Prasad Babu, G and Ganesh Kumar, p. and Sudheer, M.J. and Vijayabhinandana, B.
(2017)
Proven technologies of Acharya N.G. Ranga Agriculture University to double the income of dryland farmers of Andhra Pradesh.
Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences, 6 (1 Spl).
pp. 32-37.
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Abstract
Honourable Prime Minister of India while addressing a farmer’s rally in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh on 28th February, 2016
shared his vision on Doubling of Farmers Income by the time the nation celebrates her 75 years of Independence in the
year 2022 by taking 2014-15 year income as base year. He has envisioned seven-point strategy to double the famers’
income. 1) Focus on Irrigation with “Per Drop, More Crop” 2) Provision of quality seeds and nutrients based on soil
health cards of each field 3) Large investments in warehousing and cold chains to prevent/minimize post-harvest crop
losses. 4) Value addition through food processing. 5) Creation of a national agricultural market, removing distortions
and e-platform across 585 markets. 6) New revolutionary crop insurance scheme to mitigate risks at affordable cost.
New crop insurance schemes – Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana-Minimum Premium and Maximum Security. 7)
Promotion of ancillary activities- poultry, sericulture, beekeeping and fisheries (Report of the first state coordination
committee meeting). By keeping this in view Acharya N.G.Ranga Agriculture University, Guntur has taken many
initiatives which have given fruitful results in this direction. Most important initiatives among them are 1) promotion of
cost reduction technologies like seed treatment, use of own seed, soil test based fertilizer application, ICM, use of machine
operated farm improved farm implements etc. 2) Entrepreneurship development through value addition to millets,
oilseeds, fruits and vegetables. 3) Promotion of Integrated Farming System (IFS) in place of monocropping system by
integrating livestock, sheep, goat, poultry components to agriculture. 4) Farm mechanization- use of improved tools,
implements, equipments both bullock and tractor operated were developed to reduce the cost of cultivation and to
overcome labour shortage. 5) Promotion of Farmers Producers organizations (FPOs) – strength lies in unity, to improve
the bargaining power of farmers they need to be united 6) Use of ICT in agriculture to get farmers problems solved on
real time basis through WhatsApp groups, online sale of produce to get remunerative price etc. 7) Crop diversification –
instead of growing high risk crops farmers should practice growing of. 8) Demonstration of dryland technologies to
overcome the drought conditions. 9) Use of innovative extension methods to reach information to the farmers without
communication gap etc. and 10) Promotion of contingency crop planning incase of occurrence of drought are some of
the proven technologies adopted by the University to double the farmers income by 2022.
Keywords: dryland, FPOs, IPO
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Dryland, FPOs, IPO |
| Author Affiliation: |
Deputy Director of Extension, Acharya N.G.Ranga
Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh |
| Subjects: |
Drylands |
| Divisions: |
General |
| Depositing User: |
Mr T L Gautham
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| Date Deposited: |
24 Sep 2018 04:46 |
| Last Modified: |
24 Sep 2018 04:46 |
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http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/15604 |
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