Crops were raised in about 1.38 crore acres in the ongoing Kharif season so far in the State, including horticultural crops in 12 lakh acres, and the government expected Rabi cultivation to be in around 75 lakh acres to 80 lakh acres, Minister for Agriculture S. Niranjan Reddy said in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Reviewing the status of Kharif cultivation and arrangements for Rabi cultivation with senior officials of the Agriculture and Horticulture departments, he said paddy cultivation was taken up in a record 65 lakh acres this Kharif season. Paddy was raised in higher extent in Nagarkurnool, Siddipet, Sangareddy, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri, Narayanpet, Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar and Rangareddy districts.
Paddy cultivation had gone up in 24,000 acres in Nagarkurnool district alone, the Minister said adding that horticultural crops were also raised in 12 lakh acres including oilplam in 1.93 lakh acres so far.
