Telangana seeing highest ever agricultural productivity: Janardhan Reddy


Date & Time: 2020-04-23 12:30:07

Paddy was cultivated in more than 90 lakh acres across the state. Maize production reached 15 lakhs MT and cotton 17 lakh MT. About 65,000 MT sweet oranges were cultivated in Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar. Telangana State has seen highest agricultural productivity ever in its history with 10 million tonnes of paddy cultivation, said Dr B Janardhan Reddy, Telangana Agriculture and Co-operation principal secretary. Paddy was cultivated in more than 90 lakh acres across the state. Maize production reached 15 lakhs MT and cotton 17 lakh MT. About 65,000 MT sweet oranges were cultivated in Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar.