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Bihar farmers stare at huge loss of Kharif crops due to erratic monsoon rainfall -CK Manoj

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Late transplantation of paddy crops may lead to crop yield loss of up to 50 per cent 

An erratic monsoon has dented the hopes of Bihar’s farmers of a good Kharif 2021.  

The rainfall was very heavy in parts of the state and scanty in others, because of which the cultivators have not been able to transplant paddy seedlings or sow maize seeds. Around 50 per cent of the farmlands was still unused till July 27, 2021, according to official records. 

Kharif is the main crop of farmers in the state: It gives economic sustenance to thousands of families dependent on agriculture for survival.  

The late transplantation of paddy crops caused by erratic rainfall may lead to crop yield loss of up to 50 per cent in the eastern state, agricultural experts estimated. 

The ideal period for transplanting paddy seedlings is till mid-August but the progress has been slow this year due to rainfall deficiency in several parts of the state, they argued.  

Only 46.88 per cent of the desired paddy transplantation has taken place so far and maize-sowing was 68.94 per cent in the state till last week, a report by the Bihar agriculture department showed. This happened due to rain deficiency in most of south, central and eastern Bihar and flooded fields in the northern region of the state as a result of heavy rains.

Of the total target of transplanting paddy crops in 3,300,000 hectares of land, just 15,46,958 hectares have been covered so far, the report said. Till July 22 last year, paddy transplantation had been completed in 2,284,680 hectares, according to the department data.

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