A training programme on ‘Best Management Practices for kharif rice’ was organized on 04-08-2021 by the Coromandel International Ltd., Hyderabad in association with ARS and DAATTC, Tornala at Ibrahimpur, an adopted village of ARS, Tornala. At the outset, Mr. Nagarjuna, AEO, Ibrahimpur gave a brief account on cropping pattern and problems faced by the farmers in the village. Mr. J. Vijay, Co-ordinator, DAATTC, Tornala suggested to apply carbofuran granules (800 g/5 cents) a week before transplanting and also clipping of leaf tips just before transplanting to reduce the menace of stem borer. Further, he also advocated application of carbofuran (10 kg/acre) or cartap hydrochloride (8 kg/acre) in the main field in the event of stem borer incidence. He also emphasized the role and importance of green manuring in rice fields in enhancing soil fertility and productivity. Mr. P. Bhaskar Reddy garu and Dr. T. Sudhakar Reddy garu from Coromandel company, gave a brief account on usage pattern of wide ranging products like organic manures and primary, secondary and micronutrient based fertilizers available and the related demonstrations to be taken up in the village. Dr. A.V. Ramanjaneyulu, Sr. Scientist (Agro.) & Head, ARS, Tornala informed the house that farmers have taken up green manuring with dhaincha in 310 acres and green gram in 55 acres preceding to rice in the village. He suggested that it should be incorporated at 50% flowering stage followed by allowing it for decomposition for 10-15 days and then go for rice transplanting. In such situations, the farmers can reduce 50% N requirement during first and second top dressing at maximum tillering and panicle initiation stages, respectively. They were also suggested not to use complex fertilizers for top dressing. Further, he suggested to use herbicides only as last option in the event of labour scarcity. He recommended to the farmers to apply sand (20 kg) mix broadcasting of Pretilachlor+safener (sofit) @ 600-800 ml/acre or Londax power T @ 4 kg/acre with in 3-5 days after transplanting. Later, Nominee gold @ 100 ml/acre or vivaya @ 800 ml/acre has to be sprayed against a mixture of weed species at 20 DAT or 2,4-D Na salt @ 500 g/acre to control only broad leaf weeds at 20-25 DAT. He further suggested to spray Pendimethalin @ 1.0 lit/acre in cotton or redgram with in 2-3 days after sowing, Pyrithibac Na 250 ml+Quizalofop-p-ethyl 400 ml/acre in sole cotton and Imazethapyr+Imazamox (Odyssy) @ 40 g/acre in redgram against mixture of weeds at 15-20 DAS. He also emphasised on use of tractor drawn cultivator or rotavator or blade or power tiller for intercultivation in cotton and redgram, which helps in efficient control of weeds and also addition of organic matter due to their insitu incorporation.Later, scientists along with farmers have visited rice fields in Ibrahimpur village and observed reddening of leaf tips in nursery and main fields. They recommended spraying of application of 2 kg urea+6.25 kg SSP+1kg MOP/5 cents nursery area as basal and also apply 2kgurea+1 kg MOP/5 cents in the at 12-14 DAS, which is not being done by the farmers. They also suggested to broadcast Sprint @ 2.5 g/kg by mixing with fertilizers during top dressing. Further, farmers were also suggested not to apply any chemical in the nurseries which are ready for transplanting in a day or two. Further, they also observed drying of rice plant leaves with numerous spots and understood it was due to drift effect of Paraquat herbicide sprayed to control weeds on rice field bunds. Farmers were suggested to avoid spraying any herbicide at times of high wind velocity. Scientists also recommended application of 20 kg MOP/acre along with N and P fertilizers as basal dose, which is not being done by most of the rice growing farmers in the village.