Hyderabad, June 15 -- Agricultural experts and scientists have advised the Telangana government to undertake large-scale awareness campaigns encouraging farmers to cultivate eight premium paddy varieties with strong domestic and international demand, promising higher returns and greater market stability.
The recommendation was made during a Cabinet Sub-Committee (CSC) meeting held at Praja Bhavan on Monday under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka.
Ministers Tummala Nageswara Rao, N Uttam Kumar Reddy and D. Sridhar Babu attended the meeting, which reviewed agricultural production, paddy procurement, storage facilities and Vanakalam cultivation.
Scientists from agricultural universities recommended the large-...