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Daily wage labourers are seen weeding out the grass from the rice fields in Akhori village in Unnao in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, India. Very few farmers have access to electricity to irrigate their farmland and are totally dependent on rainfall. The 4 month annual rainfall is crucial to summer sown crops as 60% of the farmlands are rainfed. North India experienced scanty rainfall in late june to july. Till August, rain in India has been 26% below 5 year average. Late rains moist the fields but it is not enough for rice, sugarcane, oilseeds and pulses. Late rains also damage the alternate crops that need less water.
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Sanjit Das
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WATER, Impact of late rain on agriculture
Daily wage labourers are seen weeding out the grass from the rice fields in Akhori village in Unnao in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, India. Very few farmers have access to electricity to irrigate their farmland and are totally dependent on rainfall. The 4 month annual rainfall is crucial to summer sown crops as 60% of the farmlands are rainfed. North India experienced scanty rainfall in late june to july. Till August, rain in India has been 26% below 5 year average. Late rains moist the fields but it is not enough for rice, sugarcane, oilseeds and pulses. Late rains also damage the alternate crops that need less water.