Cotton cultivation: Cotton will be cultivated in 120 lakh hectares in the country
By yash chouhan 2025-06-05 11:10:31
Cotton Sowing Area Pegged at 120 Lakh Hectares
Nagpur : Last season, cotton was cultivated in 113 lakh hectares in the country. It is being said that this season cotton cultivation will be done within the limit of 100 lakh hectares. However, Dr. Vijay Waghmare, Director, Central Cotton Research Institute, has expressed confidence that the area under cotton cultivation will remain at 120 lakh hectares this Kharif season.
There is unrest in the cotton sector due to many reasons including pink bollworm infestation, price fluctuations. It is seen that the cotton acreage is continuously decreasing. India's total cotton cultivation area is 130 lakh hectares and on an average 120 to 130 lakh hectares are cultivated every year. However, in the year 2024-25, the area under cotton cultivation was affected to a great extent and came down to 113 lakh hectares.
If the situation remains the same, it is estimated that cotton cultivation will be limited to 100 lakh hectares in the Kharif season of 2025-26. However, Dr. Waghmare dismissed this possibility and claimed that cotton will be sown up to 120 lakh hectares. Cotton cultivation is already taking place in the southern states as compared to Maharashtra.
So far, 95 percent of the area in this region has been cultivated. Since Maharashtra has more dry land areas, the agricultural season depends on monsoon rains. Therefore, most of the cultivation is done after June, Dr. Waghmare said.
Although there is a problem of pink bollworm, awareness about it has increased among farmers. Therefore, farmers are already alert and are making efforts to control this insect. As a result, it is wrong to say that the area under cultivation has reduced or is decreasing due to pink bollworm. This year, cotton will be cultivated in 120 lakh hectares in the country, while in Maharashtra it will be cultivated in about 40 lakh hectares.
