Paddy yield is expected to be more than 9.45 lakh metric tonnes in the 2024 rabi season in West Godavari district. Most of the area under paddy cultivation is part of the ‘Godavari delta’ that gets access to irrigation facility through the existing canals of the Godavari river .
Paddy is the major food crop grown in the rabi season in the Godavari delta which spreads across Kakinada, East Godavari, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema, Eluru and West Godavari districts.
West Godavari district Collector Sumit Kumar has claimed that a total of 7.50 lakh metric tonnes of paddy would be procured from farmers in the rabi season, while the total yield is estimated at more than 9.45 lakh metric tonnes.
