As of September 12, sowing operations have been completed in only 1.23 crore acres, around 95 per cent of the normal cultivation area of 1.29 crore acres for the ongoing Vanakalam season.
They chose to grow green gram, expecting it to fetch better prices than food crops. However, they ended up selling the green gram for Rs 6000 to Rs 6500 per quintal, resulting in a loss of over Rs 2500 per quintal.
Hyderabad: In a remarkable and welcome development during this Yasangi season’s sowing operations that are nearing completion, many farmers across the State have opted for alternative crops to paddy. More importantly, cultivation of pulses and oil seeds has hit a new high in Telangana that is in tune with the State government’s appeal for crop […]
Sowing operations have been completed in about 82.49 lakh acres covering nearly 70.7 per cent of the normal cultivation area of 1.16 crore acres for Vaanakalam (Kharif) season this year.
As per the data tabled in the Lok Sabha by the Union Minister for Agriculture on Tuesday, Rajasthan is the largest producer of pulses with a production of 48.21 lakh tonnes in 2020-21
Karimnagar: District Collector K Shashanka on Friday instructed officials to take steps to control the prices of essential commodities in the wake of the State-wide lockdown. Speaking at a review meeting with heads of various departments to discuss ways to control prices of essential commodities as well as problems in the transportation of essential goods, […]
Kothagudem: The action plan for the yasangi agriculture season has been readied for Bhadradri Kothagudem district. It was being planned to take up the crops in about 1,07,265 acres with paddy covering a major area of 74,000 acres land, informed the District Collector MV Reddy here on Monday. He said the officials of agriculture and […]
