Crop sowing area expected to increase in Telangana in the upcoming Kharif season

31-Mar-2025 11:17 AM

🌾 Telangana's Kharif Crop Sowing Area Expected to Expand in 2025

📍 Hyderabad: The upcoming Kharif season of 2025 is set to witness a significant increase in crop sowing area across Telangana. The state government anticipates growth in major crops like cotton, paddy, maize, and soybean.

📊 Crop-Wise Sowing Area Estimates (2024 vs. 2025)

✅ Cotton: 🌱 17.70 lakh hectares → 20.23 lakh hectares
✅ Paddy: 🌾 26.50 lakh hectares → 27.00 lakh hectares
✅ Maize: 🌽 2.20 lakh hectares → 2.50 lakh hectares
✅ Soybean: 🫘 1.61 lakh hectares → 3.60 lakh hectares

🌱 Government Preparations for Kharif Season

🛒 Seed Availability for Farmers

  • Paddy: 16.70 lakh quintals

  • Maize: 4.80 lakh quintals

  • Soybean: 1.35 lakh quintals

  • Cotton: 89 lakh packets (450g each)
    ✅ A total of 2.40 crore cotton seed packets will be available.

📌 Agriculture Minister's Directives:
🔹 Ensure adequate seed supply to avoid farmer shortages.
🔹 Increase distribution of high-demand seed varieties.
🔹 Prevent middlemen exploitation between seed companies and farmers.

🌾 Telangana - A Key Kharif Crop Producer

📌 Telangana is one of India's leading states in paddy and cotton production, with large-scale cultivation of maize and soybean.
📌 Sowing typically starts in June, and the state government is gearing up to support farmers for a successful crop season.

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