Hyderabad: Telangana governor Shiv Pratap Shukla has advised the state govt to give top priority to the cultivation of pulse crops and oil palm, stating that India is currently facing a serious shortage of pulses and edible oils.Telangana state planning board vice chairperson and expert committee on El Nino impact chairperson G Chinna Reddy met…
Hyderabad: With only 17,090 acres brought under oil palm cultivation against this year’s target of 85,000 acres, achieving just 20 per cent of the goal, agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao on Friday warned oil palm companies of strict action if they failed to improve their performance.Reviewing the progress of oil palm expansion with company representatives…
Agartala: Tripura’s agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister, Ratan Lal Nath, has called for increased central aid for the state’s farmers and requested more funding for fertilisers, as well as measures to expand hybrid paddy farming.During a recent national conference on agriculture for the Kharif campaign, Nath said he had discussed with Union agriculture minister Shivraj…
