THE TRAINING WAS CONDUCTED AT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION GAJULAREGA, VIZIANAGARAM.
IN THE PHOTO WE CAN SEE SRI M.N. GANGARAM ,JOINT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, VIZIANAGARAM ADDRESSING THE FARMERS.SRI J.RAVIKUMAR,DDA,VIZIANAGARAM AND SRI PRK.RAJU SCIENTIST HAVE ALSO PARTICIPATED. 50 RMG MEMBERS HAVE ATTENDED FOR THE TRAINING.
FARM MECHANIZATION IS GIVEN TOP PRIORITY DURING 2009-10 .
A NEW SCHEME HAS BEEN FORMULATED UNDER RKVY AND BEING IMPLEMENTED TO SUPPLY HIGH COST IMPLEMENTS ON SUBSIDY.
TRAININGS TO AGRICULTURAL OFFICERS AND SELECTED FARMERS OF RYTHU MITHRA GROUPS ARE UNDER PROGRESS.
HIGH COST IMPLEMENTS LIKECOMBINE HARVESTERS, PADDY TRANSPLANTERS , MAIZE DE-HUSKERS CUM SHELLERS, ETC. WILL BE SUPPLIED ON 50% SUBSIDY. 40% LOAN WILL BE EXTENDED FROM BANKS AND 10% AMOUNT ONLY SHOULD BE CONTRIBUTED BY THE SELECTED AND ELIGIBLE RYTHU MITHRA GROUP
పొలంబడి రేఫ్రేషేర్ ట్రైనింగ్ కం వర్క్ షాప్ తేది 1౮ మరియు 19 మే 2౦౦౯ విజయనగరము లో జరిగినది. శ్రీ సి. వి. శర్మ ఎ.డి.ఎ. మరియు శ్రీమతి శ్రీదేవి ఎ.ఓ కమిషనరేట్ నుండి హాజరయి పరిసీలించిరి. జిల్లా లోని అందరు ఎ.డి .ఎ లు శాస్త్రవేత్తలు ఇంకా ఎ. ఓ లు అటెండ్ అయ్యారు.
SRI MANDALI BUDDHA PRASAD HON'BLE MINISTER FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ADDRESSING THE FARMERS DURING THE FUNCTION OF AWARDING SANKRANTHI PURASKARALU AT COLLECTORATE AUDITORIUM IN VIZIANAGARAM ON 17-01-09
KHARIF 2008 SHOWED MIXED RESULTS. SOME PARTS OF THE DISTRICT EXPERIENCED SEVERE DRY SPELL CONDITIONS FROM LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER ,DUE TO WHICH PADDY CROP SUFFERRED FROM MOISTURE STRESS . YIELD LOSS OCCURRED IN NEARLY 20,000 HECTARES .
I HAVE SEEN FARMERS SPRAYING PESTICIDES WITHOUT WEARING ANY PROTCTIVE CLOTHING. I HAVE SEEN FARMERS MIXING PESTICIDES IN BUCKETS USING THEIRHANDS. I HAVE SEEN FARMERS COLLAPSING AFTER A SPRAY IN FIELDS WITH HARMFUL CHEMICALS. I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS SUFFERING FROM CANCERS. I HAVE SEEN CHILDREN IN VILLAGES BORN WITH MANY ABNORMALITIES DUE TO REASONS UN-KNOWN. I HAVE SEEN SEEN VILLAGERS WASHING AND CLEANING PESTICIDE BOTTLES IN IRRIGATION TANKS, WHILE THEIR CHILDREN ENJOYING A BATH AT THE SAME PLACE.
I HAVE SEEN LAKHS OFLADY BIRD BEETLES DYING AFTER A PESTICIDE SPRAY IN PADDY FIELD
AGRICULTURAL OFFICER'S WORK GIVES MAXIMUM JOB SATISFACTION. WE CAN - MEET FARMERS , GIVE TIMELY SUGGESTIONS , SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES, INCREASE THEIR LANDS' PRODUCTIVITY AND PASS ON GOVT. SUBSIDIES,OBSERVE NATURE CLOSELY , GENERATE MANY SUCCESS STORIES . I AM SURE , NO JOB GIVES MORE SATISFACTION. FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS MY INTEREST TURNED TOWARDS PESTICIDE FREE FARMING , ILL EFFECTS OF PESTICIDES AND EDUCATING FARMERS ON PESTICIDES , NATURAL BIOLOGICAL CONTROL ETC.
PRESENTLY I HAVE BEEN WORKING AS AGRICULTURAL OFFICER (TECHNICAL) IN JOINT DIRECTOR'S OFFICE AT VIZIANAGARAM. I LIKE KOTHAVALASA - A MANDAL HEAD QUARTERS IN VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT SITUATED NEAR VISAKHAPATNAM. HERE,PEOPLE ( FARMERS) ARE VERY GENTLE, SOFT NATURED. THE PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVES ALSO ARE VERY POLITE AND NEVER COMMENTED OR INVOLVED IN POLICY DECISSIONS LIKE SELECTION OF ADARSA RYTHUS(MODEL FARMERS) ETC..