HYDERABAD: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Tuesday opined that soon, a system will be evolved where farmers with small landholdings can utilise farm machinery like cotton harvesters on a custom-hiring basis.
Addressing a workshop on high-density plantation system of cotton held at the PJTSAU, the Minister said that due to smaller landholdings in Telangana, it is difficult for small farmers to own machinery like harvesters, planters and so on.
He said that he was working with Minister KT Rama Rao to have rural youth manage these machinery with the help of industries department, so that they could be given to the farmers on custom-hiring basis, which will be a win-win proposition for all stakeholders.