Telangana Govt To Procure Jowar From Farmers

The State government will give a bank guarantee of Rs 219.92 crore (for Markfed towards credit facility) to purchase a total of 65,494 metric tonnes of sorghum harvested durin♉g 🥂the 'Yasangi' season, it said.

PTI

Updated on: 13 May 2023 6:19 am

K Chandrashek🙈har Rao addressing the ꦯmedia. He talked about the increasing petrol prices.

K Ch🗹andrashekhar Rao addressing the media. He talked about the increasing petrol prices.

The Telangana𒆙 government on Friday decided to procure sorgh꧃um (jowar) harvested in the present summer season by providing a remunerative price to the farmers.

As per the instructꦕions of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, the State government issued orders appointing Markfed (Telangana State Cooperative Marketing Federation 🐼Ltd) as the nodal agency to purchase sorghum crop grown in the 2022-23 'Yasangi' (Rabi) season by paying support price, an official release said.

The State government will give a bank guarantee of Rs 219.92 c💖rore (for Markfed towards credit facility) to purchase a total of 65,494 metric tonnes of sorghum harvested during the 'Yasangi' season, it said.

Thus, about one lakh farmers who cultivated sorghum in various districts, including Adilabad, Nirmal, Kamareddy, Medak, Vikarabꦚad, Narayanapet and Gꦆadwal, will benefit from the decision taken by Rao, the release added.