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- The Andhra Pradesh state government is offering seeds for alternative crops at an 80 percent subsidy to farmers in Anantapur.
- Agriculture officials have been instructed to promote the cultivation of millets and pulses in response to a 36 percent rainfall deficit in the district.
- Authorities aim to ensure the remaining 19 percent of the targeted cultivable area is successfully planted.
- These efforts seek to support agricultural productivity during difficult weather conditions caused by El Nino.
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- Utilization of seeds at the 302 Rythu Seva Kendras
- Achievement of the remaining 19 percent cultivation target
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Salureddy
District Agriculture Officer
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“Anantapur district normally receives 275.6 mm of rainfall from June to September. But this year, only 176.1 mm of rains have been received, a 36 per cent deficit.”
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…cultivate millets and pulses, such as foxtail millet, sorghum, horse gram, cowpea and green gram, in view of the prevailing weather conditions due to El Nino. District Agriculture Officer (DAO) Salureddy informed that Anantapur district normally receives 275.6 mm of rainfall from June to September. But this year, only 176.1 mm of rains have been received, a 36 per cent deficit. However, with the district receiving rains during the past three days, farmers could sow alternate crops that would survive. The DAO said against the targeted 3,43,394 hectares for cultivation, crops have so far been…
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Named India · Anantapur · Agriculture and allied departments · C. Vishnucharan · Rythu Seva Kendras · Salureddy
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