Muito Quente

Muito Quente

Brazil corn Cotton Soybeans

Mutio quente is a good description of today. Muito quente is Portuguese for "very hot." Today was in the mid 90's as we learned more about Brazilian agriculture. We started learning about cotton production. We were able to visit a cotton producer who works with Bayer Crop Science to produce cotton seed for future crops. He shared production practices, challenges, and some of the equipment used.

GM Cotton Production in India

GM Cotton Production in India

Cotton GM GMO India

This week we take a look at an interview with Ganesh Nanote, a farmer from India. Ganesh explains production practices, trends, reasoning, and challenges facing agriculture in India, specifically around cotton production. I encourage you to read the interview conducted by Aneela Mirchandani and reflect with others using the discussion points below.

Profile of an Indian Farmer

Discussion Points

Irrigation Water Requirement for Some of the Major Crops in India

Irrigation Water Requirement for Some of the Major Crops in India

Cotton Groundnut Linseed Maize Oat Onion Ragi Rice sugarcane Tobacco Wheat

Crop	Growing Period  ( in days )	Daily Water Requirement		Total Water Requirement
		in cm	in inches	in cm	in inches
Barley	88	0.400	0.16	25.20	10.08
Cotton	202	0.525	0.21	105.50	42.20
Groundnut	124	0.525	0.21	65.25	26.10
Jawar	114	0.575	0.23	64.25	25.70
Linseed	88	0.350	0.14	31.71	12.68
Maize	100	0.450	0.18	44.50	17.80
Mustard	88	0.300	0.12	25.20	10.08
Onion	120	0.625	0.25	75.00	30.00
Potato	88	0.750	0.30	30.00	12.00
Pea	88	0.350	0.14	30.00	12.00
Rice	93	1.075	0.43	104.50	41.80
Ragi	127	0.575	0.23	74.50	29.80
Sugarcane	365	0.650	0.26	237.50	95.00
Tobacco	132	0.750	0.30	98.00	39.20
Wheat	88	0.425	0.17	37.00	14.80

See also :

Crop rotation and its importance

Intercropping and its advantages

Green house and its advantages