ATMA FIELD DAY ON MICRO IRRIGATION

Joint Director of Agriculture, Chittoor Sri J Ravikumar attended ATMA fieldday on micro irrigation in ground nut with sprinklers at Bodevandlapalle village, Yerravaripalem mandal along with Project director ATMA, Chittoor, Sri Sivannarayana; ADA, Piler Y V ramana rao, KVK Scientist Dr Subramanyam, MAO Muralikrishnakumar, BTM Hemalatha, ATMA Chariman Jayabbanaidu,  AEOs lakshminarayana, Nalinidevi, SMS Giri and other progressive farmers have also participated.

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On the way to field day  JDA have inspected vermi Hatchery sanctioned under RKVY in konduruvapalle of Piler mandal. and different farm equipment supplied under Addl. FM in Y V palem Mandal which are inaugurated Hon'ble minister Galla Arunakumari garu.

Promotion of SRI

In view of power and water shortage Department of agriculture has promoted  SRI and other agronomic practices  likes Direct seeding, Drum seeder, Modified SRI through machine planting etc.

Here is an  example of Bodireddy garipalle  village of K V Palle mandal where farmers shifted from traditional planting to SRI in Rice.

FARM SCHOOL - GROUNDNUT

Farm school has been organized at Gorantla palle of K V Palle mandal during the rabi 2012-13

Objectives:
1. Productivity enhancement through better agronomic practices through front line demo.
2. Saving of power and water through micro irrigation.
3. creation of awareness on farm mechanization in groundnut.

Participants:
1. AD agrl. and BTT convener
2. KVK Scientist from Kalikiri
3.MAO and AEOs
4.BTM and SMS

5.Farmers
6. Adarsharythus.

Though Neelam cyclone brings rain fall off late. Due to acute shortage of power and water in the state, Department of Agriculture and Scientists from ANGRAU working hand in hand for the promotion of ID crops and sensitization of farmers in that direction. Even our state receives normal rainfall, lack of sufficient rainfall in catchment  areas of Krishna , Godavari basins our reservoirs have not filled and causing  cascading effect on power and ground water situation in our state. Promotion of ID crops instead of paddy not only gives good returns but also saves water and power. If paddy is inevitable agronomic practices like direct sowing, SRI promotion, drum seed sowing looking as promising alternatives. Shift in sizable crop diversification is the need of the hour. Department of power, irrigation and extension machinery in the department of  agriculture will have to strive hard to send the loud message to farming community.

Field Day good venue for tresfer of technology

Field day on SRI organized in Rabi 2011-12 at Doddipalle village of Piler mandal.

PD, ATMA, Chittoor, KVK Coordinator, Kaliliri; Field Officer, Andhrabank Piler, ADA ( R) Piler, FIAC Chairman ATMA, ProgressiveFarmer of SRI, MAOs, AEOs, BTM, SMS and farmers from various mandals have participated in the field day

Division Level meetings

1.Capacity building training imparted to the CIG group members of CG Gallu ATMA block under ATMA.
2. FTC taining on Soil fertility has been conducted by Dy Director of Agrl., FTC, Chittoor to the farmers from Piler and Valmikipuram sub divisions.

Additional Farm Mechanisation Scheme

Mini tractor has been distributed to the Sadbhavan Group of Bodevandlapalle of Y V Palem mandal, Chittoor district during the the 2011-12 under Additional farm mechanization scheme ; financed by SGB, Y V Palem; Cost of minitactor and rotovator is Rs 4.9 Lakhs, 50% subsidy .
Group members, branch mangers, ADA(R), Piler, BTM(ATMA), Piler extension stafff , Adasharythus and other farmers are participated on 9-4-2012 during Rythu Bata at SGB premises, YV Palem mandal