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