The Telangana authorities plans to develop oil palm cultivation to 10 lakh acres, with new processing items being arrange. Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao highlighted challenges confronted by farmers resulting from decreased import duties, erratic rainfall forecasts, fertiliser manufacturing unit suspensions, and cotton imports.
Printed Date – 3 June 2026, 11:01 PM
Khammam: The State authorities was aiming to develop oil palm cultivation to 10 lakh acres in Telangana within the coming days, stated Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao
Chatting with the media right here on Wednesday, he stated that Telangana now holds the highest place within the nation by way of oil palm cultivation. Building of seven oil palm processing items was underway throughout the State, and the manufacturing unit at Kalloor would start operations this 12 months.
Additional, the Minister identified that home farmers have been struggling because of the vital discount in import duties on oil palm. He talked about that though the Centre was requested a number of instances to extend the import duties, there was no response.
The Minister famous that the India Meteorological Division (IMD), together with a number of worldwide climate companies, has predicted a chance of decreased rainfall this 12 months because of the affect of El Niño.
Preserving these circumstances in thoughts, a complete agricultural plan for the Kharif season has been formulated for the district. A call was taken to utilise the present useless storage water ranges within the district’s reservoirs primarily for consuming water necessities.
The Minister suggested farmers to domesticate various crops that require minimal water. Seeds for the choice crops have been procured and made prepared upfront. Farmers have been going through difficulties because of the frequent suspension of manufacturing at Ramagundam Fertiliser Manufacturing unit.
Nageswara Rao said that international market situations and the Central authorities insurance policies have been having an impression on farmers. Regardless of large-scale cotton cultivation happening domestically, the import of cotton was inflicting monetary losses to farmers.
He regretted that regardless of quite a few consciousness campaigns carried out within the district, some farmers proceed to burn paddy stubble and crop residues. Strict motion, together with the submitting of authorized instances, could be taken towards anybody discovered participating in such actions, he added.
District Collector Divakara TS, Commissioner of Police Sunil Dutt, MLAs Ramdas Naik and Matta Ragamayee Dayanand, extra Collector P Srinivas Reddy, Agricultural Market Committee Chairman Hanumantha Rao and others have been current.
