Amazwe akhiqiza kakhulu njengeMaharashtra, iKarnataka neGujarat abone ukulahleka okukhulu kwezitshalo ngenxa yezimvula ezingekho ngesikhathi sonyaka.
Ukulinganiselwa kokuqala kokukhiqizwa kwezilimo ngo-2020-21 kukhombisa ukuthi ukugcizelelwa kweSikhungo ekwandiseni ukukhiqizwa kwezitshalo eziyinhloko ze-TOP (utamatisi, u-anyanisi, amazambane) kube nemiphumela exubekile. Ukukhiqizwa kukatamatisi kwehle kulo nyaka, yize indawo yezitshalo inyukile. Ukukhiqizwa kuka-anyanisi kukhuphuke kancane, ngenkathi ukuvunwa kwamazambane bekubaluleke kakhulu.
UMnyango Wezolimo ukhombe ukukhiqizwa kwamazambane ngamarekhodi ayizigidi ezingama-53.11 ngo-2020-21, ngokuqhathaniswa namathani ayizigidi ezingama-48.56 ngo-2019-20, ukukhula okungu-9.3% okuqhutshwa ukwanda okucishe kube ngu-10% endaweni yezitshalo.
Ukwanda okungu-11% endaweni yokuhlwanyela u-anyanisi, nokho, kuholele ekukhuleni okungaphansi kuka-1% ekukhiqizeni, okulinganiselwa kumathani ayizigidi ezingama-26.29 kulo nyaka. Amazwe akhiqiza kakhulu afana neMaharashtra, Karnataka kanye neGujarat abone ukulahleka okukhulu kwezitshalo ngenxa yemvula engafanele yonyaka, okuholele ekukhuphukeni okukhulu kwamazinga anyanisi, kanti Isikhungo senza lula ukungeniswa kwangaphakathi ukunciphisa amanani anyukayo.
Ukuna kwemvula ngokungajwayelekile eKarnataka bekuyisona sizathu esikhulu sokwehla kwe-5% ekukhiqizeni utamatisi kuya kumathani ayizigidi ezingama-20.15, yize kukhuphuke u-1.7% omncane endaweni yezitshalo.
Sekukonke, ukukhiqizwa kwe-horticulture kuhloswe ukuthi kukhuphuke i-1.8%, ngokukhula kwezithelo, imifino nezitshalo zokutshala, kanye nezitshalo ezinamakha nezokwelapha. Kodwa-ke, ukukhiqizwa kwezimbali nezinongo kulindeleke ukuthi kwehle kulo nyaka.