COLLECTOR VISITED CROP DAMAGE AREAS

RECENT HEAVY RAINS FROM LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER AND FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2010, DUE TO DEPRESSION CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO STANDING PADDY CROP IN VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH. NEARLY 14009 HECTARES DAMAGED . THE CROP IS IN GRAIN FILLING AND MILKY STAGES. MATURED GRAINS GERMINATED IN THE FIELDS ITSELF, WHILE ON PANICLES.

DISTRICT COLLECTOR SRI M.VEERABRAHMIAH,IAS,

VISITED AFFECTED AREAS IN JAMI, L.KOTA MANDALS AND INSTRUCTED THE OFFICIALS TO COMPLETE ENUMERATION AND SUBMIT LISTS WITHIN 2DAYS TOSUBMIT THE SAME TO GOVERNMENT.

SPECIAL CONVERGENCE MEETING ON RABI 2010-11

DISTRICT COLLECTOR SRI.M.VEERABRAHMIAH,I.A.S REVIEWING RABI PREPAREDNESS IN SEEDS ,FERTILISERS ,CREDIT ,POWER,IRRIGATION,AND OTHRE ISSUES.

RABI - SPECIAL CONVERGENCE MEETING 30-10-2010

A SPECIAL CONVERGENCE MEETING ON RABI PREPAREDNESS AND KHARIF PRODUE PROCUREMENT WAS CONDUCTED AT DISTRICT COLLECTOR'S CHAMBERS ON 30.10.10 .ALL THE DISTRICT OFFICERS OF AGRIL AND ALLIED DEPARTMENTS HAVE ATTENDED THE MEETING. THE COLLECTOR SRI M.VEERABRAHMIAH, IAS INSTRUCTED THE OFFICERS TO CONDUCT SIMILAR MEETING WITH ALL ADARSA RYTHUS INVITING MLAs/MLCs ,MPPs,ZPTCs at mandal level . SEED,FERTILIZER PLANS PREPARED BY AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT ARE REVIEWED. A CREDIT PLAN FOR ISSUING CROPLOANS TO A TUNE OF Rs. 120 CRORES HAS BEEN PREPARED.TOTAL TARGET SET BY COLLECTOR IS Rs. 200 Crores for Rabi 2010-11.Constituency level CREDIT MELAS ARE TO BE ORGANISED DURING LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER AND FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY2011 WITH A TARGET OF Rs.100 crores each.

COLLECTOR INSTRUCTED ADAs TO SEE THAT CROPLOAN DUES ARE TO BE REPAYED SO THAT BANKERS CAN ISSUE FRESH LOANS AND RENEWALS.

LEAD DISTRICT MANAGER SRI. B.G.K.ACHARYULU, ASSURED THAT BANKERS WILL SANCTION LOANS ON THE SAME DAY AFTER REPAYMENT OF OLD DUES ...WITH ENHANCED SCALES OF FINANCE. IRRIGATION, POWER AVAILABILITY HORTICULTURE,PROCUREMENT OF RICE-GODOWN AVAILABILITY,MSPs,adarsa rythu participation etc. subjects are reviewed.SRI M. RAMARAO ADDITIONAL JOINT COLLECTOR ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE METING. MINUTES OF THE VIDEO CONFERENENCE WITH HON'BLE MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE ARE DISCUSSED IN DATAIL.ANOTHER MEETING WITH IRRIGATION OFFICIALS IS FIXED ON 2-11-1010 AT 4 PM.

WHY I COULD NOT BLOG ?

I HAVE GOT THE SLOWEST EVER BROADBAND CONNECTION PROVIDED BY THE GREAT BSNL AT MY HOME.
WE HAVE GOT A.P.STATE WIDE AREA NETWORK AT OUR OFFICE.
TO MY SURPRISE APSWAN PEOPLE HAVE BANNED MY BLOG FOR CONTAINING THE PICTURES OF FARMERS SOIL AND CROPS WHICH ARE OBJECTIONABLE FOR VIEWING.... . may be they are not glamourous. .WE HAVE CREATED A BLOG ON SEASONLONG TRAINING PROGRAMME ON FARMERS FIELD SCHOOLS ,( THE PRESTIGEOUS POLAMBADI PROGRAMME ) AND THE SITE WAS MAINTAINED BY K.MAHARAJAN ADA BOBBILI . THIS SITE WAS ALSO BLOCKED FROM VIEWING AT GOVT. OFFICES.

DISTRICT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE AND REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 04-09-2010

TODAY THE DLCC MEETING WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON AGRICULTURAL CREDIT HAS BEEN HELD AT DRDA MEETING HALL AT VIZIANAGARAM.
THE MEETING UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF DISTRICT COLLECTOR SRI. M. VEERABRAHMIAH, IAS DISSCUSSED AT LENGTH ON AGRICULTURAL CREDIT AND JLG LOANING. SOFAR AS AGAINST A TARGET OF Rs.432 CRORES an AMOUNT OF Rs. 220 CRORES HAS BEEN DISBURSED TO FARMERS AS CROP LOANS.THE MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY SRI.BOTSA SATYANARAYANA, HON'BLE MINISTER FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ,GOVT. OF A.P. AND SMT.B.JHANSI LAKSHMI,MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT,VIZIANAGARAM. THE MINISTER AND M.P REQUESTED THE BANKERS TO ACHIEVE THE TARGETS UNDER CROP LOANS AND JLG FINANCING . THE COLLECTOR ,VIZIANAGARAM INSTRUCTED THE AGRIL. DEPT OFFICERS AND BANKERS TO CONDUCT CREDIT MELAS ,AT CONSTITUENCY LEVEL INVOLVING MLAS TO IMPROVE LENDING.

PAVALAA VADDI SCHEME EXTENDED

HAPPY NEWS - FARMERS
Government of Andhrapradesh has extended the pavalaa vaddi scheme i.e subsidizing the Crop loan interest over and above 3% . The scheme is now applicable to kharif Crop loans repaid upto 31st March 2010 and Rabi loans repaid upto June 2010.In Vizianagaram District during 2008-09 more than 27000 farmers were benefitted and an interest subsidy amount of Rs. 86.13 lakhs was credited into their accounts.

ADVERSE SEASONAL CONDITIONS IN VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT

SRI G.RAMANARAYANA REDDY .,I.A.S. DISTRICT COLLECTOR VIZIANAGARAM VISITD DROUGHT HIT AREAS

A PADDY FIELD IN L.KOTA MANDAL

· May’09 recorded a deficit rainfall of -76.8%, which resulted in less coverage and delayed sowings (by 30-40 days) of dry crops.
· There are No major projects and entire paddy cultivation is dependent on nearly 9255 Rain fed small Tanks and more than 80% were empty during the crop period.
· Even in Tatipudi and Andra reservoirs the water position is very scarce.
· There is a left over area of 59,669 ha.Under all crops.
· Paddy crop was covered in an area of 99,092 ha. only as against the normal of 1,17,946 ha . Transplantations with over aged nurseries of 40 to 80 days have been taken up in the entire district .
· In 7 drought declared mandals ,an extent of 17,141 ha. was damaged by more than 50 % and proposals were sent for release of Rs. 729 lakhs as input subsidy.
· proposals were sent for release of Rs. 1192 lakhs as input subsidy for
an extent of 26634 ha. damaged by more than 50% in another 19 mandals.
· 50-60 % yield reduction is expected in Paddy, Mesta, Cotton, Ground nut Maize And sugarcane crops .
It is estimated that in the entire district the total yield loss in sown areas is around Rs. 206.59 crores and the value of production loss in leftover areas is Rs. 145.31 crores.

SHEATH BLIGHT IS SEVERE IN VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT

SHEATH BLIGHT DISEASE ON PADDY IS SEEN MOSTLY IN MTU -7029 , AND BPT-5204 VARIETIES IN MANY PLACES IN VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT DURING SEPTEMBER 09.

Identification
First symptom of sheath blight appear on leaves nearer to water surface. Sheath blight cause spots or lesions mostly on the leaf sheath. The spots are initially greenish, Grey, irregularly elongated and later become grayish white brown margin, ranging in size from 1-3 cm long. Under humid condition the mycelium of the fungus grow upward to infect other leaf sheath and leaf blades. The formation of large spots on a leaf sheath may results in the death of whole leaf and in severe conditions all the leaves may give blighted appearance.
The disease is destructive under high humidity and warm temperature. Temperature range of 28-32oC and RH 81-97% are conducive for disease development. High application of nitrogen increases disease development. .

Management
Remove grasses from bunds regularly.
Foilar spray of Bavistin 2g//litre
Reduce nitrogen.
Apply potassium.
Spray hexaconazole ( Conrtaf 5EC) @ 2ml/L or propiconazole( Tilt 25 EC)@ 1ml/L

RETIREMENT OF OUR BELOVED JOINT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE

Sri M.N.Gangaram ,Joint Drector of Agriculture,vizianagaram

retired on 31-07-09, after completion of 33 years of successful service in Department of Agriculture

RKVY TRAININGS TO RYTHU MITHRA GROUP FARMERS ON HIGH COST IMPLEMENTS

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.

RKVY TRAININGS TO FARMERS ON HIGH COST IMPLEMENTS

RKVY-FARM MECHANIZATION TRAININGS

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 LIKE COMBINE 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

WELCOME TO MONSOON- 3-6-2009

polambadi work shop 18-19 may 2009

Sri prakash. AO and Master Trainer polambadi discussing on production gaps and strategies to be adopted in Rice Polambadi.

పొలంబడి - రెండు రోజుల వర్క్ షాప్.

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.

WOMEN 'S DAY- 8 MARCH 2009

WOMEN PERFORM MORE THAN 70% OF FARM OPERATIONS .

BUT STILL THEY ARE PAID MUCH LESSER THAN MEN.

LETS HOPE THIS WOMEN's DAY BRINGs  EQUALTY AMONG FARM WORKERS

CHEEPURUVALASA POLAMBADI

SRI B. SATYAM PATHRUDU A FARMER IN CHEEPURUVALASA EXPLAINING PAR EXPERIMENTS IN POLAMBADI

OBSERVERS VISITED DUING JANUARY

OBSERVERS FROM COMMISSIONERATE OF AGRICULTURE, HYDERABAD VISITED ON 19TH AN 20TH FEBRUARY , KOTHAVALASA SUB DIVISION POLAMBADI PROGRAMMES

SANKRANTHI PURASKARALU

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

WE HONOURED THIS FARMER ON SANKRANTHI

BEST FARMERS ARE AWARDED AND REWARDED ON THE EVE OF SANKRANTHI
AT DISTRICT LEVEL