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Presentation On Strategic Action Plan For Achieving Double Digit Growth in Bollapalli Mandal By Y.Amir Reddy, M.Sc.(Ag.)., Mandal Agricultural Officer,Bollapalli

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S.NoCategoryUnitTotal 1Total Geographical AreaHa Gross Cropped AreaHa Net Cropped AreaHa Gross Irrigated AreaHa.4,025 5Net Irrigated AreaHa.3,756 6Number of Farm Holdings Nos i) MarginalNos.4119 ii) SmallNos.7238 iii) OthersNos.680 7Rainfall Normal for the year mm i) Actual Rainfall for the yearmm ii) South West Monsoonsmm iii) North-East Monsoonsmm iv) Winter & Summermm Cropping Intensity% Irrigation Intensity%

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11 Sl. No Crop Area (ha.)Yield (kg/ha.)Production (MTs) % Deviati on % Deviatio n % Deviatio n 1 Paddy Cotton Red gram

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ACTIONABLE POINTS FOR ACHIEVING DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH S. No Technological Interventions% of area Proposed to cover with inetervention 1.Paddy Supply of Green Manure seed 18 – 23% Application of Micronutrients 35 – 40% Seed Treatment with Bio-fungicides % Encouraging Bio-fertilisers 9-15 % 16

ACTIONABLE POINTS FOR ACHIEVING DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH S. No Technological Interventions% of area Proposed to cover with inetervention 2.Cotton Application of micronutrients 30 – 40% Encouraging Water Soluble Fertilisers 25-30% Micro Irrigation 15 – 20% Implementation Stem Application % Encouraging Bio-fertilisers 5-10 % 3 Redgram Soil application of T. viridi15-20 % Encouraging Water Soluble Fertilisers 25-30% Use of Botanical Insecticides 15 – 20 % Transplanted Redgram 4-5 % 17

GAPS IN AGRICULTURE Crop sequence & crop rotation Continuous mono cropping Non remunerative crop sequence Non adoption of intercropping for sustainable production Poor Soil Health Management Degradation of organic matter Micro nutrient deficiency Mono cropping resulting in soil degradation 18

GAPS IN AGRICULTURE Indiscriminate use of pesticides & Fertilizers Top Dressing of Phosphotic fertilisers Improper selection of pesticides High or low dosage of pesticides Not following Timely application Imbalanced use of NPK fertilisers Excess use of urea Extension system: Man power resources Dissemination of Technologies to the farmers 19

MAJOR STRATEGIES A)Micro nutrients: Massive Soil Health Campaign – Collected and analysed 720 soil samples during for NPK and 360 for Micronutrients. Soil samples collected through GPS. Planning for supply of Micronutrients. Already positioned 10 MTs of Zinc Sulphate, 10 MTs of Gypsum and 0.4 MTs of Boron. B) Village level Action Plan has been prepared for 23 villages to address the gaps in productivity. 20

Major Strategies for achieving double digit growth C) Crop wise strategies for increasing productivity in each crop by adopting good agricultural practices with emphasis on reducing cost of production. Transplanted Red gram (25 ha), CRKs(75ha),Polambadi, etc. 21

D) Organic Farming/ Natural farming: 1. Integration of NPM for quality produce in different crops 2. Using RMGs as platform promotion of organic farming 3. In coordination with SERP, the ongoing Organic Farming will be scaled up. 4. Popularizing different methods of organic inputs like vermi compost, FYM, neem coated urea, neem cake, bio agents & bio pesticides 22

E) Extension: Improving Extension Reach by Polam Pilusthondi, Chandranna Rythu Kshetralu. 4 CRKs covering an area 40 ha will be demonstrated in different crops for increasing productivity. Focus on Organic Farming - Reduction in chemical fertilizers and elimination of chemical pesticides. F) Farm Mechanization: Promoting improved Farm Mechanization with outlay of 25 Lakhs to supply farm implements on subsidy to reduce the cost of farm operations. 23

CROP WISE INTERVENTIONS TO ACHIEVE DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH 24 Major Production Gaps proposed for correction which contribute for increase in growth Technological Intervension Proposed to bridge the gap % of Area proposed to cover with intervention (in ha.) Lack of awareness on soil health Creating awareness on soil health through soil testing and also on usage of micronutrients like Zinc and Gypsum. Yield increase by 15 to 20% 30-40% Non application of organic manure and bio-fertilizers Creating awareness on use of FYM, and growing of green manure crops and application of organic manures and bio-fertilizers. Yield increase by 10-15% 25-30% Application of phosphatic fertilizers as top dressing Educating the farmers on basal application of Phosphatic fertilizers and creating awareness on use of Phosphorus Solubilizing Bacteria (PSB). Cost reduction by 5-10% 25-30% Seed treatment with bio fungicides is not practiced Awareness on use of Bio fungicides for seed treatment like Pseudomonas in Paddy. Optimum plant population not followed Encouraging Direct sowing with Seed Drills and Cost reduction by % 45-50% High cost of cultivation Promoting Farm Mechanization from land preparation to harvesting, thereby reducing cost of cultivation by 30-40% and increasing the productivity by 5-10% 5-10% Paddy

CROP WISE INTERVENTIONS TO ACHIEVE DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH 25 Major Production Gaps proposed for correction which contribute for increase in growth Technological Intervension Proposed to bridge the gap % of Area proposed to cover with intervention (in ha.) Lack of awareness on soil health Creating awareness on soil health through soil testing and also on usage of micronutrients like Zinc and Gypsum. Yield increase by 10 to 15% 30-40% Seed treatment with bio fungicides is not practiced Awareness on use of Bio fungicides for seed treatment like Pseudomonas in Paddy; Trichoderma viride in Cotton, Chllies, Maize and Pulses % Maintenance of Soil Specific plant population More Plant population in Rainfed light soils. Increasing the production by 15-20% 25-30% Stem Application Encouraging Stem application with chemicals reduced the cost of cultivation by 10-15% 20-30% Cotton

CROP WISE INTERVENTIONS TO ACHIEVE DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH 26 Major Production Gaps proposed for correction which contribute for increase in growth Technological Intervension Proposed to bridge the gap% of Area proposed to cover with intervention (in ha.) Wilt problemSoil application of T. Viridi % Incidence of pod borerAdoption of IPM practices % Non application of Water soluble fertilisers Encouraging farmers on usage of Water Soluble Fertilisers % Non adoption of improved Technologies Adoption of Transplanted Redgram 4-5 % Redgram

STRATEGIC FOCUS ON 27 Soil Test Based Nutrient recommendation Reducing excessive use of Nitrogen Encouraging Direct Sowing in Paddy Control on indiscriminate use of Pesticides Promotion of Non-pesticide Management (NPM) Micronutrient supplementation Capacity building and trainings.