Good Rains in the Pre-monsoon Season have Benefited Karnataka Farmers

Karnataka, 3 June 2025

Karnataka is experiencing a good amount of rains in the pre-monsoon season which is greatly helping farmers in sowing. As per the data released this year pre-monsoon rains have been 149 percent more than normal, resulting into sowing of Kharif Crops before time. As per the latest data released by the state agriculture department, till 31^st May, sowing of Kharif crop has been completed in 3.06 lakh hectares, which was only 2.36 lakh hectares previous year during the same period.

Above normal pre-monsoon rains in Karnataka have encouraged early sowing of major kharif crops such as maize, pulses, oilseeds and cash crops. Maize, a major kharif crop in Karnataka, has been sown in 0.714 lakh hectare till May 31, which is about 160% more than 0.274 lakh hectare in the same period last year. Jowar sowing has also increased to 0.147 lakh hectare (previous year: 0.129 lakh hectare). Total food grain area so far has reached 0.88 lakh hectare (previous year: 0.46 lakh hectare).

The department has set a target of 111.4 lakh tonnes of foodgrain production for Kharif 2025-26, which includes 96.14 lakh tonnes of cereals and 15.26 lakh tonnes of pulses. Pre monsoon rains can be helpful in increasing the quality and productivity of crops.