As Telangana’s rabi season enters a crucial phase, farmers are grappling with delayed crop procurement, shortage of transport vehicles and inadequate storage facilities. With untimely rains threatening farm produce lying under the open sky, many cultivators fear mounting losses and fresh debt despite a record harvest. Travelling through farming villages and purchase centres, P. Sridhar, K. Shiva Shanker, P. Laxma Reddy and B. Chandrashekhar capture the growing distress unfolding across the countryside