This time in Maharashtra, cotton farming has two big villains, huge decrease in production
Last year also, cotton production had declined and its prices had also fallen sharply. Farmers have not been able to get good prices for cotton for the last two years. Last year, cotton crop could be sold only for 6 to 7 thousand rupees per hectare. Whereas usually it is sold for 10 thousand rupees. Due to this, farmers have turned away from it this time.
This time, good rains were recorded in Maharashtra in the month of May itself and in such a situation, it was expected that the cotton acreage would be more this time than every time. But this did not happen and this time a significant decline has been recorded in the cotton acreage in the state. After May, the lack of rain for about 25 days in the months of June and July has affected it. According to a report, the area under cotton cultivation in Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra has come down from 4 lakh 29 thousand hectares last year to 2 lakh 53 thousand hectares this time. It is clear that there has been a decline of about 50 percent.
In Kolhapur, farming has completely disappeared
Cotton farming is done in 21 districts of Maharashtra. Apart from Latur, only in Washim, Yavatmal, Nagpur, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, the cotton cultivation figure has increased a bit compared to last year. Whereas in all other districts it is less than the average. In Kolhapur, farmers have not sown cotton this time. Apart from this, cotton farming has not been done in Konkan as well. At the same time, farming has been very less this time in Sangli, Satara, Dharashiv, Bhandara and Gondia districts.
These 2 reasons had an impact
Last year also, there was a decline in the production of cotton and its prices also fell sharply. Farmers have not been able to get good prices for cotton for the last two years. Last year, cotton crop could be sold only for 6 to 7 thousand rupees per hectare. Whereas usually it is sold for 10 thousand rupees. Due to this, farmers have turned away from it this time. They say that they grow cotton with great hard work and if they do not get good prices for it then what is the use. This year, rain has also had an impact. At the time when seeds were to be sown, it did not rain and this also affected the farming.
This time cotton is behind
The average area of Kharif in the state is 144 lakh 36 thousand 54 hectares. So far, sowing has been completed in 137 lakh 59 thousand 761 hectares. Cotton is an important crop for the state. Its average area is 42 lakh 47 thousand 212 hectares. So far this year, cotton sowing has been done on 38 lakh 17 thousand 221 hectares. During the same period last year, its sowing was completed in more than 40 lakh 70 thousand hectares of area.
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