Migrant hands rooted across Telangana’s farms

From grape farms on Hyderabad’s fringes to paddy fields deep in the countryside, Telangana’s agriculture is being sustained by workers from other States. Farmers, activists and government officials say the migrants have become indispensable to farm operations here even as local youth step away from fieldwork. K. Shiva Shanker traces the forces reshaping farm labour in the StateFrom grape farms on Hyderabad’s fringes to paddy fields deep in the countryside, Telangana’s agriculture is being sustained by workers from other States. Farmers, activists and government officials say the migrants have become indispensable to farm operations here even as local youth step away from fieldwork. K. Shiva Shanker traces the forces reshaping farm labour in the State https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/migrant-hands-rooted-across-telanganas-farms/article70597454.ece 2026-02-06T02:05:57.000Z Telangana {}