SOIL TESTING KITS SUPPLIED TO FARMER GROUPS

FARMERS OF M.R.PURAM MAIZE POLAM BADI II RECEIVIG A KIT FROM SRI R.SIVARAM ASST.DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, KOTHAVALASA AND K.S.PRAKASA RAO,AEO

14 Soil testing kits are supplied to polam badi farmers and seed village farmers and Rythu Mithra Groups in KOTHAVALASA MANDAL. Farmers are given training to test their soil using the kits.The kit is useful to conduct quick tests at field itself . Each kit contains chemicals that can test 25 soil samples.

WINNOWING FANS ON SUBSIDY

THE FARMERS OF M.R.PURAM ARE VERY HAPPY THAT THEY CAN NOW EASILY CLEAN THEIR PADDY AND SEND IT TO THE MARKET . AS THEIR FIELDS ARE SITUATED AMIDST OF COCONUT GARDENS ,EARLIER THEY FACED PROBLEMS DUE TO LACK OF WINDS DURING THRASHING AND WINNOWING ,HENCE HAD TO WAIT , DAYS TO

COMPLETE THE OPERATION.

FARM MECHANISATION

FARM MECHANIZATION IS VERY USEFUL TO MINIMISE THE TIME OF FARM OPERATIONS, TO SAVE LABOUR AND TO TAKE UP THE OPERATIONS EASILY.
4 MANUALLY OPERATED WINNOWING FANS ARE SUPPLIED TO THE FARMERS ,DURING KHARIF 2007 ON 50 PERCENT SUBSIDY( @ Rs.1113-00 EACH).

RABI - POLAMBADI INTERACTION Dt 1-1-2007

AN INTER ACTION CUM AWARENESS MEETING
ON POLAMBADI WAS CONDUCTED TO THE FARMERS
OF GRADE II AND III POLAMBADI PROGRAMMES
BEING CONDUCTED IN KOTHAVALASA SUB-DIVISION.

SRI B. ATCHITA RAO A.D.A, FROM FARMERS TRAINING CENTRE, VIZIANAGARAM,
SRI R. SIVARAM A.D.A( REGULAR) KOTHAVALASA

G.V. VIJAYA KUMAR, AGRICULTURAL OFFICER KOTHAVALASA

HAVE INTERACTED WITH THE FARMERS, AND IMPARTED TRAINING ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF POLAMBADI.
SRI YASWANTH RAO A.O SOIL TESTING LAB, VIZIANAGARAM HAS TRAINED FARMERS ON SOIL TESTING BY USING SOIL TEST KITS WHICH WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE RYTHU MITHRA GROUPS IN POLAMBADI VILLAGES.
AGRIL. OFFICERS SRI M.SURI NAIDU AND CH. LATCHANNA AND ALL THE AGRIL. EXTENSION OFFICERS HAVE ALSO PARTICIPATED.