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Farmers in Nizamabad district are protesting low prices for fodder jowar, alleging trader syndicates are forcing down rates. MLAs raised the issue in the Assembly, demanding government intervention and a bonus to ensure remunerative prices.

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The farmers of Narayankhed and Zaheerabad assembly constituencies cultivate jowar in vast areas compared to other parts of the district.

Apart from paddy, maize, jowar, tobacco, ground nut, chilly, onions and horticulture farmers had incurred losses as standing crops were lost.

According to agriculture officials, 20,071 acres of land in 130 villages in 15 mandals of Kamareddy district were damaged in the hailstorm which lashed the district on March 16.

India is the second largest producer of sorghum, a climate-resilient cereal, in the world. It is also one of the main cereal crops consumed in the country

Early rains help farmers commence sowing in about 27.6 lakh acres

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Good spells of rain in past few months resulted in 49% excess rainfall for Yasangi crop season.

Officials estimate that the total area of cultivation would be nearly 4,32,090 acres in Nalgonda

Hyderabad: Directing State level senior and district level agricultural officials to be prepared to support over 87 lakh acres of Yasangi crop this year, Agriculture Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy said that plenty of rain, improved irrigation facilities and government’s farmer-centric programmes had led to increase in cultivation acreage. He also pointed out that several families […]