今年印度北部州的棉花播种面积下降

 

Cotton sown area dips in north Indian states this year

The area under cotton sowing for 2016-17 crop year has decreased in north Indian states, especially Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, where cotton sowing is almost completed, according to media reports.

In Haryana, cotton are has declined 14 per cent to 5 lakh hectares in 2016-17 crop year compared to 5.8 lakh hectares last year, as per the latest data.

Similarly, in the neighbouring Punjab, area planted to cotton is lower by 43.11 per cent at 2.56 lakh hectares this year, as against 4.5 lakh hectare in 2015-16.

In Uttar Pradesh too, area under cotton cultivation has dipped 19 per cent to 0.17 lakh hectares compared to 0.21 hectares in the corresponding period of previous year.

Thus, the total area under cotton in these three states has fallen to 7.43 lakh hectares.

The drop in area under cotton is mainly due to farmers shifting to other crops after incurring huge losses owing to whitefly pest attack last year

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今年印度北部州的棉花播种面积下降

据媒体报道，在2016-2017作物年度，印度北部州的棉花播种面积有所减少,尤其是哈里亚纳邦、旁遮普和北方邦,这些地方的棉花播种已经几乎完成。

在哈里亚纳邦,2016-2017作物年度棉花下跌14%至50万公顷，相比去年则是58万公顷,根据最新的数据。

同样,在邻近的旁遮普地区，今年棉花种植降低43.11%达25.6万公顷,而2015-2016则为45万公顷。

在北方邦,棉花种植面积下降19%至1.7万公顷，而去年同期则为2.1万公顷。

因此,这三个州的棉花种植总面积已降至74.3万公顷。

棉花面积的下降主要是由于去年遭受粉虱害虫攻击遭受巨大损失后，农民转向种植其他作物。