Rajasthan Floods and Rains May Impact Kharif Crop Production
15-Sep-2025 05:09 PM
Jaipur. The sowing campaign of Kharif crops in Rajasthan, an important agricultural producing state located in the western part of the country, has almost ended and its production area has remained almost the same as last year, but due to waterlogging in the fields due to import surplus rains and floods in some areas, there is a possibility of damage to the crops especially of pulses and coarse grains.
According to the data of the State Agriculture Department, during the current year till September 9, the total production area of Kharif crops in Rajasthan was 1 57.77 lakh hectares, whereas during the same period last year it was recorded at 157.74 lakh hectares.
The data of the Meteorological Department shows that during the current year, between June 1 and September 12, the monsoon rainfall in Rajasthan was 70 percent more than the normal average,
due to which the fields remained filled with water for a long time in many areas and further Kharif crops were damaged there. Experts say that despite the sowing area being almost equal, this time the Kharif production in Rajasthan may be less and the production of most crops may decline.
It is noteworthy that Rajasthan is the most prominent producer of moong, millet and guar during the Kharif season, while it is second in the production of groundnut and third in the production of soybean.
Many parts of Rajasthan received heavy rainfall during June-July, while the monsoon remained inactive for a few days in August. After this, there was very heavy rainfall in the first week of September.
This badly affected the fodder crop. The same situation was in Punjab. This further complicated the situation and the price of fodder coming from Punjab increased from Rs 6 per kg to Rs 8-9 per kg. Rajasthan will have to depend on other states for fodder this time.
The President of Kisan Maha Panchayat says that the government data regarding sowing of Kharif crops is misleading because it also includes the area in which crops have been badly affected due to heavy rains and floods. Farmers in such areas are now waiting to start sowing of Rabi season crops.
The normal average area of Kharif crops in Rajasthan has been estimated to be 164.55 lakh hectares this time, while the actual area remained far behind this.