Plans are afoot to take up oil palm cultivation in 2.5 lakh acres in the State as part of renewed focus on crop diversification with a thrust on oilseeds, pulses, among other crops that have demand in market, said Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy.
Speaking at a workshop on Preparedness for Vanakalam-2022 in Karimnagar on Monday, the minister said the expanded irrigation provided an impetus to agriculture and other allied sectors, the predominant source of livelihood for an overwhelming majority of people in the State.
The mega Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project ushered in rapid expansion of irrigation facilities thereby contributing to growth in agricultural production in the State, he said.
