Telangana CM KCR Phone Call To Zaheerabad Potato Farmer Jan 03, 2021, 09:15 IST
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao telephoned N. Nagi Reddy, a farmer who was growing potatoes. He is from Ranzole village, Zaheerabad of Sangareddy district. CM KCR enquired about his potato crop and both of them spoke for about five minutes. The chief minister asked Nagi Reddy whether the cultivated area has remained the same or had come down and also enquired about what kind of seeds are being used for the crops and from where the seeds have been brought.
Nagi Reddy said that they used to cultivate about 3,000 acres but now it was 2,000 acres. The farmer said that in the past, they used Jyothi and Khyati seed varieties but now they are using Pokaraj -166 variety. He further added that they felt that the yield will be good with this variety.