AN EXPERIMENT -- USING TRAINED FARMERS AS MESSAGE CARRIERS

An experiment is in progress in all mandals of the state of
ANDHRA PRADESH.
For the first time farmers are being used as facilitators to
conduct polambadi in one village in each mandal.
The farmers are being paid with TA and DA to a tune of
Rs 125 per polambadi session .IN OUR DISTRICT ,
Two farmers selected from
previous polambadi village are once again being trained at
FARMERS TRAINING CENTRE ,VIZIANAGARAM
IN A SEASON LONG TRAINING PROGRAMME . They will go
to the selected polambadi village and conduct polambadi
in a planned and programmed way.The department of Agriculture
is expecting good results as the polambadi message can
be effectively carried by these farmers.

FARMER FACILITATORS P.NAGARAJU & T.ESWARA RAO

POLAM BADI FARMERS WITHMANDAL AGRICULTURAL OFFICER G.V.VIJAYA KUMAR , AND AEO ,M.APPA RAO 

GROUP PHOTO OF POLAM BADI FARMERS OF NIMMALA PALEM VILLAGE 

PADDY NURSERY SUBJECTED TO SEVERE SHOCK AFTER IT IS PULLED 

GAPS IDENTIFIED IN PADDY CULTIVATION

GENERAL:

SHALLOW SOILS ,LOW ORGANIC CARBON CONTENT ZINC AND IRON DEFICIENT SOILS
NO SCOPE FOR WATER MANAGEMENT,
CULTIVATION UNDER SMALL RAIN FED TANKS


MISTAKES COMMITTED BY FARMERS;

1.USING HIGH SEED RATE 60-70 Kg per ACRE.
2. 5 CENTS NURSERY INSTEAD OF 10 CENTS FOR ONE ACRE MAIN FIELD.
3.NO SEED TREATMENT.
4.APPLICATION OF FYM TO SESAMUM CROP ONLY.



5.INSUFFICIENT PUDDLING.
6.PLANTING IN FLOODED CONDITION.
7.DEEP PLANTING .
8 PLANTING 20 TO 25 SEEDLING PER HILL.
9.LOW PLANTPOPULATION.
10. NO BASAL FERTILIZATION .
11. EXESS UREA APPLICATION 2-3 BAGS PER ACRE.



12.HIGH DOSAGES OF PESTICIDES.
13. NO KNOWLEDGE ON BIOLOGICAL CONTROL.
14. LITTLE KNOWLEDGE ON PEST AND DISEASES.
15. INDESCRIMINATE USE OF PESTICIDES
16.SPRAYING PESTICIDES AGAINST DISEASES.
17.LOW VOLUME OF SPRAY FLUID ...50 TO 60 LITRES ONLY PER ACRE.

BASE LINE SURVEY RESULTS

A BASELINE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN PB VILLAGES
TO KNOW THE PRESENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE OF
THE FARMERS IN RESPECT OF PESTICIDES, DOSAGES ,
THEIR POISONING EFFECTS, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL ,
NATURAL ENEMIES, RECOGNITION OF PESTS AND DISEASES ETC .


30 POLAM BADI FARMERS AND 5 OTHER FARMERS HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED.

COLLECTION OF SOIL SAMPLES AND TESTING WAS ALSO DONE ,WELL IN ADVANCE.

POLAMBADI( FFS ) PROGRAMMES 2006

POLAMBADI programmes are being implemented
under 3 categories during kharif 2006 in PADDY crop.


Grade I Nimmala palem village

Grade I using FARMER FACILITATORS .......Cheepuruvalasa village

Grade II Thummikapalli village

Grade III Musiram and Kothasunkari palem villages
( on farm extension demonstrations)

To conduct a successful polambadi we have to apply both our body and soul and work sincerly . we get wonderful results which was previously proved.