Image Credit source: Agriculture Department, Odisha
Odisha Farmers: The farmers of Odisha are very worried these days because this time there is a lot of delay in the arrival of monsoon here. Due to this, most of the farmers of Nabarangpur have not been able to cultivate Kharif crops. The district has received very little rain this time as compared to last year.
Meteorological Department in Odisha this time has better monsoon (Monsoon) but expressed concern about the lack of normal distribution of rain. Now the farmers of Odisha (Odisha Farmers) is also worrying about this. Because late arrival of monsoon is not considered a good sign for farmers. Because most of the farmers of Nabarangpur district of Odisha have switched to Kharif cultivation due to less rainfall.Kharif Crops) has not started. According to statistics, there are about two lakh farmers in Nabarangpur district. Most of these farmers depend on rain water for agriculture. Because reportedly irrigation facilities are available on the land even less than 10 percent in this area.
The district agriculture department had set a target of cultivating paddy in 1,30,000 hectares and maize in 85 hectares for the Kharif season this year. According to The New Indian Express, sowing is usually completed in the district by the first week of June every year, but due to insufficient rainfall so far this year, agricultural activities this season are running behind schedule.
Less rain this year than last year
Official sources said the first week of May to June this year has received only seven per cent rainfall during this period as compared to 2021. Whereas last year there was 671 mm of rain in the month of May. Whereas this year 571 mm of rain has been recorded. Whereas in June last year, 671 mm of rain was recorded till this period in the month of June, but this year only 48 mm of rain has been recorded. As a result, more than 80 percent of the farmers have not yet started work for the Kharif crop. This can mean huge losses for them as many people have already bought high quality seeds. In addition, the paddy and maize crops cannot grow well without good rains between June and August.
Farmers should cultivate short duration paddy
Many farmers of Umarkot, Nandahandi and other blocks expressed their concern that if there is no rain within seven to 10 days then there could be a drought-like situation in the coming days, with the farmers asking the district administration to improve the irrigation facilities. sought to. Bhakchand Nayak, a farmer leader from Nabarangpur, said that due to the delay in monsoon, we could not sow the seeds on time. If it doesn’t rain this week, we will all suffer a huge loss. Bijay Patnaik, Additional District Agriculture Officer (ADAO) of the district said that there are different varieties of paddy. Farmers should opt for long duration paddy seeds which will be beneficial in case of delay in monsoon.
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