Take up natural farming, MLA and Collector tell farmers in Srikalahasti

Srikalahasti MLA Bojjala Venkata Sudheer Reddy and District Collector S. Venkateswar said the State authorities would proceed to promote earthy farming successful a large way, and appealed to farmers to instrumentality up the earthy mode of increasing crops.

During a sojourn to the three-acre workplace of earthy husbandman A. Pushpa astatine Vedaam colony successful Srikalahasti mandal connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026), the 2 watched the practices she had adopted successful preparing seeds and successful utilizing earthy pesticides specified arsenic coagulated and liquid Jeevamritam, made from cow-based products.

Ms. Pushpa gave a demonstration, mixing the seeds with ash and Jeevamritam to forestall pest attack, and past sowed them successful the field.

Mr. Venkateswar asked her astir the availability of fodder, ungraded fertility, the simplification successful input outgo from earthy practices and the fiscal payment she had gained.

He said the authorities would enactment earthy farming, arsenic it would bring down the outgo of farming and besides assistance support the environment.

Distributing urea to farmers later, helium said it was mandatory to use for it done the APAIMS mobile app. He and Mr. Sudheer Reddy operated a hand-driven transplanter to replant the paddy crop, and urged farmers to instrumentality up mechanisation connected a ample standard to chopped labour cost.

Market Committee Chairman Chenchiah Naidu, Revenue Divisional Officer Bhanuprakash Reddy, District Agriculture Officer Prasada Rao and Additional Director (Agriculture) Dhananjaya Reddy were besides present.