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    Telangana: Chia cultivation is new favourite for farmers in Sangareddy district

    New practise of cultivating Chia seeds across the Karnataka border in Sangareddy district is being witnessed now Sangareddy: There is a new favourite crop for farmers living along the Karnataka border nowadays. They are slowly shifting to cultimation of Chia seed cultivation. Hitherto, they used to cultivate Sunflower, Maize and other crops during summer. They seemed tohave drawn inspiration from their counterparts across the border in sowing Chia, which has its origins in Mexico. Chia sees know for their rich fibre content are in good demand now. Moreover, the farmers said they had cultivated the crop to beat the monkey and wild boar menace since they would not eat the crop. The 90-day crop is nurtured with a dry irrigation (ID) method. Irrigating the crop once a week would be enough. The farmers of Dhanasri, Gopanpally and other villages in Mogudampally were cultivating the crop for the third consecutive year while farmers…

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