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Monsoon 2022: Agriculture sector shed nearly 8 million jobs in June -Richard Mahapatra

-Down to Earth

Sluggish monsoon; area sown down 15%; rural employment stares at meltdown

There are disturbing signals of a potential meltdown of the country’s biggest employer and also food producer as the southwest monsoon enters  its second week of the second month.

Kharif sowing was down 15 per cent by July 7, in comparison to last year for the same period. Altogether, farmers didn’t sow in 6.3 million hectares (Ha) of farms.

Sowing is picking up at snail’s pace, with the first two weeks of June reporting insignificant activities. In a normal season, the main crop of paddy would have been transplanted from the nursery by this time.

Planting is the most labour-intensive phase of agriculture, particularly for paddy crops. The sluggish sowing progress is already reflecting in the overall unemployment situation of the country.

Mahesh Vyas, managing director and chief executive of Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt Ltd (CMIE), has flagged dire consequences in his analysis of the unemployment scenario in June.

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