Agriculture in Telangana

D. Raji Reddy, Director of Research, PJTSAU

PROFESSOR JAYASHANKAR
TELANGANA STATE AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
 Telangana

• 29th State

• 36 Million population
Adilabad

Nizamabad Karimnagar

Medak Warangal

Khammam
Ranga Reddy Nalgonda

Mahaboobnagar

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 Agriculture Profile

S.No Item Unit Telangana

1 Total Geographical area Lakh ha 114.84
2 Gross cropped area Lakh ha 62.88
3 Net cropped area Lakh ha 49.61
4 Gross Irrigated area Lakh ha 31.64
5 Net Irrigated area Lakh ha 22.89
6 Number of Farm Holdings Lakh Nos 55.54
a) Marginal Lakh Nos 34.41
b) Small Lakh Nos 13.27
c) Others Lakh Nos 7.86
7 Average Farm Holding size Ha 1.12
8 Average Annual Rainfall mm 906.6
9 Cropping Intensity % 1.27
10 Irrigation Intensity % 1.38
Source: DES 3
Rainfall (in mm)
 Number of Farm Holdings

Total Number of Farm Holdings: 55.54 lakhs

Area in lakh Ha
Irrigation Sources
 IMPORTANT CROPS

Sl. Area Production

Crop
No (Lakh Ha) (Lakh Tones)
1 Rice 20.00 66.22
2 Maize 7.52 35.25
3 Soybean 2.42 3.90
4 Cotton 17.13 42.65
5 Chillies 0.79 2.80
6 Turmeric 0.50 2.52
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 Crops grown in different agro–climatic zones

Kharif season Rabi season

S. Agro-Climatic
Area Area
No. zone Crop Crop
(Lakh ha) (Lakh ha)
Rice 3.700 Rice 2.670
Cotton 5.850 Maize 0.850
Soybean 1.660 Jowar 0.170
Northern Maize 1.210 Bengal gram 0.390
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Telangana Zone Redgram 0.507 Green gram 0.064
Greengram 0.240 Sesame 0.130
Turmeric 0.340 Groundnut 0.117
-- -- Sunflower 0.086
Sub-Total 9.460 4.830
Rice 3.670 Rice 1.500
Cotton 5.190 Maize 0.690
Soybean 0.110 Bengal gram 0.250
Central
2 Maize 1.750 Green gram 0.071
Telangana Zone
Red gram 0.430 Black gram 0.049
Green gram 0.580 Groundnut 0.301
Sesame 0.040 Sunflower 0.086
Sub-Total 12.890 3.700
Rice 2.260 Rice 1.190
Cotton 3.760 Maize 0.210
Maize 2.890 Bengal gram 0.550
Southern
3 Castor 0.760 Groundnut 1.070
Telangana Zone
Red gram 1.810 Safflower 0.060
Green gram 0.510 Sunflower 0.012
Sesame 0.010 -- --
Sub-Total 17.050 5.850
Per cent shift in cropped area of major crops from 2007 to 2015
130 128.8
120 109.8
110
100
90
% Shift in croped area from Kharif 2007-2015 80
70
60
50
40 28.3
30
20 8.8
10
0
-10 -4.0
-20
-30 -18.7 -21.5
-40
-50 -43.7
-60 -48.7
-54.1
-70 -62.7
-80 -69.7
-90 -77.1
-82.8 -86.6

Crops

Area under pulses has decreased in recent years due to increased variability of
rainfall in the month of June which is the optimum time for sowing of pulses and
the area under cotton and soybean has increased.
 Effect of increased temperature and elevated CO2 levels on
grain yield (t/ha) of rice (BPT-5204) at Rajendranagar, Hyderabad

Climate change scenario

S1 – Normal
S2 - Increase in maximum and minimum temperature by 1oC
S3 - Increase in maximum and minimum temperature by 2oC
S4 - Increase in CO2 level to 450 ppm
S5 - Increase in CO2 level to 600 ppm
 INITIATIVES

SOIL HEALTH
CARDS

Planed to issue 10.00 lakhs Soil

Health cards to Farmers.

2015-16  5.00 lakhs

2016-17  5.00 lakhs

Rain fed  10.00 ha grid one

sample
Irrigated  2.50 ha grid one
sample

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 ORGANIZATION OF 8TH NATIONAL SEED CONGRESS
(27-29 OCTOBER, 2015) - HYDERABAD

 Jointly organized .

 The theme “Quality Seed for Farmer’s Prosperity”.

 Touched upon the latest challenges of global seed scenario and

cutting edge technologies in the Indian seed industry and future
action plan

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 Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural
University in consultation with Department of agriculture
prepared efficient cropping zones
Horticulture
 Promotion of Micro Irrigation in 12.00 lakh ha
 Greenhouses in 350 ha on 75% subsidy

Marketing:
 Agri. Marketing reforms:
 e – Tendering / Auctioning
 Market Intervention Fund:
 Scientific Storage Godowns
- 330 godowns  17.00 lakh MTs storage capacity

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Challenges in Telangana Agriculture

 Erratic distribution of rainfall - Areas are

subjected to Drought
 63% of the crop is rainfed, which is exposed
to the hostilities of climate
 84% of the irrigated area is through bore
wells &dug wells.
 Improving water use efficiency
 About 85% of farmers are either marginal or
small
 Fragmented Land Holdings 16
STATE’S AGRICULTURAL VISION
 Soil Health Management and conservation of
natural resources
 Empowering the farmers in seed
management enabling them to acquire good
quality seed
 Increasing productivity of crops
 Improve water use efficiency
 Making farming a commercial Endeavour

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 POTENTIAL OF HORTICULTURE
 The agro-climatic conditions are suitable for perennial
fruit crops like mango, citrus, guava, banana, vegetables
and flowers etc.
 There is a vast scope for enhancing the area under fruit
crops from the existing 3.79 lakh ha. to 10.00 lakh ha.,
 Horticulture sector has emerged as a potential player in the
economy
 Enterprising & Progressing farming community willing to
adopt to new Technologies i.e. Green Houses, Mulching,
Drip automation etc.
 Export potential for Mango, Banana, Vegetables & Flowers
 International Airport – Potential to become export Hub.

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 Remarks on occasional paper on Raising
Agricultural Productivity and Making Farming
Remunerative for Farmers

The paper has chosen five important issues viz.

 Measures necessary to raise productivity

 Policies ensuring remunerative prices for
farmers
 Rreforms necessary in the area of land
leasing and titles
 Mmechanism to bring quick relief to farmers
hit by natural disasters
 Iinitiatives necessary to spread Green
Resolution to eastern states
 Areas need to be emphasized
 More focus for small farm economy
 Market intellegence
 State Governments involvment in fixing the MSP
 possibility of differential MSP for different states are to
be explored.
 increasing the production of pulses, millets and
oilseeds not only through biotechnological tools but
also through other measures viz. incentives, inputs
supply and bonus price to farmers.
 Strengthening National Agricultural Research
system by allocating budget atleast 3% of GSDP
 Integration of agriculture and allied sectors
 Focus on farming systems approach
 More emphasis for value addition and value
chain management. ISkill development through
capacity building
 Disaster management as mentioned in NDMA
may be further strengthened and real time
mechanism to be evolved for relief measures
through RS & GIS technologies.
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