Organized Seed Distribution Programme under FLD at Elkathurthy on 22-06-2020 by RARS, Warangal

AICRP pigeon pea RARS, Warangal has organized awareness cum training programme as a part of Front Line Demonstration (FLD) at Elkathurthy, Warangal Urban district. The programme was chaired by, Dr. P. Jagan Mohan Rao, ADR, RARS, Warangal. ADR apprised the farmers on regulated Agriculture Policy and urged the farmers to increase the red gram area and to enhance the production to meet the consumption demand of the State. Then he gave information on recently released high yielding, wilt resistant red gram varieties viz., Warangal kandi-1 (WRGE-97), Telangana kandi-1 (WRGE-93) and Rudreshwara (WRG-65), importance and methodology of seed treatment, water and fertilizer management, weed management, Integrated pest and disease management etc. Further ADR advised the farmers to implement the front line demonstration with a competitive spirit for getting higher yields and to popularize the technology demonstrated. At the end of the programme distributed inputs viz., Red gram seed, Herbicides, Bio-fertlizers/ bio-fungicides viz., Tricoderma viridae, Rhizobium culture and PSB to the beneficiary famers attended from different villages. In this program, scientists of AICRP Pigeonpea Dr. N. Sandya Kishore (Breeder), Dr. M. Madhu (Agronomy- FLD incharge), Dr. D. Veeranna (Entomology), DAATTC Scientist Sri J. Vijay, Agriculture department officials, MPP Mekala Swapna and Single window chairman of Elkathurthy Sri. S.Ravinder Goud and beneficiary farmers of Meedikonda of Ghanpur Mandal, Dhamera, Gopalpur, Jeelgula,, Penckalpet of Elkaturty mandal were participated in this programme.