Adopting a profit driven cultivation method, more than 50 farmers have taken up banana cultivation as an internal crop in mango and mosambi farms and are setting a model to other farmers.
Paddy was cultivated to a larger extent in the present Yasangi season since ample water is available in all irrigation projects, tanks, ponds and other water bodies.
Rama Rao said farmers have always stood by CM KCR throughout his journey and exuded confidence that they will continue to support in the future as well.
He strongly condemned the Centre’s anti-farmer decision of issuing a circular asking Telangana government to return the funds worth Rs 150 crores given to build rythu kallas.
The potential estimate for agriculture is Rs 1,12,763 crore comprising short-term crop loan component of Rs 73,437 crore and agriculture and allied term credit of Rs 39,326 crore.