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Paddy farmers in Telangana have reaped a bumper harvest this kharif, with total production likely to cross the 60-lakh-tonne mark at the end of the season.
According to the latest reports with the Civil Supplies Department, procurement centres had already bought 30 lakh tonnes as against 18-19 lakh tonnes in the same period last year.
“We expect this to touch the 39-40 lakh tonnes in the next few days. Production has gone up twice,” Akun Sabharwal, Commissioner of Civil Supplies (Telangana), told BusinessLine .
He attributed the sharp increase in production to the increased minimum support price (MSP), improved irrigation facilities and pro-farmer policies’ being implemented by the State Government.
A senior government officer said that total paddy production could touch the 60-lakh-tonne mark, the highest in recent times.
The highest paddy production in the region was recorded five years ago in 2013-14, when it recorded output of 56 lakh tonnes. This year’s production could well surpass that level.
On an average, the State sows paddy on an area of 9.50 lakh hectares in the Kharif season and 6.5 lakh hectares in the Rabi season.
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