Telangana agriculture

Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao on Thursday opposed the Centre's reduction of palm oil import duty, citing risks to Telangana farmers. The overall import duty on crude palm oil fell from 16.5% to 11% after the latest…
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Hyderabad: The Telangana government planned to expand Telangana vegetable cultivation to two lakh acres to reduce dependence on supplies from other states. Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao announced the target in the Legislative…
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Hyderabad: Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju on Tuesday directed officials to prepare a comprehensive Telangana crop cultivation plan to significantly expand vegetables, fruit orchards and millets across the State. Jaju issued the directions…
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Hyderabad: Telangana has secured a ₹175 crore incentive from the Centre after completing the first milestone under the AgriStack fertiliser system. The incentive followed the State’s completion of the first milestone in the…
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Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao finalised farm implements under the farm mechanisation scheme and directed officials to speed up distribution. He also asked officials to transfer subsidies directly into farmers’…
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Hyderabad: Telangana RKVY implementation won praise from Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan during a review of Centrally Sponsored Schemes. Agriculture, Marketing and Cooperation Minister Tummala Nageswara…
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Hyderabad: Vegetable cultivation will be promoted around 39 centralised kitchens in Telangana to meet the daily needs of the State’s school breakfast programme. A high-level meeting on the plan took place at Praja Bhavan on Tuesday. Dr.…
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Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao was scheduled to review preparations for Cotton MSP procurement with the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) Chairman and Managing Director. The meeting would focus on ensuring hassle-free…
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Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao warned oil palm companies against delays in implementing the state's Oil palm expansion programme. He said the government would take strict action against companies failing to achieve…
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Hyderabad: An expert committee headed by Dr. G. Chinna Reddy submitted a comprehensive El Niño action plan to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday, recommending measures to protect agriculture, allied sectors and rural livelihoods…
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