Extension-KVK UNDI

INTRODUCTION :

The Krishi Vigyan Kendra at Undi, West Godavari District was sanctioned by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi and was established on 9^th November 1995 under the administrative control of Acharya N.G.Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra is 100 % funded by ICAR, GOI, New Delhi with a mandatory requirement of 50 acres of instructional farm for conducting on – farm research, front line demonstrations, production of seed & other planting material and establishment of infrastructural facilities. The purpose of establishing KVK at West Godavari district is cater the information and service needs of farmers.

The Krishi Vigyan Kendra is situated at Undi village of Undi Mandal which is 52 KM away from Eluru (Headquarter of West Godavari District). The District is located in Krishna Godavari Agro Climatic Zone of Andhra Pradesh. The West Godavari lies between 16^o – 15^o and 17^o 30 of northern latitude and 80^o – 55^o of eastern longitude. The geographical area of the district is 7,780 Sq. Km. The district has four revenue divisions namely Eluru, Kovvuru ,Narsapur and Jangareddygudem.

WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT is Pioneering district in Andhra Pradesh in adopting latest trends in Agriculture, in achieving higher production and productivity. It is treated as Rice Bowl of Andhra Pradesh. The number of cultivators in the district are 2.5 lakhs. The type of soils of the district are grouped as Red, sandy, clay loams, alluvial sandy loams, deltaic alluvial, coastal sandy loams, heavy clays and saline soils. The district annual normal rainfall is 1050 mm. The principal crops grown in the district are:

Paddy, sugarcane, cotton, Groundnut, Maize, Jowar, Pulses (Green gram, Blackgram, Redgram and Horsegram), Chillies, Tobacco.
Horticultural crops like Turmeric, vegetables and fruit crops like Mango, Coconut, Banana, Orange, Lemon and oilpalm.

The main cropping pattern followed in the district is

Rice-rice-pulses
Rice-sugarcane
Rice-groundnut
Pulses-groundnut
Pulses-tobacco
Rice- prawn/ fish alternate culture
Fish culture / prawn culture.

Infrastructure facilities available at KVK :

Administrative cum Training Building consisting of Office, Training hall, Soil and water testing lab, Agriculture information centre.
Farmers Hostel for organizing on campus training programmes
Staff quarters – 2 Scientists quarters completed yet to be occupied 4 quarters not completed

AREA OF OPERATION :

KVK, Undi is mainly concentrating its activities in 23 Delta mandals of West Godavari District covering Narsapur, Kovvuru and Eluru Divisions.

TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED:

CROP PRODUCTION:

OFT on assessment of chemical weed management in Maize.
FLD on submergence tolerant Paddy variety MTU 1172 (Ksheera)
FLD on foliar application of micronutrients in Cotton
CFLD in Sesamum

PLANT PROTECTION:

OFT on Evaluation of ecological engineering methods Plant hopper management in Paddy
OFT on assuagement of fungicides for management of stem rot in Paddy
FLD on Fall Army Worm management practices in Maize
FLD on Rugos Spiraling Whitefly management in Coconut

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION:

CFLD in Black gram during Kharif , 2021
CFLD in Green gram during Kharif , 2021
CFLD in Green gram during Rabi, 2021 – 22
CFLD in Black gram during Rabi , 2021 – 22

PROJECTS:

1.NICRA (National Innovations climate Resilient Agriculture):

Floods and cyclonic storms are the major climatic constraints in the Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh with a mean annual rainfall of 1077 mm. Rice is the major crop in the district and most of it gets affected by heavy rains during August to September months. The major problems in the NICRA village are mainly poor drainage facility, heavy rains and floods, shortage of labour, increased cost of cultivation, late reach of canal water due to tail end area.

a)Technology demonstrations under NICRA

To address the concerned associates with climate change though enhancing the resilience of production systems and adoptive capacitive of farmers, extensive demonstrations of locations specific best practices were organized. The project is implemented in these districts by respective Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) located in the district.

Objectives:

To enhance the resilience of Indian agriculture covering crops, livestock and fisheries to climate variability and climate change through development and application of improved production and risk management technologies.
To demonstrate site specific technology packages on farmer’s fields for adapting to current climate risks.
To enhance the capacity of scientists and other stakeholders in climate resilient agricultural research and its application.

Module 1: Natural Resource management:

This module consists of inventions related to soil fertility management, in-situ moisture conservation, water harvesting and recycling for supplemental irrigation, improved drainage in flood prone areas, conservation tillage where appropriate, artificial ground water recharge and water saving irrigation methods

Module 2: Crop Production:

This module consists of introducing drought / temperature tolerant varieties, advancement of planting dates Rabi crops in areas with terminal heat stress, water saving paddy cultivation methods (Direct seeding, Aerobic, SRI), community nursery for delayed monsoon, location specific inter cropping system with high sustainable yield index, diversification with resilient crops.

Module 3: Live stock and Fisheries:

This module consist of use of community lands for fodder production during droughts / floods, demonstration of improved fodder varieties / crops, improved fodder/ feed storage methods, nutrition management in live stock, improved shelters for reducing heat stress in live stock, management of fish ponds during water scarcity and excess water etc.

Module 4: Institutional interventions:

This module consists of institutional interventions either by strengthen existing once or initiating new once relating to seed bank, fodder bank, custom hiring center, collective marketing and introduction of whether index based insurance and climate literacy through a village level whether stations.

2. Basic resources of NICRA villages

Details of various NICRA centers of Andhra Pradesh:

District	Name of the NICRA village	Actual rainfall mm 2018	Soil type	Major climate vulnerability
West Godavari	Mastyapuri village of Veeravasaram	1110.60	Alluvial soils	Floods

S.No	Photo	Employee Details
1.		Name :Dr. N. Mallikarjuna Rao Designation :Programme Coordinator & Head Department: Entomolgy (PS) Email-I.D : n.mallikarjunarao@angrau.ac.in Phone No :9989623823 Area of Specialization: Evaluation of insecticides in rice, Screening of rice germplasm against insect pets and beekeeping.
2.		Name : Dr. N. Debora Messiana Designation : Principal Scientist Department : Community Science Email-I.D : deborahmessiana@angrau.ac.in Phone No : 9440704705
5.		Name :Sri. A. Srinivasa Rao Designation :Senior Scientist Department :Fishery Science (Sci.) Email-I.D : srinivasfish@angrau.ac.in Phone No :9490921539 9440711660
7.		Name :Smt. R. Bindu Praveena Designation : Scientist Department : Horticulture Email-I.D : r.bindupraveena@angrau.ac.in Phone No : 7013838803