HYDERABAD: Ever wondered how much vegetables, on an average, people living in the biryani-loving city consume? The average consumption of vegetables of a person living within Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits is about about 8.08 kilogram of vegetables, including onion, per month.
This was revealed in the first-of-its-kind study undertaken by ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management and Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU).
Going by the report, it can be assumed that each person in Hyderabad consumes about 269 grams of vegetables per day. This is 56 grams less when compared to the limit recommended by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), which is 325 grams per day per person.
As per the study, 7,22,186 metric tonnes (MT) of vegetables per annum are needed to meet the requirements of the population under GHMC. This adds up to about 60,182 MT per month and 2,006 MT per day. But the present supplies of vegetables to Hyderabad from neighbouring districts is about 6,89,363 MT per annum – a shortfall of about 32,823 MTSs per annum. To plug the supply gap, additional 41,840 acres need to be brought under vegetable cultivation.
Former agriculture scientist Dr Loka Kishan Reddy says that farmers should get out of their traditional way of thinking. “There has to be crop planning at both the government and farmers’ levels,” he said.
Farmers say that they lack knowledge about technologies and market fluctuations. “Telangana has the potential to produce more, provided there are market linkages. When export options are given, a farmer will produce more for local markets as well,” said Kranti R, a campaigner for natural far ming and far mer.
This was revealed in the first-of-its-kind study undertaken by ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management and Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU).
Going by the report, it can be assumed that each person in Hyderabad consumes about 269 grams of vegetables per day. This is 56 grams less when compared to the limit recommended by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), which is 325 grams per day per person.
As per the study, 7,22,186 metric tonnes (MT) of vegetables per annum are needed to meet the requirements of the population under GHMC. This adds up to about 60,182 MT per month and 2,006 MT per day. But the present supplies of vegetables to Hyderabad from neighbouring districts is about 6,89,363 MT per annum – a shortfall of about 32,823 MTSs per annum. To plug the supply gap, additional 41,840 acres need to be brought under vegetable cultivation.
Former agriculture scientist Dr Loka Kishan Reddy says that farmers should get out of their traditional way of thinking. “There has to be crop planning at both the government and farmers’ levels,” he said.
Farmers say that they lack knowledge about technologies and market fluctuations. “Telangana has the potential to produce more, provided there are market linkages. When export options are given, a farmer will produce more for local markets as well,” said Kranti R, a campaigner for natural far ming and far mer.
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