KCR: Agriculture Department should aid the farmers

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao today said the agriculture department should have a direct interface with farmers in every village.

According to a Telangana state government release, Rao, who attended a review meeting on agriculture said that the agriculture department and the agriculture university here should provide information to farmers on soil health and crops to be cultivated.

The state government is ready to provide adequate funds in the endeavour, he said. Noting that Telangana's climatic conditions are conducive for production of seeds, he favoured the agriculture department playing an active role to make the state what he called the seed bowl of India, the release stated.