"cotton-production"

India's cotton production declined to 290.91 lakh bales in FY26 from 352.48 lakh bales in FY21 as cultivation area shrank. The government said productivity remained stable and assured that domestic demand would continue to be met through production, carry-over stocks and imports

Farmers could not take up sowing of any other dry crops such as maize, red gram and other crops due to lack of adequate rainfall