NIMMALA PALEM VILLAGE -WORK DONE

A BASE LINE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN NIMMALAPALEM VILLAGE
DURING MAY2006 .
TRAINING ON POLAMBADI WAS CONDUCTED AT FARMERS TRAINING
CENTRE , VIZIANAGARAM TO 5 NOS. OF SELECTED FARMERS ON 25-05-06.


3O FARMERS WERE SELECTED FOR POLAMBADI PROGRAMME.

A COLLABORATOR (HOST FARMER) WAS ALSO SELECTED .
NAME OF THE HOST FARMER : BOBBARI APPALA NAIDU 60 YEARS

A 2.00 AC. PLOT OF COLLABORATOR WAS SELECTED FOR IMPLEMENTING INTEGRATED CROP MANAGEMENT (ICM) TECHNOLOGY
DULY COVERING THE GAPS IN PADDY CULTIVATION THAT WERE
FOUND IN BASELINE SURVEY.


FARMERS ARE DEVIDED INTO 4 GROUPS AND THEY WERE ALLOWED TO
CHOOSE THEIR LEADERS.

AN ENTRY POINT ACTIVITY ON SYMPTOMS OF PESTICIDE POISONING
ON HUMAN BODY WAS CONDUCTED .

A BALLOT BOX TEST WAS CONDUCTED TO KNOW THE LEVEL OF
KNOWLEDGE OF FARMERS REGARDING PESTICIDES , PESTS ,
DISEASES , PREDATORS AND BENEFICIAL INSECTS PRESENT
IN PADDY FIELDS.

A TRAINING PROGRAMME ON SEED QUALITY, AND SEED GERMINATION
AND PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN WHILE PURCHASING SEEDS IS
ALSO CONDUCTED ON 13-07-06 IN THE VILLAGE.

SEED GERMINATION TEST WAS DEMONSTRATED ON 13-07-06.

SOIL SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED FROM FARMERS' FIELDS AND
SENT TO SOIL TESTING LAB ,VIZIANAGARAM.

A SOIL TEST KIT WAS ALSO PROVIDED AND 2 SAMPLES WERE
ALSO ANALYSED IN THE VILLAGE ITSELF, BEFORE SEASON.

RESULTS RECEIVED FROM STL ,VIZIANAGARAM WERE
COMMUNICATED TO FARMERS IN THE FORM OF SOIL HEALTH CARD.
TRAINING ON SOIL TEST BASED FERTILIZER APPLICATION WAS
ALSO GIVEN.

FARMERS WERE TRAINED ON SEED BORNE DISEASES AND SEED TREATMENT.

PSEUDOMONAS - A BIO AGENT FOR SEED TREATMENT WAS ALSO SUPPLIED
ON 50% SUBSIDY TO THE FARMERS.
DEMONSTRATION OF SEED TREATMENT WAS CONDUCTED .