# PJTAU plans Rs 25 crore crop diversification project for Rabi 2026-10-05T23:36:28+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTAU) has planned a pilot project for the coming Rabi season to promote crop diversification in response to the impact of El Nino on rainfall in Telangana this year. The ‘Innovation to Impact’ programme aims to reduce technological gaps, improve productivity and increase farmers' incomes, focusing initially on pulse and oilseed crops. The project will be implemented at 12 regional agriculture research centres. Four villages under each centre will be selected, with 20 to 25 progressive farmers per village receiving a package of advanced technologies. The university will seek around Rs 25 crore from the state government and will also involve private industries. The project is part of the central government's Khet Bachao programme and will be launched between 18 and 31 October by agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao. The project will run for two years so farmers can experience the impact of the new technologies. The university will also seek help from ICAR, ICRISAT and the agriculture and horticulture departments. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Deccan Chronicle and The Hindu report the same initiative identically, with near-identical details on the Rs 25 crore funding request, the 12 centres, the Khet Bachao programme launch window of 18 to 31 October, and the minister who will launch it. The Hindu adds that the project will run for two years and names ICAR and ICRISAT as partners, while Deccan Chronicle mentions private industry participation. The coverage is uniform straight reporting with no discernible slant. The key question is whether the state government will approve the Rs 25 crore proposal, which will determine the project's scale. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - deccanchronicle.com (neutral report) Straight news report, no slant or editorialising. - thehindu.com (neutral report) Straight news report, no slant or editorialising. This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Aldas Janaiah, ICAR, Khet Bachao, PJTAU, Tummala Nageswara Rao Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pjtau-plans-rs-25-crore-crop-diversification-project-for-rabi/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pjtau-plans-rs-25-crore-crop-diversification-project-for-rabi/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/