Late rains augur well for rabi crops in Karnataka

The prospect of rabi (winter) crops in Karnataka has brightened because of late south-west monsoon, which will help the state recover likely foodgrain output losses in the kharif season, a state official said.

Kharif (summer) crops, which will be harvested from the next month onwards, have been hit badly in the southern state due to poor rains during crucial sowing months of June-July.

This is expected to bring down overall kharif output by 25 per cent.

"The kharif season has not been that good, but rabi prospects are bright. Late rains in the last last few days have improved soil moisture and will encourage sowing of rabi (winter) crops," Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre Director G S Srinivasa Reddy told

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