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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.

Chief Minister to write a letter to Prime Minister in this regard; Says TS purchased about 87% of the paddy yield so far

Addressing a review meeting here on Friday, he said the State government had borrowed Rs 30,000 crore to purchase the grain to help the farmers in these difficult times.

Interacting with farmers, District Collector Krishna Bhaskar enquired if there were any problems in transporting the grains to rice mills

With the procurement target set as 80 lakh tonnes, the Corporation is gearing up to purchase another 20 lakh tonnes of paddy before the commencement of Vaanakalam season

Suman said the government had procured 55 lakh metric tonnes of paddy so far, recording the highest purchase of produce and leading all other states in the country

Despite the challenges like Corona pandemic, lockdown and unseasonal rains, procurement was expedited across the State during the last 21 days

Refutes opposition’s allegations of suspension of procurement in State

Of the total harvest in the country, nearly 50 per cent is being contributed by Telangana, Agriculture Minister Niranjan Reddy said

Officials told to deploy more vehicles to shift paddy from procurement centres to mills

Hyderabad: Civil Supplies Corporation Limited Chairman M Srinivas Reddy on Sunday asked officials to shift paddy from purchasing centres to rice mills on priority basis. He said the Additional Collectors should play a key role in shifting paddy to rice mills. Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy brought the problems being faced by the farmers in […]

Kamareddy: Various mandals across erstwhile Nizamabad district received surprise showers on Thursday. Paddy on platforms and roads got soaked in Machareddy, Kamareddy mandals of Kamareddy district and Sirikonda mandal of Nizamabad district. Harvested paddy was damaged in many places including Kamareddy mandal, Kamareddy town, Machareddy, and Srikonda mandals. In Kamareddy market yard, farmers express anger […]

Cultivating black rice, young farmer Maku Mahesh (32) has increased his profits by four-fold during the Vanakalam Crop season