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Promote biotechnology in cotton cultivation
The farmers in the district asked the state government to make modern biotechnology based advancements in cotton cultivation available to cotton growers in Warangal as well as those in other districts of the state.
Warangal: The farmers in the district asked the state government to make modern biotechnology based advancements in cotton cultivation available to cotton growers in Warangal as well as those in other districts of the state.
A large group of farmers took out a rally from Kakatiya University Arts and Science College to the Collectorate and submitted memorandum to the District Administration in support of their demand.
They said majority of farmers in Telangana state have been engaged in cotton cultivation. In Warangal district, about 65 to 70 percent of farmers cultivate cotton as main crop. In recent times the input costs have gone up significantly.
The introduction of employment guarantee scheme has led to non-availability of agricultural labourers. That in turn has led to great increase in labour charges. Besides that farmers were not able to hire labourers when required, they explained.
In cotton crop, weed management has become a big challenge, said Orugallu District Rythu Sangham President Gopu Somi Reddy who led the farmers’ rally. As farmers were unable to control the weed in time it has been leading to about 30 to 50 percent fall in yield.
The weeds were also causing heavy financial loss by consuming water and costly fertilisers meant for main crop. Hence the state government should come up with plans to introduce biotechnology based weed control mechanism for the benefit of cotton farmers, he suggested. Advancements in biotechnology based weed control have been taking place across the globe in cotton cultivation, but the technology was not available to the farmers. Therefore the government should intervene to help the cotton farmers by brining such technology at their doorsteps, he added.
Somi Reddy, who is also the president of Pratapa Rudra Mutually Aided Cooperative Credit and Marketing Federation Limited, sought hike in the minimum support price for cotton.
These measures would make agriculture a profitable profession and thus the young generation could be encouraged to take up farming, he said.
The Rythu Sangham leaders urged the government to set up a cotton research centre and a textile unit in Warangal district for the benefit of farmers and to create employment opportunities.
