less than 11 districts are observing crop loss on account of poor rainfall.

With monsoon enjoying truant, deficit rainfall coupled with insufficient irrigation protection has created a drought-like scenario in Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Khurda, Kendraprara, Jajpur, Jagatsingpur, Puri and elements of Cuttack, Gajapati and Koraput districts. Weekly rainfall information from the primary week of June until August 16 states Nabarangpur district can have minimal irrigation services has a cumulative rainfall deficit of 40 per cent. Farmers of the district have misplaced hope as they discovered it troublesome to avoid wasting their crops.

Farmers of Kalahandi, Ganjam and Khurda are additionally in a state of despair on account of erratic rainfall. With a cumulative rainfall deficit of 32 per cent, Ganjam district skilled 64 per cent much less precipitation in June adopted by 41 per cent in July and 31.66 per cent in August. Going by the rainfall sample within the state, the 11 affected districts haven’t obtained spell of rain in any of the weeks since June 1 until date.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“More than 50 per cent of rainfed agricultural land remains uncultivated in Ganjam district. As paddy is the main crop, farmers are still waiting for rains to take up transplantation. They will have to wait till the first week of September to decide the next course of action,” mentioned Ganesh Nayak, a farmer of Sankhemundi block.

The whole kharif crop protection within the state as on August 18, 2023, was 35.68 lakh hectares towards 36.57 lakh hectares throughout the corresponding interval final yr. Paddy crop protection within the state is round 28 lakh hectares this yr towards 32 lakh hectares final yr. The crop protection space has decreased on account of erratic rainfall adopted by crop injury on account of inundation and flooding within the coastal districts.

Area protection beneath coarse cereals is relatively higher than final yr. Around 3.95 lakh hectare has been lined up to now towards 3.83 lakh hectare throughout this era final yr. “Transplantation of paddy crop is under progress in areas affected by flood. Intercultural operation in paddy is going on in areas where crop condition is normal. Overall crop condition is normal in many districts of the state,” mentioned an officer of the Agriculture Department.

Enrolment for Kharif prolonged until August 25

The state authorities on Tuesday additional prolonged the timeline for paddy procurement registration for the 2023-24 kharif advertising season by three extra days until August 25.“The last date for submitting applications for farmers’ registration for procurement of paddy (Kharif crop) is hereby extended till August 25, 2023,” mentioned order of the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare division.

Intimating the time extension to the Registrar of Cooperative Societies and all district collectors, the order said the final date of digitisation of types by societies engaged for paddy procurement has additionally been prolonged until August 31. The societies have been directed to generate a grasp farmer record for the procurement of paddy by September 30.