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The Department of Agriculture has launched a accelerated roving survey to measure the wellness of large crops grown during the 2025–26 cultivation twelvemonth successful Kalaburagi district. The survey, which began connected Wednesday, volition proceed for 8 weeks, according to Joint Director of Agriculture Samad Patel.
The survey volition screen pigeon pea (toor dal), cotton, and sugarcane sown during the kharif season, arsenic good arsenic groundnut, jowar, and different crops cultivated during the rabi season. The nonsubjective is to show the incidence of pests, diseases, and different harvest disorders and to counsel farmers connected due absorption practices.
“Seven teams comprising officers from the Agriculture Department and scientists from University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, person been formed for the associated survey. Each Wednesday, these teams volition sojourn fields successful antithetic villages crossed each 11 taluks of the territory to survey harvest conditions, place pest oregon illness outbreaks, and usher farmers connected preventive and power measures,” Mr. Patel said successful a media enactment connected Wednesday.
In addition, each Thursday for the adjacent 8 weeks, cultivation officers and scientists volition clasp interactive sessions with farmers implicit All India Radio, sharing accusation connected emerging pest and illness trends and discussing champion practices for harvest protection, helium added.
The programme was launched successful the beingness of B.M. Doddmani, Associate Director of Research, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur; Raju Tegeli, Entomologist Head of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kalaburagi; the Deputy Directors of Agriculture from Kalaburagi and Sedam and Assistant Directors of Agriculture from each taluks, on with different cultivation scientists.
The inaugural aims to fortify field-level pest surveillance, beforehand timely effect to harvest wellness issues, and trim output losses crossed the district, Mr. Patel said.
