Archive · 13 Jun 2025

Telangana Farmers Face Oil Palm Challenges Amid Government Push

Telangana Farmers Face Oil Palm Challenges Amid Government Push

Farmers in Telangana, who grow oil palm, are having a tough time.

Some of the young plants they bought turned out to be bad, meaning they didn't grow well and didn't produce fruit.

Also, the price they get for their fruit has gone down because the government changed some rules about importing oil.

The farmers want the government to help them by setting a minimum price for their fruit and making sure they can get good quality plants.

The government is trying to get more farmers to grow oil palm, but these problems are making it difficult.

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