The Hindu Business Line : Gujarat farmers betting on cotton, groundnut

The Department of Agriculture, Gujarat has set a sowing target of 88 lakh hectares for the current kharif season as against 86 lakh hectares over previous season, up by 2 lakh hectares.

Sowing for various kharif crops in the State such as groundnut, cotton, sesame and pulses is in progress, thanks to good rains.

As on June 21, kharif sowing has been completed in 13.58 lakh hectares (lh) as against total target area of 88 lh.

Kharif sowing has commenced in most parts of South Gujarat, Saurashtra-Kutch regions and North Gujarat as the State has received adequate and timely rains.

Major crops covered under current kharif sowing in the State are groundnut, cotton, bajra, maize and sesame, as per latest figures released by the department.

``As on June 21, about 13.58 lakh hectares has been covered under kharif sowing as against 12.48 lakh hectares last season, up by one lakh hectares. So far, about 17 per cent area has been covered under kharif sowing,'' Mr Bhupendra Chudasama, State Agriculture Minister, said.

``So far, an average 2-10 inches rains in all major areas of the State has helped farmers to begin sowing on time,'' he said.

Initial reports says that majority farmers are going for groundnut and cotton crops this year as farmers received good prices for their produces last year, particularly groundnut and cotton.

Crop-wise areas covered under current kharif season as on June 21 are mentioned as below (compared with same period last season): groundnut 6,99,300 hectares (5,70,900 hectares), cotton 3,74,400 ha. (3,36,000 ha.), coarse grains 1,68,400 ha, pulses crops 26,300 ha and total oilseeds crops (sesame) at 47,500 ha.

So far, cotton sowing is covered in all the districts of the state while groundnut sowing has been done in mainly Saurashtra region, officials said.

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