"yasangi-season"

Agriculture officials, who declared crop loss on 9,150 acres in Siddipet on April 10, reduced the figure to 4,686 acres

Around 300 farmers blocked the traffic demanding the government to provide water to their crops

Women groups will soon be operating at least 50 per cent of the paddy procurement centres in the State this Yasangi season, If everything go as per plan

The seeds, known for their rich fibre content, need little management as they attract no pests at all, say farmers

Bhatti Vikramarka reiterates government's commitment in fulfilling its pre-election promise of providing input subsidy to farmers

With the extension of the deadline that came into effect on Thursday, the state can deliver custom milled rice to the FCI till January 25, 2025.

The government allotted 1.42 lakh metric tonnes of paddy belonging to 2023-24 Yasangi season to the millers, setting a target of handing over 95,942 metric tonnes in Nirmal district. The millers delivered 81,099 metric tonnes of rice so far. The millers are yet to deliver custom milled rice (CMR) 14,843 metric tonnes, showing a deficit of 15 percent.

The inflows into common irrigation projects of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana remained almost dismal last year and there was no let up in the situation so far this year.

The procurement commenced on April 1 and would end by June 10,” Additional Collector (Revenue) Sabawath Motilal told ‘Telangana Today.’

The government added about 8.17 lakh new agriculture connections after the formation of Telangana.

The average groundwater level of the district plummeted to 10.19 metres in March this year as against 8.94 metres in March 2023 reflecting a decline by 1.25 metres.

Standing crops, especially paddy, have withered in a big way in villages.

BRS leaders led by district president GV Ramakrishna Rao, former MLA Sunke Ravishankar and others submitted a representation to Collector Pamela Satpathy here on Tuesday, demanding the government to protect the interests of farmers.

Reports indicate a significant reduction in paddy cultivation area, with nearly six lakh acres left fallow due to dwindling water supplies

Harish Rao also demanded the release of water from Mallanna Sagar and to improve the storage in Anantha Sagar to 1 TMCft. The BRS would launch protests to support the farmers unless the government responds, he added.

The total crop cultivation area in Telangana during the current Yasangi season dropped by around 5.04 lakh acres compared to the previous Yasangi

Sudden change in the climate, lack of break in between two seasonal crops and carry forward of insects from Vanakalam to Yasangi season are the reasons for the paddy being infected by stem borer

The Agriculture department has detailed an extensive strategy for the Yasangi 2023 season with the goal of delivering 19.24 lakh tonnes of diverse fertilisers.

Earlier, on March 30, the State recorded a peak demand of 15,497 mw, the highest in the history of Telangana.

Ban on broken rice exports is likely to have an adverse impact on farmers and millers, especially in Telangana, where a huge quantity of broken rice is expected during the Yasangi (Rabi) crop season