"rythu-vedika"

Farmers in Telangana, particularly in Suryapet and Narayanpet, face severe urea shortages, queuing overnight at PACS centers. Despite government assurances and token-based distribution, long waits, black-market sales, and technical glitches continue, threatening a 10–15 per cent drop in Kharif crop yields

Farmers’ protests over urea shortage intensified in Warangal and Khammam districts on Tuesday. Demonstrations included rasta roko, Vanta Vaarpu and long queues at PACS centres. Tension prevailed as farmers accused the Congress government of failing to address the fertiliser crisis

Farmers in Siddipet’s Alwal village locked agriculture officials inside the Rythu Vedika after waiting for hours to buy urea fertiliser. Police intervened to secure their release, but shortages persisted, reflecting growing unrest across Medak district amid inadequate stocks

During the training session, Siddipet District Agriculture Officer Radhika Rao emphasised the growing potential of mechanisation in cotton, similar to that of developments in paddy and maize

Farmers further alleged that the government enhanced the price of green manure bags from Rs 1,100 to Rs 2,200, making a burden on the farmers.

Say biochar would trap carbon in the soil for hundreds of years, making it a climate-friendly solution

Nizamabad, which is the largest paddy growing district in the State, is estimated to have a paddy yield of about 15 lakh metric tonnes this season.

The programme is aimed at connecting farmers through video conference facilities at the Rythu Vedikas and addressing field-level issues on agriculture.

Since not many farmers were unaware of efficient practices, Agriculture Extension Officer Nagarjuna was inviting women farmers in teams to the Rythu Vedika

Telangana is the number one State in implementing welfare schemes and undertaking development works in the country, he said, adding that all new government offices in the mandal would be constructed soon.

The Collector inaugurated a two-day capacity building programme for the locals on the temple at the ‘Rythu Vedika’ at Palampet village where the historic Ramappa temple is located.

Siddipet: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had decided to set up one Rythu Vedika for every 5,000 farmers with the sole intention to guide the farmers on profitable farming practices. Such one Rythu Vedika located at Narayanraopet Mandal headquarters in Siddipet district is setting a model in doing so under the leadership of Agriculture Extension […]

Hyderabad: Impressed by Telangana’s Rythu Bandhu, Rythu Bima, Rythu Vedika, 24 hours free power supply and Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, a group of Tamil Nadu farmers who visited the State said they would appeal to their government to emulate the programmes. “The list of Telangana’s farmer-friendly initiatives is very impressive. It is not just about […]

Rajanna Sircilla: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K T Rama Rao on Friday reiterated that welfare of farmers remained the primary main of the State government, which had implemented several initiatives to protect the interests of the farming community. The State government, Rama Rao said, has constituted a cluster for every 5,000 acres of […]

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 […]

Medak: Medak MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao wanted to develop rural parts of Telangana on par with urban areas. He inaugurated multiple structures including a function hall, vegetable market, bus station, Mahila Samakhya Bhavan and Rythu Vedika, all built with a budget of Rs 2.31 crore in Jagadevpur mandal headquarters […]

Warangal: Panchayat Raj Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao has laid foundation for development works including the CC Roads and construction of the double bedroom houses (2HBK) besides inaugurating the Gram Panchayat and Rythu Vedika buildings at several villages in the erstwhile Warangal district during a whirlwind tour on Sunday. While he had laid foundation for CC […]

Kamareddy: Assembly Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy on Saturday said that his ultimate aim was to ensure an own house to the homeless families in the district. The Speaker inaugurated 40 double bedroom houses, newly constructed school building, Rythu Vedika and Ramalayam temple function hall apart from laying foundation stone for other government buildings here. Speaking […]

Kothagudem: An agriculture officer was caught red-handed by ACB officials while he was accepting a bribe from a person at Chandrugonda in the district on Monday. The accused, Narlapati Mahesh Chandra Chaterjee, agriculture officer of Chandrugonda mandal, was caught red-handed in the office room of the Agriculture Extension Officer, Rythu Vedika, a statement from ACB […]

Niranjan says farmer-friendly policies put an end to migration of people from rural areas to urban areas in search of livelihood