Agriculture is the main occupation of the people in the district. The geographical area of the district is 4,004,035 acres (16,203.75 km2).
The land used under different types is : forest land 42.8%, land put to non-agricultural uses 3.7% and Net agricultural area 35.4%.
The predominant Crop grown in the district is Jowar which accounts for 31.8% of the total cropped area.
Paddy accounts for 10.8%, pulses and non-food crops for 34.7% of the total cropped area.
Adilabad ranks first in revenue generation from mineral deposits in Andhra Pradesh. It is well endowed with rich reserves of coal, iron ore, lime stone and clays.
The southern part of the district consisting of Nirmal, Luxettipet, Khanapur and surrounding mandals is fairly developed agriculturally, owing to the availability of irrigation facilities there.
The total cropped area of the district is 5.93 lakh hectares which constitute 37% of the total geographical area.
The principal crops of the district are Jowar, paddy, Cotton, Wheat, Maize, Chillies, Sugarcane and Soya.
Cotton occupies an important place in the agriculture sector of this district.
Adilabad has got 27% area under cotton in all the Telengana districts put together and 16% of the area under cotton in the entire state.
However the yields are not in accordance with the above ratios, which accounts to only 11.76% cotton production of Telengana districts and only about 5% of the states' total cotton production.
The Regional Agricultural Research Station situated at Adilabad is conducting research on cotton in modern cultivation and pest management techniques to advise the farmers for better yields achievement
The area at present under the plantations and horticulture crops is only about 3.5% of the net area cultivated in the district.
Horticulture produce assumes importance for it provides, supplementary income including foreign exchange and employment.
The cultivable wastes and fallow lands can be put to use by plantation on the contours and bunds of the farmlands.
With the above average rainfall, the district and minor irrigation facilities in general is suitable for horticulture comprising of fruits, vegetables and flowers.
The medical and aromatic plant cultivation is another untapped area in the district, which has good potential.
A study based on the present land use pattern and the hardy nature of Horticulture crops which can be grown even on dry lands and
wastelands an area of 41,565 hectares is identified that can be put to use for this activity.
Thus an additional area of 5,50 hectares can be brought in short term under this crops, in addition to the present 36000 hectares of this activity.
The Department of Horticulture in association with the ITDA, Utnoor and the SC Corporation, Adilabad through programme for promotion of horticulture schemes in the district.
Backward linkage likes nurseries/farms to meet the seedling requirement forward linkage like processing and preservation plants, for value addition are the need of the hour to augment the development of this sector.
The area of medicinal and aromatic plantations is the most suited and the least tapped source of the district Nux-vomica an important medicinal plant forms a substantial forest source in the district.
The potential and advantages of medicinal aromatic plants cultivation should be made know to the locals to promote
this fast catching activity all over. Apie culture and floriculture are the other areas not operational to their full in this climatically congenial nature of the district for these activities.
The locals should be encouraged to take advantage of these natural vistas.






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