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Time of India
6 hours ago
- Climate
- Time of India
Agri department advises farmers to delay kharif sowing due to weak monsoon
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The state agriculture department has advised farmers not to undertake sowing for the kharif season at present, considering the overall monsoon conditions. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Highlighting that there could be a lull in rainfall activity with chances of temperatures reaching up to 40 degrees C in Marathwada over the next week, the agricultural department has asked the farming community to wait until the monsoon advances. "The progress of the monsoon was halted in Maharashtra during the past two weeks and is expected to remain the same until June 15. Therefore, the farming community was advised not to go for sowing hurriedly ," an advisory issued by the agricultural department on Monday said. K K Dakhore, an agricultural meteorologist with the Parbhani-based Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University, said the monsoon has not advanced yet in Marathwada. "Marathwada annually witnesses sowing between June 15 and July 15. Considering the current weather systems, the monsoon is expected to become active in the region soon, producing favourable conditions for kharif sowing," he said. Ashok Mane, a farmer from Beed, said the showers in May came as a pleasant surprise but produced a set of problems, too. "We made farms ready for the kharif season during summer, but weeds have grown in farms due to unseasonal rain. We have been spending additional money on labourers to remove the weeds before kharif sowing," he said. Marathwada reported a whopping 178 mm of rainfall in May, which accounted for 1389% of expected showers. The region, comprising eight districts, has recorded around 15 mm of rainfall in June so far. |
United News of India
29-05-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Developed Agricultural Resolution Campaign inaugurated by Maharashtra CM Fadnavis
Parbhani, May 29 (UNI) The nationwide 'Developed Agricultural Resolution Campaign' was inaugurated in Maharashtra by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday. The Chief Minister flagged off the campaign's chariot at Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University in Parbhani. Modern agricultural methods, prosperous farmers and science-based agriculture are necessary to accelerate the concept of a developed India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The agriculture sector is the backbone of the country's economy and employs more than half of the country's population along with food security. For this, the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, under the leadership of Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan, will implement the "Developed Agriculture Sankalp Abhiyan" across the country from May 29 to June 12, 2025. Fadnavis expressed his hope that if this campaign is successful, the farmers of Maharashtra will get accurate guidance for planning the Khariff crop through this medium. Altogether 2170 expert teams visiting more than 65,000 villages in 723 districts of the country will participate in this campaign. Each team will have at least four scientists. These teams will include scientists from agricultural universities, experts from research institutes, officials from government departments, innovative farmers and FPO employees. The campaign aims to reach more than 1.3 crore farmers in the country. In Maharashtra, the campaign will be implemented in 4,500 villages through the Agriculture Department and 50 Agricultural Science Centres. For the Marathwada region, 12 Agricultural Science Centres in eight districts are under the jurisdiction of Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University. UNI VKB SSP
