Telangana launches weather advisory initiative to help farmers
The Telangana Agriculture Department has launched a weather advisory initiative to assist farmers in making informed agricultural decisions. This program will provide advance weather alerts via WhatsApp to farmers in 17 districts, helping them plan critical farming activities. The initiative aims to enhance climate-resilient agriculture and may expand based on its success.
- ▪The initiative aims to provide farmers with advance information on weather conditions and rainfall patterns.
- ▪Farmers in 17 districts will receive weather alerts through WhatsApp messages.
- ▪The alerts will help farmers plan activities such as sowing and irrigation scheduling.
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To strengthen climate-resilient agriculture, the Telangana Agriculture Department launched a special weather advisory initiative aimed at providing farmers with advance information on weather conditions and rainfall patterns.As part of the initiative, the Agriculture Department entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DIL India and Evidence Action, a Chicago-based organisation.According to Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao, under the programme, farmers in 17 districts of Telangana will receive advance weather alerts through WhatsApp messages on their mobile phones.
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