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Telangana’s Kharif sowing has fallen behind due to a 42% rainfall deficit and low reservoir levels. With just 36,300 acres of paddy sown against a 66 lakh-acre target, prospects for a robust Kharif harvest remain uncertain, especially for paddy
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Despite a good harvest, the farmers are struggling to cover production costs
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The deecased, Poshaiah grew the cotton crop on his 10 acres of land; he was disheartened to register a dip in yield and consumed the pesticide when he was alone
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The fire was contained within the mill, with cotton stored outside, preventing significant damage. Firefighters quickly arrived at the scene and managed to extinguish the blaze.
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In a letter, the ICAR has communicated its decision on establishing the centres to Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTAU) Vice-Chancellor Prof. Aldas Janaiah.
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Harish Rao said that the government had failed to make arrangements to purchase paddy, cotton, and maize, forcing farmers to sell their produce to middlemen at a much cheaper rate than the MSP.
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Farmers seeking a fair price for their produce agreed to sell cotton to private traders for ₹6,840 per quintal. The process went smoothly on the second day, with traders purchasing around 10,000 quintals of cotton on Saturday, according to Marketing department officials.
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The cotton would reach the procurement centres from the first week of November and the officials should ensure that farmers do not face any problem, Bhupalpally Collector Rahul Sharma said
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Says measures taken by the BRS government in the past had increased agriculture and cotton production in the State
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As of September 12, sowing operations have been completed in only 1.23 crore acres, around 95 per cent of the normal cultivation area of 1.29 crore acres for the ongoing Vanakalam season.
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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
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Why do cotton clothes shrink, while polyester ones do not? Cotton fibre made of cellulose shrink as the fibre swells when they get wet and contract as they dry
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Farmers started preparing the fields for sowing seeds of various crops mainly staple paddy, cotton, soya bean, red gram, green gran, maize, etc.
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The farmers from several parts of the district arrived at the market expecting the CCI would buy the produce in the early morning.
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The centre had fixed a minimum support price of Rs 7,020 per quintal for the long staple cotton variety that is widely grown in Telangana
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Cotton area in Telangana had come down a bit because of the seasonal conditions that were not in favour of the growers in certain pockets
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After Gujarat and Maharashtra, Telangana emerged as the third leading producer of cotton with 57.97 lakh bales production in 2020-21 and 48.78 lakh bales in 2021-22
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Besides the fall in cotton bales price in the international market, traders’ syndicate are said to be the reasons for the price decline in local market.
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Hyderabad: Due to the near continuous rains this season, the pest attacks, mainly pink bollworm, on the cotton have been lower this year. Also, the TS Government officials ensured that use of herbicide tolerant cotton seeds (HrBt), which is not approved by the Government, is kept low compared to 15% to 16% of the acreage […]