March 29, 2024

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Telangana to regulate crops; to tell farmers what to grow and how much

Probably for the 1st time in the nation, the Telangana governing administration is heading to convey to farmers what crops they should really grow and in what extent.

The concept, in accordance to Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, is to make the farmers to create what the sector desires.

Beginning this ‘Vanakalam’ (Kharif) year, the Point out will regulate the cropping pattern in the Point out. In accordance to original strategies, farmers will be requested to grow paddy on fifty lakh acres (which includes the Telangana Sona range on ten lakh acres of land), cotton on fifty lakh acres and pink gram on ten lakh acres.

Farm lands nearer to city areas will grow vegetables and horticultural crops to faucet the demand from customers. What sort of vegetables and fruits to grow and in what extent far too, will be assessed and introduced by the governing administration.

A detailed cropping map will soon be unveiled and seeds will be sold accordingly.

Inquiring the farmers to strictly adhere to the cropping pattern, Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has said that governing administration sops these as ‘Rythu Bandhu’ (₹5,000 every for farmers in both equally the seasons for every single acre they personal) will be stopped to the farmers who do not conform to the cropping strategy.

“They do not buy whatever you create. A person should really cultivate crops which sell very well,” he advised the farmers.

There should really be a qualitative adjust in the imagining of farmers. They should really adjust the recent procedures that are not giving them very good returns.

Seed regulation

As the Point out has resolved to regulate agriculture, it will established up a Seed Regulatory Authority to regulate sales and generation of seeds to conform to the crop mandate to be offered by the governing administration.

The governing administration will carry in vital amendments to the Seed Act.

In order to convey the governing administration strategy and consider their suggestions, the Chief Minister will maintain a assembly (movie meeting) with all the stakeholders, which includes area stage agricultural officials on Could 15.

Revamp of Agri Dept

As the governing administration is attempting to go further than advisory and extension roles, it will revamp the Office of Agriculture to consider up supplemental responsibilities. It has requested the Prof. Jayashankar Telangana Point out Agricultural University (PJTSAU) to undertake centered study on the mandate crops.