Congress MLAs in Telangana Assembly raised concerns over limited crop diversification, declining vegetable cultivation, monkey menace and shortage of oil palm saplings. They urged the government to provide subsidies, establish cold storage units and create awareness among farmers
Paddy cultivation in Telangana has increased to 6.37 lakh acres despite the State government's push for crop diversification amid rainfall and water concerns. While farmers continue to prefer paddy, pulse cultivation has also expanded, whereas maize and jowar acreage has declined.
A. Revanth Reddy highlighted crop diversification, large-scale paddy procurement, and agricultural expansion during Telangana State Formation Day. He also outlined plans to complete irrigation projects and pledged to transform Telangana into a multi-trillion-dollar economy by 2047
Telangana has the potential to become a major horticulture hub due to favourable climate and resources, said SKLTGHU Vice Chancellor Dr D Raji Reddy. He stressed crop diversification, mechanised farming and organic inputs to boost farmers’ income
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has urged farmers to adopt crop diversification, citing surplus paddy and low returns. His remarks mark a shift from his earlier stance and focus on promoting commercial crops and sustainable agriculture
Karimnagar: The Karimnagar District Cooperative Central Bank (KDCCB) has come forward to give a fillip to the state government’s proposed plans to encourage the farmers to take up crop diversification with a thrust on oil palm cultivation. Accordingly, the Karimnagar DCCB and its Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) have decided to extend financial assistance liberally […]
Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy urged all the political parties in the State to rise above politics and encourage farmers to take up cultivation of alternate crops through crop diversification as a social responsibility. He cautioned that cultivation of the same crop for a long period will increase the salinity of the soil and […]
