Karnataka: 40% of kharif sowing has been completed in Yadgir district.
2025-06-27 17:25:44
Yadgir Farmers Complete 40% Kharif Sowing
After three weeks of southwest monsoon and good rains before that, farmers who had already prepared the land in the district have started sowing. And, 40% sowing has been recorded till the beginning of this week.
According to data provided by the agriculture department, 40.77% sowing has been recorded in Yadgir district. The department has set a target of 4,16,474 hectares for 2025-26 and out of this, 1,69,181 hectares, i.e. 40.77%, has been brought under cultivation so far.
Farmers prefer moong, red moong, cotton and paddy for the kharif season, which is widely covered in the area irrigated under the Upper Krishna Project network, especially in Hunsgi and parts of Shahapur and Shorapur taluks.
Meanwhile, paddy sowing is to be done in 1,07,856 hectares, while sowing is yet to begin.
The taluk-wise sowing target and actual sowing is as follows: Shahapur 75,627 hectares (23,610 hectares), Wadagera 57,284 hectares (20,075 hectares), Shorapur 94,952 hectares (28,569 hectares), Hunsagi 66,134 hectares (19,682 hectares), Yadgir 69,505 hectares (42,979 hectares) and Gurmitkal 52,968 hectares (34,795 hectares).
The highest sowing of 65.54% was recorded in Gurmitkal taluk, while the lowest sowing of 30.03% was recorded in Hunsagi taluk, where the area is largely irrigated and farmers sow paddy.
"Farmers can sow all crops except green gram by the end of July. We hope to cover more than 90% of the targeted area in the remaining period," said Rathendranath Sugur, joint director of the agriculture department. The district has received sporadic rainfall since sowing began this season. And, the weather has been dry despite cloudy weather across the district. Currently, mainly the green gram crop, considered a short-term cash crop, is about 10-15 days old. So, farmers have started ploughing to remove weeds between the crop rows to help them grow beautifully.
"The crops will need rain water in the next few days if not immediately as the soil is drying up slowly after ploughing," said Mahadevappa, a farmer ploughing his green gram field. Many farmers have said that the district has received good rainfall even before the onset of monsoon, which is even above the normal figures. "More importantly, if the crops get the required rainfall and fertilisers, they will give a good yield now," said Basavaraj Patil, another farmer.
