Workshops on WTO AND POLAMBADI at HYDERABAD from 7 th to 10 th APRIL

A WORK SHOP ON WTO( WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION) WAS CONDUCTED AT SAMETI ,HYDERABAD 0N 7 AND 8TH APRIL 2007 TO 86 AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS.

ANOTHER WORKSHOP ON POLAMBADI WAS CONDUCTED ON 9,10 th TO IPM MASTER TRAINERS .

VERMICOMPOST UNITS ON 75 %SUBSIDY

The Department of Agricultural is extending its full co-operation to the farmers to switch their cultivation to organic farming. Vermicomposting the farm waste will certainly help in effective recycling and improve soil conditions. we provide a subsidy of Rs.3000 - in cash and 1875- in kind to the farmers.

FINANCIAL YEAR COMING TO AN END

THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2006-07 IS COMING TO AN END .
THE SEASON IS VERY GOOD
OUR ACHIEVEMENTS ARE SATISFACTORY.
WE HAVE REACHED THE FIGURES WE SET AS GOALS IN FARM MECHANISATION ETC .ITEMS.
NOT ONLY ACHIEVING THE TARGETS BUT ASSURING QUALITY EXTENSION SERVICES IS MORE IMPORTANT. I HOPE I HAVE SUCCEEDED IN ACHIEVING THIS .
POLAM BADI PROGRAMMES I HAVE CONDUCTED GAVE GOOD RESULTS.
PADDY FARMERS GOT GOOD YIELDS, HIGHEST IN LAST 6 YEARS.
A PESTICIDES DEALER IN KOTHAVALASA IS NOT HAPPY. HE SAID HE USED TO SELL 400 LITRES OF LAMDA CYHALOTHRIN A SYNTHETIC PYRETHROID FOR PADDY CROP EVERY YEAR. THIS YEAR HE SOLD ONLY 50 LITRES , NOT FOR PADDY BUT FOR OTHER CROPS ONLY .
THAT CLEARLY SHOWS THE SUCCESS OF OUR EXTENSION PROGRAMMES

JDA SRI KRUPADANAM VISITED OUR POLAMBADI PROGRAMMES

Visit of our Joint Director Of Agriculture ,Vizianagaram Sri A .Krupadanam to the

Polambadi Programmes of KOTHAVALASA Subdivision and interaction with farmers

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.

POWER TILLERS ON SUBSIDY

4 ( Four) Nos. of power tillers are distributed on subsidy under farm mechanization scheme,
in kothavalasa mandal . The cost of tiller is Rs.1 lakh 8 thousand + . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ,A.P IS EXTENDING SUBSIDY OF Rs. 30,000/- on each power tiller

VERY INTERESTING

OUR JOINT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE CONDUCTING A SEED TREATMENT DEMONSTRATION

SEED TREATMENT DEMONSTRATION

A SEED TREATMENT DRUM WAS PROVIDED TO THE FARMERS OF CHEEPURUVALSA VILLAGE ON 50% SUBSIDY . IN THE PICTURE SRI A. KRUPADANAM, JOINT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT IS SEEN , HANDIND OVER THE IMPLEMENT AND EDUCATING WOMEN RYTHU MITHRA GROUP MEMBERS ON SEED TREATMENT.

Smt.Neelamsetti Gopemma ,member ZILLA PARISHAD TERRITORIAL CONTITUENCY(ZPTC) KOTHAVALASA ,participated in the POLAMBADI FIELD DAY CELEBRATIONS IN THE MANDAL.

FIELD DAY 3-01-2007

SRI P. RAJANNA PRESIDENT ,MANDAL PARISHAD, KOTHAVALASA SPEEKING

FIELD DAY CELEBRATIONS OF POLAMBADI PROGRAMMES

WE HAVE CONDUCTED A FIELD DAY -THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF POLAMBADI PROGRAMME AT CHEEPURUVALASA VILLAGE . THE FIELD DAY WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
SRI A. KRUPADANAM, JOINT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE,VIZIANAGARAM
SRI P.RAJANNA, PRESIDENT, MANDAL PARISHAD, KOTHAVALASA.
SMT N.GOPAMMA,ZPTC MEMBER.
SRI T.CHINADEMUDU,VICE PRESIDENT MANDAL PARISHAD.
SMT G.NARIMANI, DEPUTY DIRECTOR ,FARMERS TRAINING CENTRE (FTC),VIZIANAGARAM.
SRI R.SIVARAM, ASST DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE,KOTHAVALASA.
SRI K.MAHARAJAN, AGRICULTURAL OFFICER,FTC,VIZIANAGARAM
SRI CH.LATCHANNA,AGRICULTURAL OFFICER,S.KOTA MANDAL
SRI M.SURINAIDU AGRICULTURAL OFFICER,L.KOTA MANDAL
SRI D.CHINNAYYA,PRESIDENT, DENDERU PANCHAYAT.
AND MANY PROGRESSIVE FARMERS OF 8 VILLAGES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE CELEBRATIONS.
AEOS SRI K. NOOKARAJU,
SRI K.S.PRAKASA RAO,
SRI M.APPARAO,
FARMERS SRI K.S.V. PRASAD ,B.A.SRINIVAS, B.SATYAM PATHRUDU, B.APPALANAIDU,
M.RAMUNAIDU AND SMT M.NAGARATNAM AND MANY OTHERS HAVE ASSISTED AND HELPED ME.

OUR COLLABORATOR SRI B.APPALANAIDU

SRI B. APPALA NAIDU OF NIMMALAPALEM POLAMBADI,
IS NOW VERY HAPPY.
THE YELD ESTIMATES SHOWED THAT NEARLY 40-45 BAGS( OF EACH 75Kgs), OF PADDY IS GOING TO BE HARVESTED ,WHILE THE NORMAL YIELD IS 20-25 BAGS ONLY IN HIS FIELD UPTO LAST YEAR.

REALLY DOUBLED####$$$$$$ YIELDS,THANKS TO NATURE , AND THANKS TO POLAMBADI 

A CROP CUTTING EXPERIMENT IN PROGRESS TO ASSESS THE YIELDS 

PADDY HARVESTINGS IN PROGRESS

 

A VERY GOOD SEASON

THE FARMERS OF KOTHAVALASA MANDAL AND ALSO VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT
ARE GOING TO REAP BUMPER PADDY HARVESTS DURING KHARIF. HARVESTS ARE IN PROGRESS AND WE HAVE CONDUCTED CROP CUTTING EXPERIMENTS TO ASSESS THE PRODUCTION .


WHAT HELPED ?
TIMELY SOWING, AND TRANSPLANTATION WITH YOUNG NURSERY,
DRY SPELLS WITH LESS NUMBER OF CLOUDY DAYS DURING TILLERING AND REPRODUCTIVE STAGES HAVE HELPED FOR HIGHER PRODUCTION.

FARMERS FELT THAT THEY HAVE GOT THE HIGHEST PRODUCTION ,THIS YEAR WHEN COMPARED TO LAST 6-8 YEARS

GOVERNER'S VISIT

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GOVERNER OF ANDHRAPRADESH SHRI RAMESWAR THAKUR VISITED VIZIANAGARAM DURING LAST MONTH .AN EXHIBITION STALL ,DEPICTING VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF AGRIL. DEPARTMENT ALSO, HAD BEEN ERECTED.IN THE PICTURE , -SRI KRUPADANAM,JOINT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE,VZM,AND DISTRICT COLLECTOR, Dr. B. KISHORE, IAS

SORRY FOR THE BREAK

FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS I COULD NOT BLOG
AS MODEM AND SYSTEM WERE OUT OF ORDER.
I HAVE COMPLETED ALL MY POLAMBADI PROGRAMMES,
AND FIELD DAYS ARE YET TO BE CONDUCTED.
MEAN WHILE DURING OCTOBER I HAVE ATTENDED A TRAINING ON W.T.O
AT NAARM, HYDERABAD

BEAUTIFUL WORLD

THIS IS A CLOSE UP IMAGE OF A RICE PANICLE DURING FLOWERING STAGE

POLAMBADI- FARMERS EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME

FARMERS AND FARM WOMEN ARE PARTICIPATING IN POLAMBADI REGULARLY AND SHOWING INTEREST IN LEARNING SCIENCE IN THEIR FIELDS.- POLAMBADI, A GREAT EXPERIENCE BOTH FOR FARMERS AND AGRICULTURAL OFFICER  

LEAF FOLDER ATTACK

FARMERS OBSERVING THE LARVAE OF LEAF FOLDER ,ITS DAMAGE SYMPTOMS. 

Apanteles sp. COCOONS FOUND

APANTELES sp. is most beneficial parasite of paddy stem borer in paddy ecosystem .They form silken cocoons. 

Identification of Natural enemies

Polambadi farmer sri B.A.SRINIVAS, observing natural enemies in his own field 

BALLOT BOX TEST-BEFORE POLAMBADI

BALLOT BOX TEST WAS CONDUCTED BEFORE POLAMBADI TO KNOW THE PRESENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE OF FARMERS

BOARD ERECTED AT THE ENTRY POINT

POLAMBADI BOARD AT THE ENTRY POINT OF THE VILLAGE -NIMMALAPALEM

polambadi session on importance of natural control , preserving natural enemies, identification of pests and natural enemies 

VISIT OF DR. RAGHUNADH FROM CSA , HYDERABAD

Dr. RAGHUNADH, FROM CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE , AN NGO,
HAS VISITED CHEEPURUVALASA VILLAGE AND POLAMBADI RECENTLY.
CSA IS IMPLEMENTING NPM ( NON PESTICIDAL MANAGEMENT) IN SOME 8 -10 VILLAGES WITH THE HELP OF SERP(IKP) , THROUGH WOMEN'S ORGANISATIONS AND UTILIZING WOMEN GROUPS IN VILLAGES.

IN THIS PICTURE YOU CAN SEE G.V. VIJAYA KUMAR ,MANDAL AGRICULTURAL OFFICER , EXPLAINING ABOUT POLAMBADI CONCEPTS TO THE WOMEN FARMERS AND SABALA ( NGO) CO-ORDINATORS 

FFS SESSION IN PROGRESS

POLAMBADI SESSION ON VERMICOMPOST , ALTERNATE
PEST CONTROL , NSKE PREPERATION AND NEEM OIL SPRAY . 

LAY OUT OF POLAMBADI PLOT

Polambadi plot at
NIMMALAPALEM VILLAGE
FARMER : B.APPALANAIDU
EXTENT : 2 AC.
ICM PLOT 0-40 AC
FARMERS PRACTICE
PLOT 0-60AC
PLOT FOR CONDUCTING
EXPERIMENTS AND
OTHER STUDIES 1-00 AC

SPIDERS - FARMERS' FRIENDS

AN ORB SPIDER - PRESENT IN PADDY FIELDS . AN IMPORTANT PREDATOR
PREYS ON MOTHS AND
OTHER PESTS OF PADDY. 

VISIT OF OBSERVERS FROM COMMISSIONERATE ,HYDERABAD

SRI MANSOOR AHMED, AN OBSERVER FROM COMMISSIONERATE OF AGRICULTURE , AP, HYDERABAD
HAS VISITED POLAMBADI PROGRAMME ON 4-09-06 AND INTERACTED WITH THE FARMERS.
IN THIS PICTURE, SRI GOMPA SRINIVASA RAO ,AND B.APPALANAIDU,FARMERS ARE SEEN EXPLAINING, THEIR EXPERIENCES TO THE TEAM.
SRI K.LAKSHMANARAO, i/cJDA,AND SRI R.SIVARAM ASST.DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE ,KOTHAVALASA ALSO VISITED 

OBSERVATIONS IN EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS

A GROUP OF POLAMBADI FARMERS IN NIMMALAPALEM
RECORDING OBSERVATIONS IN P.A.R EXPERIMENTS. 

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 .