NAIS- LAST DATE OF PREIUM PAYMENT EXTENDED BY CENTRAL GOVT

THE LAST DATE FOR PAYMENT OF PREMIUM BY NON LOANEE FARMERS IS EXTENDED UPTO 14 TH AUGUST AS PER A COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM SRI NAGARJUNA D.G.M, AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF INDIA,.
AIC IS THE IMPLEMENTING AGENCY OF NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE SCHEME IN INDIA.
PADDY CROP IS COVERED TAKING VILLAGE AS INSURANCE UNIT IN VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT.
IT IS LEARNT BASED ON PROPOSALS BY OUR COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE ,AP, HYDERABAD, GOVT OF INDIA HAS EXTENDED THE DATES FOR LOANEES AND NONLOANEES,LOANEES WILL BE COVERED AUTOMATICALLY BY DEDUCTING  PREMIUM FROM THEIR CROP LOANS WHEN THEY TAKE CROP LOANS FROM BANKS.
NON LOANEE FARMERS CAN PAY PREMIUM VOLUNTARILY THROUGH AGRICULTURAL OFFICERS AND SUBMIT DECLARATIONS AND INSURE THEIR CROP.

SATELLITE IMAGE SHOWING CLOUDS OVER ANDHRA PRADESH

COURTESY: INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT WEBSITE
THOUGH DENSE CLOUDES ARE PRESENT OVER NORTH COASTAL AP AND VIZIANAGARAM THE RAIN FALL IS STILL DEFICIT IN 10 MANDALS AND SCANTY IN 2 MANDALS. DEFICIT MEANS   - 20 TO - 59 % OVER NORMAL AND SCANTY MEANS   - 60 % TO - 99%.

WHETHER A CONTINGENCY PLAN IS NEEDED ?

Today I have prepared a contingency plan for vizianagaram district.
During past 2 months the rain fall is not sufficient.
11 mandals recorded deficit rain fall. 2 mandals scanty.
on set of South West Monsoon is delayed by more tha 20 days.
Sowings of dry land crops affected.
Cultivation in vizianagaram district depends upon more than 9500 Rain fed tanks which need to be filled atleast thrice during the season to cater the needs of Paddy crop. Paddy is cultivated in more than 1.24 lakh hectares in the district.if tanks are not charged in time, contingency arises and alternates crops have to be sown.
we have to indent and supply sufficient seed of Short duration paddy, Maize, Ragi,Pulses etc.

TOLL FREE NUMBER FOR FARMERS 1800 425 3536

GOOD NEWS : Recently AP State Govt., launched a new toll free number for farmers. Farmers can call and inform their grievances , compliants or seek any technical suggestions on cultivation of crops.
The voice is recorded in a  system and uploaded to server which will be accessed via internet by the District offices. Daily one  officer in the office of JOINT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE has to answer all calls by hearing the call voice data or by calling again  the farmers .

Their grievances will be processed and solved within a limited period.

COMMISSIONER"S VISIT

Sri K.Madhusudan Rao IAS, COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AP HYDERABAD RECENTLY VISITED VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT AND REVIEWED IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS PROGRAMMES ,SEASON AND CONTINGENCY PLAN, FERTILIZER SUPPLY ETC. SRI M. VEERABRAHMIAH IAS, DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VIZIANAGARAM ALSO PRESENT IN THE REVIEW MEETING.

PADDY DRUM SEEDER TECHNIQUE- YIELDS MORE AND REDUCES COST OF CULTIVATION

DIVERSION OF DRYLANDS

DRY LANDS ARE BEING DIVERTED TO HOUSE SITES AND FROM LESS REMUNERATIVE     MESTA CROP TO MANGO  ORCHARDS WHICH REQUIRE LESS MAINTENANCE.

YERUVAKA POORNIMA PERFORMED

Smt BOTSA JHANSI Hon'ble MP Vizianagaram, Sri B.APPALA NARSAIAH,MLA Gajapathinagaram and Sri M.VEERABRAHMIAH,IAS,District collector Vizianagaram have  participated in the celebrations at Annamrajupeta village of JAMI Mandal

YERUVAKA POORNIMA CELEBRATED

yeruvaka poornima celebrated at Annam raju peta village of Jami mandal in vizianagaram district.
As per the instructions of the Govt. and commissioner and director of Agriculture,AP the programme was conducted by Dept of Agriculture and all allied depts on Jyesta poornima ie 4th  june 2012.
The programme was inaugurated by Hon'ble MP Smt B.Jhansi lakshmi and Sri B.Appalanarsaiah MLA Gajapathinagaram and Sri veerabrahmiah IAS District Collector Vizianagaram participated in the programme. First Pooja was performed and  ploughs were run in the fields followed by spreading of Navadhanyas in fields. 11 bullock pairs with ploughs and nearly 3500 farmers have participated in the celebrations.Exhibition stalls were erected by various depts, at the venue showing latest developments highlighting schemes and subsidy programmes.

A SRI PLOT IN DROUGHT AFFECTED AREA

WE HAVE RECENTLY VISITED PADDY FIELDS AFFECTED BY DROUGHT DURING KHARIF 2011 IN VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. THE FIELDS ARE LOCATED NEAR GURLA VILLAGE ( MANDAL)

SEPARATE SCALE OF FINANCE FOR SRI PADDY IN VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT

The district level technical committee has finalised the scales of finance for extending crop loans for the year 2012-13 financial year. It is interesting to note that a separate scale was fixed for SRI paddy which is Rs. 2000 more than normal paddy cultivation keeping in view the cost involved on labour for weeding operations with cono weeder.Thanks to OUR DDM NABARD Sri. E. Srinivas and LEAD DISTRICT MANAGAER Sri B.G.K. Acharyulu who proposed this . for other crops the scales increased upto 10-20% over last year.

RYTHU MAHILA VAAROTSAVALU -HON'BLE SRI BOTSA SATYANARAYANA GARU, MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT ADDRESSING FARMERS AND WOMEN

RYTHU MAHILA SADASSU AS A PART OF VAROTSAVALU HELD AT S.KOTA AND KOTHAVALASA HELD ON 19-09-2011 IN VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT.

FARMERS AND WOMEN SHGs ARE EXTENDED INTEREST WAIVER CHEQUES, PAVALA VADDI CLAIMS .

WE ARE SUCCESSFUL

WE ARE SUCCESSFUL IN REPLACING SONA MASURI, BPT 3291 PADDY WITH ALTERNATE VARIETIES .
WITH THE HELP OF OUR COLLECTOR
SRI M. VEERABRAHMAIAH IAS ,
OUR MINISTER SRI. BOTSA SATYANARAYANA
ALL THE OFFICERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COLLECTIVELY ACHIEVED THIS.
INFACT THE MUCH PREFERRED PADDY VARIETY BPT 3291 SEED PLOTS DAMAGED IN DECEMBER 2010 RAINS AND SEED COULD NOT BE COLLECTED BY AP SEEDS CORPORATION.V,IZIANAGARAM UNIT.
WE HAVE EDUCATED THE FARMERS DURING RYTHU CHAITANYA YATHRA AND THROUGH PAMPHLETS , PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND SUPPLIED ALTERNATE VARIETIES LIKE JGL 1798,MTU 1001 . NOT A SINGLE PROTEST IS SEEN. NOT A SINGLE NEWS PAPER COVERED IT ADVERSELY. EVERY ONE IN MEDIA ALSO HELPED US.
LAST YEAR ( 2010 KHARIF)WE HAVE EXPERIENCED LONG QUEUES , DHARNAS AND CELL TOWER THREATS FOR THE SAME SONA MASURI SEED.
DURING THIS YEAR THE SEED SUPPLY IS VERY SUCCESSFUL AND PEACEFUL.
THANKS TO OUR COLLECTOR AND MINISTER WHO HAVE ANNOUNCED THE FACTS VERY EARLY THROUGH SPECIAL PRESS CONFERENCES AND HELPED FARMERS IN CHANGING THEIR PREFERENCES.

CONTINGENCY PLAN NEEDED OR NOT ?

We may not need any alternate crop plan. I have got 16 years experience in agriculture dept. No alternate crop like Pulses was successful in place of paddy previously. The farmers of Vizianagaram district are experts and can face natural vagories and cultivate paddy under adverse weather conditions.
They sow paddy with over aged seedlings of 50 to 70 days and get some yields. Now Maize crop has been introduced and is successful in many areas. It can be raised in place of paddy .
I have prepared a contingency plan discussing with Co-ordinator ,District Agriculture Advisory and Transfer of Technology Centre ( DAATTC ) and MAOs and an alternate cropping plan also prepared and submitted to Commissioner and Director of Agriculture AP, Hyderabad. Seed requirements worked out for timely arrangement in case a contingency arises.
Short duration Paddy like JLG 1798, MTU 1010 and MTU 1001 are suggested , to raise in case Rains received Late after August 15 th.
.Direct sowing instead of raising Nurseries is advocated.
It is estimated that nearly 75,000 ha need to be covered under alternate crops in case South West monsoon fails.

Kharif 2011 - SW monsoon rains awaited

IN VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT KHARIF SOWINGS STARTED DURING MAY 2011 WITH DRY CROPS.
AS ON DATE AGAINST THE NORMAL AREA OF 2.4 LAKH HECTARES AN AREA OF 58,400 HA., ONLY IS COVERED UNDER VARIOUS RAINFED CROPS.
THOUGH THE RAIN FALL RECORDED IS NORMAL i.e. 112 mm against the normal RF of 128.4 mm DURING MAY 2011 18 MANDALS RECORDED DEFICIT RAIN FALL( -20 TO - 59%) . SOWINGS OF DRY CROPS LIKE MESTA,( FIBRE CROP), COTTON, GROUND NUT SLOWED DOWN DUE TO DEFICIT RAIN FALL.
PADDY NURSERY PREPARATIONS HAVE JUST COMMENCED AND GOING ON AT A SLOWER PACE. UNDER RAIN FED TANKS NURSERY SOWINGS ARE YET TO BEGIN.

UPON THIS HANDFUL OF SOIL
OUR SURVIVAL DEPENDS
HUSBAND IT,
IT WILL GROW OUR FOOD, OUR FUEL,
OUR SHELTER AND SURROUNDS US
WITH BOUNTY.
ABUSE IT ,THE SOIL WILL COLLAPSE
AND DIE ,TAKING MAN WITHIT .

- Vedas

DROUGHT 2009 AND CYCLONE 2010 CROP DAMAGE INPUT SUBSIDY DISBURSEMENT 6-1-2010

INPUT SUBSIDY WAS DISBURSED TO AFFECTED FARMERS DURING January 2010 - SMT. B.JHANSI LAKSHMI M.P. VIZIANGRAM , SRI. B.CHANDRA SEKHAR, CHAIRMAN, ZILLA PARISHAD VZM, SRI,. B. APPALANAIDU M.L.A. NELLIMARLA, PRESENT AND SRI J. RAVIKUMAR JOINT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE,VIZIANAGARAM ATTENDED THE MEETING.

Cyclone - input subsidy Disbursement by Smt B.JhansiLakshmi Hon'ble Member of Parliament ,Vizianagaram

In a meeting held at Bhogapuram in vizianagaram district, ble MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SMT. B.JHANSI LAKSHMI disbursed the input subsidy cheques to the affected farmers of Bhogapuram, Pusapatirega , and Denkada mandals . 1883 farmers were distributed an amount of Rs. 44 lakhs.

URBAN GARBAGE CAN BE CONVERTED INTO COMPOST.

NEARLY 1,20,000 METRIC TONNES OF GARBAGE IS PRODUCED IN URBAN INDIA. 50-60% OF THIS IS BIODEGRADABLE. HOW EVER , UNFORTUNATELY THIS PRECIOUS MATERIAL IS WASTED BY BURNING.
IT IS HIGH TIME THAT POLICY MAKERS AND MUNICIPAL ADMINSTRATION TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER AND MAKE PLANS FOR TURNING IT INTO VALUABLE COMPOST.

HOW TO IMPROVE LAND QUALITY ?

MY SELF WITH STUDENTS OF ST. JOSEPH ENG.MEDIUM SCHOOL,VIZIANAGARAM IN FIELDS AT NARAVA VILLAGE OF GANTYADA MANDAL FOR A STUDY TAKENUP FOR 18TH NATIONAL CHILDREN'S SCIENCE CONGRESS. THE PROJECT PASSED AT DISTRICT LEVEL AND WILL BE PRESENTED AT TIRUPATHI ON 5 TH AND 6TH DECEMBER 2010.