Farmers in Telangana sow cotton during Rabi season, going against the grain.
When cultivating pulses in the kharif season, N Venkatappa, a farmer in Vathugundla village in Telangana’s Narayanpet district, typically grows groundnut as the second crop. But he wanted to give cotton a try this time. “I have ensured irrigation and a borewell. My choice has generated a great deal of curiosity from my fellow farmers,”…