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Haryana sees record cotton sowing

The cotton belt of Haryana has assumed significance this year as there has been a record sowing of cotton, on 6.3 lakh hectares, which is over a quarter more than the five lakh hectares in the corresponding period last year.

More and more farmers are going for cotton this year and it is estimated the total area of cultivation would come to 6.53 lakh hectares as against 5.7 lakh hectares in 2016-17.

Many farmers who grew pulses, such as pigeon pea, and green gram or oilseeds, such as groundnut, are going for cotton as the cash crop fetched a good price last year.

In 2016, Haryana’s cotton growers had a bountiful yield after white fly attacks for three years in a row led to dwindling of the yield. Farmers in the region were left with limited choice as many areas suffer from water scarcity and hence were not suitable for paddy.

The 403-kilometre-long carriageway, which cuts through four major districts of Haryana — namely, Rohtak, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa — bifurcates the region broadly into two in terms of agricultural practices.While fields on one side of the NH-9 grow mainly paddy, those on the other are known more for growing cotton. Over the years, there have been some changes with increased water availability, but this has broadly been the trend.

 
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