Maize and cotton acreages are up in Karnataka in the ongoing kharif 2025 cropping season as farmers are seen aggressively expanding the area under these crops.
Maize area is up by a tenth, while cotton area is higher by 39 per cent till June 20 over same period last year.
As of June 20, maize acreages stood at 9.92 lakh hectares as compared to corresponding previous year’s 8.98 lakh ha. The acreages this year have more than doubled over the normal area for the period of 4.58 lakh ha.
