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By Prof Devi Prasad Juvvadi India liberalised its economy and opened up its markets in 1991 but the agricultural sector remained a deterrent as it was largely unorganised and at the same time protected and insulated. Thus in the years post-liberalisation, it became apparent that while industry and services prospered under the reformed system, agriculture […]

Hyderabad: Automation is sweeping several segments and agriculture is also coming under its fold. While core areas of it are still labour intensive, farming related information and knowledge dissemination are getting a push with artificial intelligence tools. City-based AitoBi Technologies has created an artificial intelligence and natural language processing-based chatbot called the Kisan Assist. It […]

Kothagudem: CPI (Maoist) Central Committee has called upon farmers and the common public in the country to make the ‘Betrayal Day’ protest on Jan 31 a success. The Central Committee spokesperson Abhay, in a statement released to the media here on Friday, said the BJP government at the Centre had failed to fulfil the demands […]

Hyderabad: TRS MLA A Jeevan Reddy on Wednesday said that BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind faced the wrath of farmers since he failed to fulfil his promise of setting up turmeric board during the Parliament elections in 2019. Arvind should tender an apology for levelling accusations against farmers in the district, Reddy said. The farmers in […]

By B Yerram Raju Omicron is unsympathetic to the small man and farmers are no exception. In the wake of the withdrawal of the three farm laws, the Finance Minister has challenges to provide resources to the farm sector. Investment of Rs 1 lakh crore was unlocked for agriculture in 2021, although the extent of, […]

Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar assured farmers that the State government, which was implementing various schemes for the welfare of farmers, would extend all kinds of support to the farming community. Kamalakar participated in the Zilla Parishad general body meeting held under the chair of ZP chairperson Kanumalla Vijaya at ZP […]

Warangal: Minister for Panchayat and Rural Development has directed the authorities to expedite the survey on the crop loss caused by heavy rains and hailstorm, and assured the farmers that each of them would be compensated suitably. He along with the MLAs, other people’s representatives, and officials of both Warangal (rural) and Hanamkonda districts on […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Revanth Reddy said though farmers were entitled for compensation for crop loss suffered due to natural calamities under the Disaster Management Act, Central Government had always neglected farmers of Telangana. The TPCC president demanded the State Government to pay compensation to farmers, who suffered losses due to […]

Jagtial: TRS activists and farmers staged a protest and burnt effigies of Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri Aravind in Metpalli and Korutla areas, opposing the MP’s visit to the district on Tuesday. The MP was scheduled to tour Mularampur, Godur, Barthipur and Chittapur on Tuesday. Opposing Aravind’s visit, TRS workers and farmers staged protest and raised “Go […]

Siddipet: Finance Minster T Harish Rao on Sunday described BJP as the Bharatiya Jhuta Party for going against the interests of the farming communiy in the country. Addressing BJP leaders and cadre from Gurralagondi village in Sididpet Assembly constituencywho here, Harish said that the BJP government at the Centre failed to keep its promises on […]

By Prof Devi Prasad Juvvadi The challenges of agriculture in Telangana are different compared with other States. The measures taken after the bifurcation of the State towards agricultural development started giving desired results, but this has landed the sector into different problems. Expansion of irrigated areas has helped increase paddy production by about three times […]

Yadadri-Bhongir: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Friday said farmers have been expressing gratitude to Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for his pro-farmers’ policies including Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Bima. Participating in Rythu Bandhu celebrations at a ginning mill in Alair, Niranjan Reddy said that Rythu Bandhu, under which investment support of Rs 10,000 per […]

Khammam: Giving an artistic touch to Rythu Bandhu celebrations, farmers created a portrait of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on 1,000 sqyd with agricultural produce. A group of farmers with the assistance of a couple of artists spent around 24 hours creating the massive portrait with maize, black gram, cotton and chilli in Khammam Agriculture […]

Sangareddy: The committment of an Agriculture Extension Officer (AEO) to his job and his innovative bent of mind has brought smiles on the faces of several farmers in Tadkal clust in Kangti mandal of the district. G Santosh, the AEO for the cluster, picked up SK Gangadhar, a progressive farmer and resident of Babulgaon, and […]

During the virtual event, the Prime Minister also released an equity grant of more than Rs 14 crore to about 351 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), benefiting 1.24 lakh farmers.

Nirmal: Forest Minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy described Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao as the original protector of farmers. He performed ksheerabhisekham to the portrait of the Chief Minister for releasing funds of Rythu Bandhu scheme here on Wednesday. Indrakaran said only Telangana State was extending crop investment support of Rs 10,000 per acre annually to […]

Hyderabad: Coming down heavily on the Opposition parties, Agriculture Minister Niranjan Reddy accused the Congress and the BJP of colluding with each other in Telangana for their own political gains despite their being arch-rivals at the national level. He demanded that leaders of both the Opposition parties stage protests in Delhi rather than in Telangana […]

Hyderabad: In a major relief to the families of farmers who committed suicide, the State government released Rs 7.95 crore providing an ex-gratia of Rs 6 lakh each to 133 bereaved families. Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar issued orders to this effect and directed the District Collectors to distribute the amount to the farmers’ families. Over […]

Khammam: District Collector VP Gautham advised the farmers to go for alternative crops in Yasangi season. Participating in a farmers’ awareness programme at Gannavaram cluster in Wyra mandal on Thursday, the Collector said that farmers should focus on dry crops in Yasangi as there was no permission to set up paddy procurement centres in Yasangi […]

Warangal: Narsampet MLA Peddi Sudharshan Reddy on Wednesday said Kisan Credit Card scheme will provide financial support to farmers, fishermen, dairy farmers, sheep and goat herders, and urged them to utilize the scheme. The MLA was speaking at a programme to hand over ID cards to 2,500 persons that will facilitate them to get Kisan […]