Compliance report on ‘Rabi Kisan Sammelan 2015’ and ‘World Soil Day

2015’ at KVK, Kalikiri, Chittoor district

Date: 05.12.15 Venue: Agricultural Market Yard, Kalikiri

Participants:

Elected members Scientists / Officers Farmers Diploma

students

Sri Chinthala Rama Chandra

Reddy, Honurable MLA,

Piler Constituency, Chittoor

district

Dr.K.Raja Reddy, Director of

Research, ANGRAU,

Hyderabad

246 farmers

from Kalikiri,

Piler, Sodum,

Somala,

Vayalpadu,

Nimmanapalli,

Madanapalli

participated in

the

programme

110 students

from

Agricultural

Polytechnic

College,

Kailikiri,

Agricultural

engineering

College,

Kalikiri and

Horticultural

Polytechnic

College,

Kalikiri

participated

in the

programme

Smt K.Dhanalakshmi,

Mandal Prajaparishad

President, Kalikiri

Dr.T.Giridhar Krishna,

Associate Director of Research,

RARS, Tirupati

Smt G.Malathi, ZPTC Dr.M.Subba Rao, Principal

Scientist (Millets) & Head,

ARS, Perumallapalli

Sri Reddivari Prathap Kumar

Reddy, MPTC member

Dr.C.Ramana, Principal

Scientist (Agrl.Engineering),

RARS, Tirupati

Sri G.Naga Bhushan Reddy,

MPTC member

Dr.T.Murali Krishna, Principal

Scientist (Entomology), RARS,

Tirupati

Smt P.Syamala, MPTC

member

Dr.L.Prasanthi, Principal

Scientist (Pulses), RARS,

Tirupati

Smt Basiri, MPTC member Dr.G.Krishna Reddy, Principal

Scientist (Agronomy), RARS,

Tirupati

Smt S.Zakira, MPTC

member

Dr.A.Rama Krishna Rao, Senior

Scientist (Entomology), RARS,

Tirupati

Sri Surendra Benerjee, Asst.

Director of Agriculture,

Vayalpadu

Smy Hemalatha, Mandal

Agrl.Officer, Kalikiri

Sri Naveen, Horticultural

Officer, Vayalpadu division

BTMs of ATMA

The programme started with the registration of the farmers from 9.30 am. Dr.P.Bala Hussain

Reddy, Programme Coordinator, KVK invited all the guests and Scientists on to the Dais.

Formal lightening of the lamp by the guests is followed by prayer with University Song.

Programme Coordinator introduced the gathering about the importance of the day and need for

organizing the programme. He also explained different activities carried out by the KVK in its

operational area and urged farmers to utilize the services of the KVK.

Dr.K.Raja Reddy, Director of Research acted as President of the programme expressed that Soil

is the basis for food, feed, fuel and fibre production and for services to human well-being. Soils

play a key role in the supply of clean water and resilience to floods and droughts. The

maintenance or enhancement of global soil resources is essential if humanity’s need for food,

water, and energy security is to be met. He urged farmers not to neglect soils and their health and

therefore adopt soil test based fertilizer application in all types of crops.

Dr.T.Giridhara Krishna, Associate Director of Research, RARS, Tirupati felt that it is our

responsibility to delegate a healthy soil to our future generations and it will be a great favour that

we can do for mankind. Every farmer invariably has to do soil testing atleast one in three years to

analyze the nutrient status and accordingly go for judicious fertilization.

Hon’ble MLA Sri Chinthala Rama Chandra Reddy garu expressed happiness for organizing such

a useful programme for farming community and he appreciated the efforts of KVK, Kalikiri in

doing an outstanding service to the farmers as learnt from the newspapers he read every day. He

also said the stalls arranged for the meeting displaying different varieties of different crops

suitable for the area, value added products with millets, agricultural machinery etc provide an

excellent opportunity for the farmers who are ready for cultivation in Rabi season. He also

emphasized that farmers should utilize the service of soil testing provided by KVKs and

department of agriculture.

Dr.M.Subba Rao explained cultivation practices of different millet and minor millet crops

suitable for rabi season. Dr.Prasanthi delivered an interactive lecture on practices to be done in

standing Redgram, Greengram and Blackgram crops. Dr.A.Rama Krishna Rao explained pest

and disease management practices for rabi crops. Dr.C.Ramana elucidated the advantages of

mechanization in agriculture and clarified the doubts of farmers on shredder, paddy transplanter

etc. Dr.G.Krishna Reddy explained the package of practices for rabi groundnut, maize, Paddy

etc.

Soil health cards were distributed to 25 farmers on the hands of Hon’ble MLA and the rest of

225 cards were distributed to the farmers personally by the KVK staff.

Exhibition stalls were arranged by six private companies and a distributor of Agricultural

machinery. KVK has arranged the exhibition stall with live samples of panicles of Paddy

varieties, seed boxes displaying Paddy grains and Rice, Groundnut pods and Kernel, Value

added products with Millets, sugarcane varieties, varieties of ragi, sorghum, minor millets etc.

Photographs of the programme:

Hon'ble MLA Sri Chinthala Ramachandra Reddy garu opening the

exhibition stall of KVK

Hon'ble MLA Sri Chinthala Ramachandra Reddy garu visited the

exhibition stall

Hon'ble MLA Sri Chinthala Ramachandra Reddy garu visited the

exhibition stall

Hon'ble MLA Sri Chinthala Ramachandra Reddy garu addressing the gathering during the programme

Dr.K.Raja Reddy, Director of Research, ANGRAU visited the exhibition stall

A view of exhibition stalls arranged during rabi sammelan

Distribution of soil health cards by the Dr.K.Raja Reddy, Director of Research,

ANGRAU

Distribution of soil health cards by the Hon’ble MLA of Piler

Sharing the experiences of progressive farmers with the gathering

A view of exhibition stalls organized at the programme

A view of exhibition stalls organized at the programme

A view of exhibition stalls organized at the programme

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