Agriculture, an integral part economic activity of Telangana, decides the direction of the State in terms of socio-economic development. Technology has taken over lives in the States and farming is no exception; the State has moved from traditional farming to use of automated methods. Encouraged by the Government’s proactive policies to enable agriculture as a big contributor to GDP of the State, the field of agriculture has shown more promises by the day. Rice is the major food crop and staple food of the state. Other important crops are tobacco, mango, cotton, and sugar cane. Through e-NAM Department of Agricultural Marketing, Telangana is encouraging uniformity in agriculture marketing, removing information asymmetry in the market and encouraging real-time price discovery.
kesamudram APMC – Telangana received the award from Hon’ble PM of India for “Excellence in Public Administration- 2019”, on civil service day, dated 21stApr’22. It is nothing less than an absolute honour for the APMC, that is actively promoting e-NAM in the mandi. As on 31st Mar’22 3.02 LMT of commodities worth Rs 794 Cr traded in the market. Department of Agricultural Marketing, Telanganais grateful for being recognized for its work towards growth of agricultural marketing in the State and it intends to live up to the level of success this award demands.
