Cotton farmers across Telangana are facing severe losses due to unseasonal rains, pest infestations, and procurement hurdles. With yields dropping and moisture levels high, CCI has reduced quotas, forcing farmers into distress sales below MSP. Protests have erupted, and many farmers are turning to daily wage work under MGNREGA as debts mount.

Hyderabad: Unseasonal rains triggered by Cyclone Montha ‘s aftermath have ravaged Telangana’s cotton belt, damaging over 61,000 hectares across 12 districts and impacting yields by 10-15 percent due to pink bollworm infestations and boll rot.

With procurement centres struggling amid high moisture levels, and reduced quotas by the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), farmers are enduring losses of Rs.1,000 or more per quintal below the Minimum

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