Though the district was permitted to cultivate oil palm in 50,000 acre, the Horticulture officer said the plantation will be taken up in a phased manner.
Reviewing oil palm cultivation at the Telangana Horticulture Training Institute (THTI) here, Niranjan Reddy said Telangana had set a target to take up cultivation in 8.14 lakh acres in the next four years and if necessary, seed that yield more oil should be imported.
The Minister held a high-level meeting with the State level bankers meeting at Horticultural Training Centre here on Monday, and discussed with them about the State government's plans to promote the oil palm cultivation in the State on a large scale.