Farmers shun summer paddy, Chhattisgarh government misses rabi target

Chhattisgarh government’s campaign to prevent farmers from taking rabi paddy crop has resulted in missing the target set for the season.

The state government had set a target to take rabi crops in 1.85 million hectares of area in the current season. “The sowing of rabi crops could be completed in 1.56 million hectares of area, which is about 84 per cent of the target,” a state government spokesperson said.

The reluctance of farmers to take paddy crop during rabi season 2018 following state government’s “ban” is cited as the reason for missing the target. Though the Chhattisgarh government did not official