Cartels slash procurement to Rs 7 per kg amid Panama disease ravaging crops on 3,710 acres, leaving ryots with Rs 40,000-per-acre losses and pleas for aid.
Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar greenlights extra grains for cardholders, easing diets with 16,000 tonnes ragi already flowing in coastal belts.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu unveils strategy to modernize farming, linking Krishna-Godavari rivers and promoting horticulture in Rayalaseema for sustainable gains.
Farmer groups across the state decry the proposed legislation as corporate takeover, urging its withdrawal to protect smallholders from seed monopolies.
From ancient domestication to bioethanol powerhouse, sugarcane drives India's 4,400 lakh tonne output, blending cash crop clout with green energy promise.
