{
  "id": 12156580,
  "title": "PJTAU to promote crop diversification from Rabi as part of new project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/pjtau-to-promote-crop-diversification-from-rabi-as-part-of-new-project",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T13:23:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/pjtau-to-promote-crop-diversification-from-rabi-as-part-of-new-project/article71546983.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTAU) has announced a new initiative called \"innovation to impact\" to promote crop diversification in the Rabi season. Vice Chancellor Aldas Janaiah explained that the project aims to bridge the gap in technology usage for cultivation, address production and productivity aspects, and improve farmers' income through crop diversification. The initiative focuses on pulses and oilseeds cultivation, taking into account the impact of the El Nino phenomenon on the state and the availability of new technologies. Twelve centers across Telangana have been identified for the project, each with a team of four scientists. The university will soon submit a proposal seeking ₹25 crore funding from the state government for the project. Scientists' teams will then identify four villages within each center and select 20 to 25 progressive farmers in each village to adopt new technology packages. Suitable new crop varieties and improved plant/crop protection measures will be implemented on selected farmers' fields with direct field-level supervision. The two-year project aims to improve soil and water quality, increase production/availability of pulses and oilseeds, and reduce imports. The project is part of the Centre's 'Khet Bachao' program and will be launched on October 18 at one of the 12 centers. The university will collaborate with institutions like ICAR and ICRISAT, as well as agriculture and horticulture departments, to implement the project.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "PJTAU launches project to promote Rabi crop diversification",
    "Twelve centers across Telangana identified for initiative",
    "Two-year project seeks ₹25 crore funding from state government"
  ],
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}