Kharif crop sowing

Kharif sowing slows as rain deficit hits over half of India’s districts

Sowing of rain-fed Kharif crops continues to lag

The monsoon is expected to revive over large parts of northwest and northeast India this week, but the respite may come too late for several rain-fed kharif crops, according to experts

Jalgaon: Farmers Shift To Maize As Cotton Acreage Drops 20% This Kharif Season

Minister urges ryots to rethink on paddy farming, go for alternative crops

Nashik Kharif Sowing Reaches 71.66% After Good Rains, Farmers Fear Dry Spell

Scattered rains renew farmers’ hope for a better yield in Yadgir district

Yadgir district, which had registered a deficit rainfall, has got some hopes back for a good yield after experiencing scattered rains a couple of days back

Kharif sowing witnesses sharp recovery after improved rainfall in July

Total acreage, however, remains below last year’s level, with the shortfall concentrated in coarse cereals, rice and pulses even as weather experts and economists warn that crop yields, not acreage, will determine the eventual harvest amid strengthening El Nino conditions.

Farmers in Villupuram urged to enroll under crop insurance scheme for Kharif 2026

Rains, inflows into projects rekindle hopes of ryots on Kharif prospects

Discharge of flood from spillway of Jurala taken up in wee hours of July 30

Despite uptick in July rainfall, Kharif sowing remains below 2025 levels

New Delhi: The sowing of the monsoon crop (kharif) across India remained below last year’s level despite an improvement in July rainfall, with farmers planting crops in 105