Agricultural activity picks up pace in Mysuru as pre-monsoon rains gather momentum
Agricultural activity has gained momentum in Mysuru district due to pre-monsoon showers, which are higher than the long-period average.
Farmers have taken to tilling the fields and sowing the crops, and the agricultural department has set a target of bringing 3.74 lakh hectares under various crops during the Kharif season this year.
K.H. Ravi, Joint Director of Agriculture, said that over 7,000 hectares have been brought under maize, while 12,000 hectares have been brought under tobacco so far. This is in addition to 9,000 hectares of land being brought under cotton. 'As of Sunday, nearly 28,000 hectares of land have been brought under different crops, and this is just the beginning of the season,' he added.
While Hunsur and Periyapatna are major tobacco-growing regions in Mysuru, farmers in H.D. Kote and Nanjangud have a preference for cotton, given the nature of the soil. The district has also seen a spike in ginger cultivation under contract farming with investors from Kerala during the last decade.
Mysuru region receives copious rains during May, and the south west monsoon officially sets in from June, by when the crop coverage will peak, Mr. Ravi said.
He said there was an adequate stock of seeds and fertilizers for the benefit of farmers and all Raitha Samparka Kendras have stocked adequate quantity of seeds to meet the demand of the farmers.
In addition to seeds, there were over 57,800 metric tonnes of fertilizers in the district, including nearly 16,500 metric tonnes of urea. Mr. Ravi said farmers need not be perturbed in case DAP or diammonium phosphate fertilizer is not available. There are other equally good alternatives providing the essential nutrients for crops and could be used, he added.
The agriculture department officials said that with the rains set to gain momentum in the weeks ahead, agricultural activity will also pick up pace, and the target crop coverage of 3.74 lakh hectares could easily be met. The authorities said rainfall was uniform and widespread across the district and has enabled the farmers to take up tilling and sowing early.
According to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, south interior Karnataka has received 96 mm of rainfall against a normal of 59 mm from March 1 to May 3. The cumulative rainfall during April was 64.2 mm against a normal 39.9 mm.
Chamarajanagar has received a cumulative rainfall of 112 mm from March 1 to May 3, and it is 23% higher than normal, while Kodagu has received 157 mm during the same period, which is 34% higher than normal.
While Mysuru taluk has received 102 mm of rainfall from March 1 to May 3, Nanjangud has received 97 mm, and Periyapatna has received 84 mm. Other taluks, including Hunsur, H.D. Kote, Saragur, K.R. Nagar, Saligrama, and T. Narsipur, have received excessive rains.
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