It is feared that pulses output may fall drastically in 2009-10 in Karnataka with the major pulses-growing districts reeling under severe moisture stress conditions.
The present sowing season for the kharif crop is almost over and a significant area under pulses is witnessing a failure due to a lack of rains in the districts of Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar and Koppal. Though sowing has taken place in three-fourths of the target area, the apprehension is that late sowing could result in low yield. Moreover, crops are drying up due to dry spell, and it looks like the state is headed for about 50 per cent drop in the pulses output this year.
The present sowing season for the kharif crop is almost over and a significant area under pulses is witnessing a failure due to a lack of rains in the districts of Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar and Koppal. Though sowing has taken place in three-fourths of the target area, the apprehension is that late sowing could result in low yield. Moreover, crops are drying up due to dry spell, and it looks like the state is headed for about 50 per cent drop in the pulses output this year.
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