India's huge farm economy may be hit by a bad drought if its annual monsoon rains remain weak
with the window for planting crops closing by mid-July, a report from a U.S. Agricultural
Department attache said.
"The slow progress of the monsoon and its poor performance during the first quarter of the
monsoon season (June-September) is causing serious concern among farmers as well as the
(Indian) government," said a report by the USDA attache in New Delhi.
"The window of opportunity for planting most kharif crops (rice, coarse grains, soybeans,
peanut, cotton and pulses) will be over by mid-July. If rains come in the next week, planting
operations will pick up," the report said.
"Otherwise, the country could be heading for a severe drought," the report added.
Source: http://in.news.yahoo.com/
with the window for planting crops closing by mid-July, a report from a U.S. Agricultural
Department attache said.
"The slow progress of the monsoon and its poor performance during the first quarter of the
monsoon season (June-September) is causing serious concern among farmers as well as the
(Indian) government," said a report by the USDA attache in New Delhi.
"The window of opportunity for planting most kharif crops (rice, coarse grains, soybeans,
peanut, cotton and pulses) will be over by mid-July. If rains come in the next week, planting
operations will pick up," the report said.
"Otherwise, the country could be heading for a severe drought," the report added.
Source: http://in.news.yahoo.com/
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