Rythu Sadassu cum Agricultural Exhibition by RAWEP Students With KVK on Agriculture College, Aswaraopet Wyra on 14.11.2024

The B. Sc. (Agriculture) students numbering 50 from Agriculture College, Aswaraopet were attached for RAWEP 2024 – 25 to KVK, Wyra. As part of course curriculum, students conducted Rythu Sadassu cum Agricultural Exhibition under the guidance and support of KVK, Wyra on 14.11.2024 at Kurnavalli village, Thallada mandal, Khammam Dt. The exhibition stall was visited by Dr. J. Hemantha Kumar, Associate Dean, Agriculture College, Aswaraopet and other teaching faculty along with ADA, Sattupalli Mr. V. Srinivas Reddy, department officials, farmers and farm women along with Dr. K. Ravi Kumar, Programme Coordinator (FAC), scientists Dr. Jessie Suneetha W and Mrs. P. S. M. Phanisri of KVK, Wyra. All of them viewed the models exhibited on various technologies like closer spacing in cotton, cultivation of tomatoes with mulching and trellis, paired row system of maize cultivation with drip irrigation and its package of practices, various app available for farmers benefit, types of mulching, vertical farming, millet ball, rain water harvesting, IFS, multi storied cropping, crop diversification during rabi, nitrogen cycle, peculation tank, contour farming and types of soil erosion. Large number of farmers, farm women, rural youth, students, KVK staff and department personnel participated in Rythusadassu cum Agricultural Exhibition from Khammam District. Dr. J. Hemantha Kumar, Associate Dean, Agriculture College, Aswaraopet, Dr. K. Ravi Kumar, Programme Coordinator (FAC), KVK, Wyra, Dr. Jessie Suneetha. W and Mr. T. Rana Pratap, REAC member addressed the students and wished them well for their future endeavours. The farmers were sensitised on crop diversification during rabi, use of short duration paddy varieties during rabi, management practices for chilli, importance of millets for dietary diversification and combating hidden hunger, use of various apps for farmer’s benefit, benefits of closer spacing in cotton, disaster management in various crops and so on. The programme continued with feedback from students on their experience during the RAWEP period and farmer’s response to students’ involvement in various activities during their interaction with them. Farmer – scientist interaction was organised to clarify the queries related to yasangi crops.