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Khammam: With the State government deciding to procure entire paddy produced in Vanakalam season, officials in erstwhile Khammam have begun preparations for the procurement of the produce. According to officials, it was planned to procure about 6.50 lakh metric tonnes of paddy in Khammam and Kothagudem districts. In Khammam district paddy was cultivated in about […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday made it clear that the paddy procurement would be taken up for the Vaanakalam season this year, as was done last year. He directed the Civil Supplies Department officials to procure paddy through 6,545 paddy purchase centres that were established last year. Further, the Chief Minister announced […]

Hyderabad: Validating the facts established by ‘Telangana Today’ on the alleged emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) through paddy cultivation in the State, officials of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) said the issue was being blown out of proportion without even considering other factors that were favourable to the atmosphere. They also questioned the […]

Siddipet: With a motto to produce, preserve and distribute a variety of seeds, a young Agriculture Extension Officer from Narayanraopet Mandal with the support of some progressive farmers developed a seed bank of a variety of paddy and other seeds. Collecting some 33 varieties of paddy seeds from different farmers, AEO T Nagarjuna convinced Rythu […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday appealed to the Union government to examine the possibility of exporting paddy to foreign nations. For the second consecutive day on Monday, the Chief Minister called on Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal in Delhi and urged him to bring the issue […]

Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar on Sunday said farmers have to take the cultivation of crops other than paddy in the wake of the Union government’s decision not to procure common variety of paddy. The Minister was speaking at a meeting with farmers of Tahirkondapur of Karimnagar Rural mandal. Attributing the […]

Khammam: An age-old practice of direct seeded rice (DSR) cultivation, which was relinquished by farmers in the past, has been gaining traction again in the district. Thanks to the efforts being made by the State government in promoting the practice, more farmers in Khammam district are adopting the cultivation practice that offers multiple benefits. The […]

Hyderabad: Telangana is likely become the largest producer of paddy in the country yet again. With paddy being cultivated in about 55 lakh acres during the ongoing Vaanakalam (Kharif) season, the paddy production estimates are pegged at 1.48 crore tonnes. Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy instructed the officials to create adequate godown space for storing […]

Mallikarjun Reddy, who has won several state and national level awards in agriculture, took up this exercise on the occasion of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav'.

Telangana supplied about 178.55 lakh quintals of cotton during the Kharif (Vaanakalam) Marketing Season of 2020-21.

Senigerapu Arjun, a farmer from Vedira of Ramadugu mandal, displayed his affection for Rama Rao by raising the paddy nursery for the present Vanakam season.

ZP Chairman Lingala Kamalaraj along with TS Seeds Corporation Chairman and Rythu Bandhu Samithi district convener took part in direct sowing of paddy at Kalakota village

He appealed to farmers to reduce paddy cultivation and instead opt for cotton, pulses and oil seeds during the ongoing Vaanakalam (Kharif) season.

Nalgonda topped the districts in paddy procurement having bought 7.83 lakh tonnes, followed by Nizamabad at 7.55 lakh tonnes and Suryapet 6.49 lakh tonnes

The persons arrested at Shadnagar were K Mahesh (39) from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, G Doddanna (35) from Jogulamba Gadwal and Ch Jayanna (35) from Jogulamba Gadwal, all seed suppliers.

Addressing the media at the District Police Office here Nalgonda, Ravindra said the seized spurious seeds comprised 1,700 quintals of cotton seeds, 350 quintals of chilli seeds and 2,500 quintals of paddy seeds.

The decision taken by the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will help farmers take a call on which kharif (summer) crop to grow.

The Chief Minister wished people of the State on the occasion of the World Food Safety Day on Monday and recalled the efforts of the State government behind the transformation of Telangana

The Minister hoisted tricolor at Jagitial collectorate office as part of Telangana formation day celebrations on Wednesday.

The direct sowing will cut the cost of paddy cultivation besides increasing the productivity which would eventually enhances profits to the farmer.