New Delhi [India], According to an analysis conducted by India Ratings Research (Ind-Ra), the dependence of Kharif crop production on monsoon rainfall is gradually decreasing, however, the dependence of Rabi crop production remains intact. has claimed. th Analysis Traditionally, Indian agriculture (especially Kharif area/production) is highly dependent on the normal progress of monsoon rainfall. However, with the spread of irrigation facilities in the country, the dependence of kharif production on monsoon rainfall has gradually reduced, the rating agency claimed, adding that as per the latest data, irrigation intensity at the all-India level increased to 55.0 per cent. Is. 2020-21 from 41.8 per cent in 1999-20 "Above normal south-west monsoon rainfall to 2024 has undoubtedly brightened the outlook for agriculture and rural demand; however, much remains to be seen on the spatial/geographical spread of rainfall during the south "Will depend on the west monsoon season (June-September) which has been uneven in the last few years," Suni Kumar Sinha, Principal Economist, Ind-Ra IMD said in its first long-range forecast for the southwest monsoon (June-September) this year. Told about. Expected to be above normal (106 percent of long term average).Skymet, a private forecaster, has also predicted normal monsoon this year "It has predicted above normal monsoon rainfall for 2024 after a gap of seven years due to the development of La Nina and positive Indian Ocean Dipole conditions in the second half " And in the later part of the season, respectively, Ind-Ra said that India receives more than 70 per cent of its total rainfall during this south-west monsoon period, thus, taking into account the livelihood of about Timely and appropriate event holds prominence for Indian economy. 45 percent of India's population depends on agriculture which depends on rainfall. The IMD is releasing its first phase forecast for southwest monsoon rainfall during April since 2003. The first phase forecast holds importance for farmers, policy makers and investors who use it.This information is for taking necessary action for the upcoming Kharif season. The south-west monsoon generally enters Kerala on 1 June with a standard deviation of about seven days. These rains are important, especially for rain-dependent kharif crops. There are three crop seasons in India – summer, kharif and rabi crops which are sown during October and November and rabi produce which is harvested from January onwards depending on maturity. Crops sown during June–July, which depend on monsoon rains, are harvested in October–November, which are Kharif.Crops grown between Rabi and Kharif are summer crops. Paddy, moong, millet, maize, groundnut, soybean and cotton are some of the major Kharif crops.