RV Karnan, Karimnagar, District Collector observed that alternative cropping would be beneficial for farmers instead of rice during Rabi season. On Sunday, at Ganneruvaram Mandal and Nustulpus villages in Thimmapur Mandal, he interacted with the farmers about the crops and also inspected groundnut and other six crops cultivated by farmers in Gundlapally.
“The Central Government will not buy paddy through the FCI and the State government would not set up paddy procurement centers in the season” – said the District Collector.
He further said that – “only those farmers, who have contracted with seed companies, should cultivate rice and non-contracted farmers would have to sell the grain on their own if they cultivate paddy.”
Karnan inspected groundnut and sorghum crops and gave instructions to the farmers in Gundlapally. “Adequate seeds will be provided for the cultivation of alternate crops. Appropriate hints and suggestions for crop rotation would also be provided to farmers” – he said while assuring them aid.
Farmers expressed their problems like the unavailability of laborers during the harvest of groundnut and other crops. In response to that, the Collector told the farmers that – “employment guarantee works would be stopped during alternative cropping season not to create a shortage of labor” and ensure that – “laborers will be available to them.”
“Farmers would get higher yields if they planted paddy in Kharif and alternative crops in Yasangi. The land would be fertile due to crop rotation” – said Karnan.
Later on, the Rajiv Grihakalpa site was inspected by the Collector, which is under construction in Thimmappur village in the Thimmappur zone. The construction will be done in about 87acres, and the map related to it was also checked by him. The Collector was accompanied by the District Agriculture Officer Sridhar, Ganneruvaram Mandal Tahsildar Rajeshwari, Thimmappur Mandal Deputy Tahsildar Ramesh, Karimnagar RDO Anand Kumar, and others were present on the occasion.
