to competing crops such as maize in the upcoming kharif season. The area under cotton is seen to be lower by about a tenth in the season ahead as declining yields over the years have hit the ...

"For example, in Uttar Pradesh the power supply ... water-scarce areas because of high diesel cost and volatility of Kharif crop market,"he added. In 2024, Kharif production, above-normal monsoons ...

The lower Sindh region has early sowing trend of Kharif crops, especially cotton. The province has been struggling to have desired per acre productivity of cotton. The current acute water shortage ...