Last Updated : 01 July 2011 at 15:35 IST
HYDERABAD (Commodity Online): The ensuing 10 days are very critical for the Indian farming sector as the scope of diminished monsoons looms large over India.
“If rainfalls are not uniform, if it is erratic, over the Southern Penisnsula and Central India, sowing and tillage of crops can get adversely affected. Farmers are really worried. The 2009 situation may get repeated.” said GSLHV Prasada Rao Ph.D, Special Officer, Academy of Climate Change Education and Research (ACCER), Kerala Agriculture University.
In 2009, about 60 lakh hectares of Paddy acreage was affected on subdued monsoons and there was a 10-12% deficit in kharif output, said Prasada Rao from Andhra Pradesh.
“July is a very critical month for India.” he added.
Over the four broad geographical regions of the country, rainfall for the 2011 Southwest Monsoon Season is likely to be 97% of its LPA over North-West India, 95% of its LPA over North-East India, 95% of its LPA over Central India and 94% of its LPA over South Peninsula, all with a model error of ± 8 %.—said a June 21 press release from IMD.
On Wednesday, India’s food minister K.V.Thomas gave his consent to possible exports of grains from India. Now, the subject has been referred to Empowered Group of Ministers which will take a decision on the matter.
Successive bumper harvests and overflowing granaries have prompted the government to reconsider its policy of not allowing food grain exports in place since 2007.
As published in: http://www.commodityonline.com/news/%E2%80%98India-Monsoon-Ensuing-10-days-critical-for-crops-40444-3-1.html
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