Audio Conference on Weed Management in Vanakalam Crops in Collaboration with Reliance Foundation on 19-07-2021

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bellampalli, Mancherial District has organized Audio Conference on weed management in Vanakalam Crops in a collaboration with Reliance foundation on 19th July, 2021. A total of 41 numbers of farmers were participated from different villages of Mancherial (Cherapalle, Malagurjal and Perkapalle) and Kunchavelli, Areguda, Chirrakunta, Gollaguda, Tumpalle and Khairguda of Kumrumbheem Asifabad (Aspirational) Districts and clarified the doubts with the experts of KVK, Bellampalli.. In the training programme, Dr. M. Rajeshwar Naik, Senior Scientist & Head (Programme Coordinator) has addressed the farmers about the importance of weed management in cotton and paddy crop. He explained crop losses due to weeds, different aspects of weed management and different chemical formulations to control the weeds effectively. Further, Dr. Shiva Krishna Kota, SMS (Agril. Extension) explained the importance of judicial use of water resources and different methods to utilize the available water resources efficiently and sustainably. Dr. I. Thirupathi, SMS (Crop Production) clarified the queries of farmers regarding weed management in different crops, particularly in cotton and paddy crop and he explained about other day to day farming activities in farming. Dr. B. Sathish Kumar SMS (Agrometeorology) addressed the farmers about present rainfall status in the aspirational districts (Mancherial and Kumrumbheem Asifabad), explained different precautionary steps to protect the crops from effect of high rainfalls. Smt. U. Srvanthi, SMS (Horticulture) created awareness regarding different management practices in horticulture crops in present situations.