本秋收季，泰伦加纳农民播种棉花面积较少
Telangana farmers sow cotton on less area this kharif
Compared to the previous two years, farmers in Telangana have sown cotton on a lesser area this kharif season. The decrease in cotton cultivation area is mainly due to the state government's sustained campaign on the risk of growing cotton. The government had advised farmers to sow soya bean, pulses and other crops in place of 'white gold'.
The campaign against cotton cultivation was carried out by the state government in view of India signing the WTO resolution to remove export subsidies on cotton, risky returns, and the crop being infested by pink bollworm for the first time in several districts of the state, media reports said.
Farmers in cotton growing districts like Adilabad, Warangla, Nizamabad, Khammama and Nalgonda have reported lower quality crop due to the pink bollworm effect.
In 2014, cotton was grown on 16.36 lakh ha of land, which increased to 16.78 lakh ha in 2015. In both the years, area under cotton cultivation was lower than the normal kharif season average of 17.09 lakh ha. But, for the current season, the total area under cotton has dropped drastically to 12.30 lakh ha, according to the state department of agriculture
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本秋收季，泰伦加纳农民播种棉花面积较少
与前两年相比,泰伦加纳农民本秋收季播下棉花在一个较小的区域。棉花种植面积的减少主要是由于政府持续的棉花日益增长风险的运动。政府已经建议农民播种大豆,豆类和其他 “白金”作物。
反对种植棉花的运动是由印度政府针对签署WTO决议取消棉花出口补贴、风险回报和在该州的一些地区农作物首次被棉红铃虫侵蚀，媒体报道说。
棉花种植地区像阿迪拉巴德，Warangla，尼扎马巴德和纳尔戈恩达的农民已经报告说作物的低产量主要是由于红铃虫的结果。
2014年，棉花种植面积为163.6万公顷,2015年增加到167.8万公顷。同年,棉花种植面积低于正常雨季平均170.9万的面积。但当前季节,棉花种植总面积已大大下降到123万,根据该国农业部。