20-12-2016

FarmersadvisedtosprayPPFMbacteria
Demonstration of spraying of the bacteria conducted at
Narpavalakudi

Evenasfarmersaregrippedbyanxietyastowhethertheycansavethestandingsamba
crop,theAgricultureDepartmentandKrishiVigyanKendrainVambanhavesuggested
sprayingofPinkPigmentedFacultativeMethylotroph(PPFM)bacteriaonthefieldsto
mitigatedroughtandprotectthecrop.

AdemonstrationofthesprayingofthePPFMbacteriawasconductedatNarpavalakudi
villagenearAranthangionMonday,todrivehomeitsefficacy.

N.Annamalai,JointDirectorofAgriculture,saidthatthePPFMbacteria,foundonplant
phyllosphere, secrete variety of growthhormones which couldbe used by the plants
leadingtoanincreasedgrowthandyield.

S.MathiyazhaganAssistantProfessorofPlantPathologyoftheKendra,explainedthe
usesanddifferentmethodofPPFMapplicationinpaddycrop.

M. Kathiravan, Assistant Professor of Seed Science and Technology and G. Prabu

Kumar,AssistantProfessorofAgronomyspokeontheusesofthebacteria.Itwould
expediteseedgerminationandseedlinggrowthandacceleratevegetativegrowth.

It would also increase leaf area index and chlorophyll content. The cost of spraying
wouldbearoundRs.300anacre,theysaid.

Further details can be had by contacting Programme coordinator of the Kendra,

R.ManimekalaiorR.P.Gnanamalar,ProfessorandHeadofNationalPulsesResearch
Centre,bydialling04322290321duringworkinghours.

PaddyhasbeenraisedinAranthangi,Avudaiyarkoil,ManamelkudiandArimalamblocks
inthedistrict.
Every ration card holder will get 1 kg tur dalfrom next month:
KAPC
Karnataka Agriculture Price Commission Chairman T.N. Prakash Kammardi addressing a
press conference in Belagavi on Monday.

The State government has decided to distribute one kilogram of tur dal to every ration
card holder through the public distribution system from January, Karnataka Agriculture
Price Commission (KAPC) chairman T.N. Prakash Kammardi has said.

However, he did not elaborate on the matter further except that every card holding family
will get one kg of tur dal at subsidised price from the first month of the new year.

Report

Speaking to presspersons here on Monday, he said that the KAPC had also prepared a
detailed report after studying the cost of production of 27 agricultural and horticultural
produces to project price forecasts for each crop.

The report, which would help the government in fixing remunerative prices for crops,
would be submitted to the government very soon.

Model villages

The KAPC had short-listed a village each in eight districts, including Belagavi, to
develop them into model villages towards sustainable growth on an experimental basis.
The survey, which included preparation of soil health and human health cards, would be
completed and a detailed report would be submitted to the government before the
presentation of the annual financial budget proposals next year.

To boost income

He said that once the plans were finalised, all necessary steps would commence through
modern technological interventions and with the support of Universities of Agriculture
and Horticulture and amalgamation of various schemes to develop such selected villages
into model villages in the sense that every farmer of the village got remunerative price for
his produce and his income was boosted to a considerable extent over a period of three
years.
The measures in this direction were in response to the Prime Ministers budgetary
announcement to double farm income in a five-year period, Dr. Kammardi added. Joint
Director of Agriculture V.J. Patil was present.

Demonetisationhashitfarmworkers
Butinsteadofbeinginfields,thefarmworkerswerestandinginqueuesbeforebanksandATMsforgettingtheir
pettydepositsencashedortoexchangetheirsoilednotes.TheCentrehadgonefordemonetisationwithoutmaking
adequateandalternativearrangementstoensurefinancialliquidity,shesaid.

Havingfailedinthecurrencybanexercise,PrimeMinisterNarendraModiwasnowspeakingofcashlesseconomy.
Inacountrywheretransactionswereprimarilycashbased,itwasimpossibletoimplementcashlesstransactionsin
ruralareas.

Cashlesstransactionsrequiredhighratesofliteracy,internetconnectivity,widebankingnetworkandother
infrastructurefacilities,whichwerelackinginvillages.

Shesaidthatshewasworriedaboutthespreadofthedivisiveideologiesofreligiousfundamentalists,whowere
organisingworkersonthebasisofreligion,caste,creed,etc,andtherebydisruptingtheunityamongthem.This
tendencyhadbecomeprominentinthecountryanditwashavingaseriousimpactonitssocialfabric.

Hence,thecontemporaryresponsibilitiesoftheworkingclassaretwopronged.One,fightforeconomic
emancipationand,two,defeatthecommunalandcastedivisivenessinsociety.Theseresponsibilitiesare
inseparable,onecannotbeachievedwithoutfulfillingtheother,shesaid.Thesocietywaspassingthrougha
difficultperiod.Sociallybackwardcastes,especiallyDalits,weresubjectedtoevenphysicalattacksforthejobsthey
weredoingandthefoodtheywereeating,Ms.Shylajasaid.

S.Thirunavakkarasu,A.Vijayraghavan,G.N.Nagaraj,NithyanandaSwami,ChandrappaHoskera,VenkateshKoni,
unionleaders,andG.V.SriramReddy,K.Shankar,andBalakrishnaShetty,CPI(M)leaders,werepresent.

Agricultureengineeringcollegetobesetup
inVijayapura

StaffReporter
Vijayapura:December20,201600:12IST
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Hesaidthatwhileonly5percentofagriculturegraduateshadtakenupagricultureaftercompletingthecourse,35
percentofdiplomastudentweregoingbacktofieldsinsteadoflookingforajob.

Withthis,wearemeetingtheobjectiveofencouragingtheyouthtotakeupagriculture.Wehavenowreserved5
percentofseatsindegreecoursesfordiplomastudents,Dr.Biradarsaid.

Hesaidthatthequotaforchildrenoffarmershadbeenincreasedfrom25percentto40percentindegreecoursesin
agriculturecolleges.Theobjectivewastoattractmorestudentsfromruralareastogoforagriculture.

Dr.Biradarsaidthattheuniversityhadstartedajowarseedprocessingunitattheagriculturecollegeheretosupply
qualityseedstofarmers.

Silverjubilee

TheagriculturecollegeinVijayapurawillcelebrateitssilverjubileeonDecember22andChiefMinister
Siddaramaiahwouldinauguratetheprogramme.

Thecollegewasestablishedin1990whenthelateS.BangarappawastheChiefMinister.Wearehappyto
celebrate25yearsoftheagriculturecollegeindroughtproneVijayapuradistrict,Dr.Biradarsaid.
Prakasamfarmersfindbetteralternativein
Malabarneem

S.Murali
ONGOLE:December20,201600:00IST
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WhilefarmersoptingtosellMalabarneemtopapermillscaneasilygetapremiumpriceofRs.5,500pertonne,
thosewaitingforeightyearscangetuptoRs.8000pertonne,explainsMr.Pollappa,whohasalsobeenpromoting
itforgrowingonfarmfringesasalsoonvillagewastelandsbydovetailingwiththeMahatmaGandhiNationalRural
EmploymentGuaranteeScheme(MGNREGS)toimprovethegreencover.

WecanfacilitatemarketingarrangementforMalabarneemwithtradersinKarnataka,whereitissoughtafterby
theplywoodindustry,addsMr.Pollappa,whohasfacilitatedplantingofMalabarneeminabout5,000acresinthe
district.

Multipleuses

Speakingontheadvantagesofgrowingtheneem,aspeciesbelongingtotheneemfamily,PrakasamDistrict
DevelopmentForumpresidentChunduriRangaRaosaysfarmerscouldgetdecentreturnsinviewofthemultiple
usesforMalabarneeminviewofitsantitermitequality.

Thewoodwithhighcalorificvalue,isalsousedforpackingcases,ceilingplanks,buildingpurposes,agricultural
implements,pencils,matchboxes,catamarans,musicalinstrumentsandteaboxes.
Inthecomingyears,morefarmerswillswitchovertoMalabarneemfromtheconventionalsubabulandeucalyptus
withthepapermillsdrivingdownthepricesforthesesocialforestrycrops,observesAcharyaN.G.RangaKisan
SabhasecretaryCh.Seshaiah.

TheagreementreachedatthebehestofStateTransportMinisterSiddaRaghavaRaoforpurchaseofsubabulatthe
rateofRs.4,000perquintalandeucalyptusatRs.4,200perquintalfromfarmersisfollowedmoreinbreach,farmers
wingTDPDistrictPresidentK.VenkaiahlamentswhilepressingforauniformrateforthelogsacrosstheStateasin
thepast.

Thedownwardrevisioninthepurchasepricecameinthewakeofpapermillsexpressinginabilitytopurchase
subabulatRs.4,400pertonneandeucalyptusatRs.4,600pertonnefixedearlier.

Collectorcallsforvalueadditiontofarm
produce

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KAKINADA:December20,201600:00IST
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Highlightingtheneedforestablishingfruitripeningandcoconutdryingchambersinthehorticulturezonesinthe
district,CollectorH.ArunKumaronMondayaskedHorticultureandAgricultureofficialstoworkoutstrategiesto
ensurevalueadditiontofarmproduce.

Addressingofficialsofalldepartmentshere,theCollectordiscusseddevelopmentprogrammesandsaida
PowerPointpresentationonthesamewouldbemadeatthetwodayCollectorsconferencetobeheldfrom
December21.

Paddyfarmersachievedaremarkableyieldinthekharifseason.Manyofthemhavecuttheexpensesonfertilizers
andpesticidebyswitchingovertonaturalfarming.Similarly,thedairyandfisheriessectorstooareonthegrowth
path,hesaid.

Theinitiativestakenatthedistrictleveltopromoteindustrieswouldalsoformpartofhispresentation.Joint
CollectorS.Satyanarayanaandotherofficialswerepresent.
Trainingprogramme

SpecialCorrespondent
MADURAI:December20,201600:00IST
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TheRUDSETInstituteherewillconductafreetrainingprogrammeinmushroomcultivationandspawn
productioninthelastweekofDecember.

AccordingtoaRUDSETInstitutepressrelease,men,womenandtransgendersintheagegroupof18to45years
andwithaminimumeducationalqualificationofeighthstandardcanapplyfortheprogramme.

Preferencewillbegiventothoseengagedinagriculture.Applicationswithname,address,educationalqualification
andexperienceshouldreachtheDirector,RUDSETInstitute,AirportRoad,Perungudi,Madurai625022onor
beforeDecember27.

Phone:9445600561,04522690609.

Farmerstoldtodiversify

SpecialCorrespondent
Thiruvananthapuram:December20,201600:00IST
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CooperationMinisterKadakampallySurendranhasexhortedfarmerstolearnnewmethodsfordiversificationof
agricultureandvalueadditionofcropstoenhanceincome.

InauguratingtheTechnologyWeekcelebrationsorganisedbytheAgriculturalTechnologyManagementAgency,
(ATMA)andtheCentralTuberCropsResearchInstitute(CTCRI)hereonMonday,hestressedtheroleofresearch
institutionsindevelopingmoderntechnologiestoimproveagriculturalyield.