Rainfall deficit, high temperatures delay rabi sowing in Rajasthan
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- ✓Farmers in Rajasthan are struggling to start sowing Rabi crops due to a rainfall deficit and high temperatures.
- ✓Agriculture experts said, "Sowing can begin only once daytime temperatures come down." Most crops remain at just 1-2 per cent of targets, as many farmers wait for cooler weather and rain.
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Farmers in Rajasthan are struggling to begin sowing Rabi or winter crops due to a lack of rainfall during the Monsoon season and persistently high daytime temperatures, agriculture experts said.
Low soil moisture and intense heat have prevented farmers from taking up sowing, with only those having access to irrigation facilities able to proceed.
Agriculture experts said that crops sown under the prevailing conditions could wither soon after germination due to inadequate soil moisture and high temperatures. Farmers across the state are, therefore, waiting for temperatures to fall and some winter rainfall before beginning sowing.
Although the Rajasthan Agriculture Department has set targets for Rabi sowing, the area covered under most crops, barring mustard, remained at just 1-2 per cent of the respective targets till the last week of October.
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