Agri Biotech Foundation Biotech – KISAN Hub
Sponsored by Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India
To make use of biotechnological research methodologies for creating solutions to tackle agricultural issues, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India (GOI), plans to establish Biotech Hubs across India under DBT’s mission programme, “Biotech-Krishi Innovation Science Application Network (Biotech-KISAN)”. Biotech-KISAN scheme is a farmer centric scheme for farmers, developed by and with farmers. It is a Pan-India program, following a hub-and spoke model and stimulates entrepreneurship and innovation in farmers and empowers women. Biotech-KISAN features to identify and promote local farm leadership. Such leadership helps to develop science-based farming besides facilitating transfer of knowledge. A total of eight Biotech-KISAN Hubs in different Agro-climatic Zones have been supported.
One of the Biotech – KISAN Hub is sanctioned on January, 2019 to Agri Biotech Foundation, located on the campus of Agricultural Research Station (ARS) of Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, Reddipalli village, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.
Aspirational Districts:
Govt. of India has identified 117 districts as Aspirational districts for overall transformation of the districts using a mass movement approach including agriculture. Based on this background expansion of activities of Biotech KISAN Hub in three Aspiration Districts (Asifabad, Bhupalpally, Kothagudem) of Telangana State is sanctioned on December, 2019 to Agri Biotech Foundation, located on the campus of Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agriculture University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana.
Objectives:
1. To promote eco-friendly bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides for soil and crop management
2. To impart knowledge and skills among farmers on bio-inputs, soil health management and water quality
3. To promote rural biotech-enterprises to improve rural livelihoods
Location
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana (Aspirational Districts)
Districts: 06
Telangana (Aspirational): 03
Andhra Pradesh: 03
Mandals: 18
Telangana (Aspirational): 07
Andhra Pradesh: 11
Villages: 37
Telangana (Aspirational): 15
Andhra Pradesh: 22
Registered Farmers: 771
Telangana (Aspirational): 286
Andhra Pradesh: 485
Soil Samples: 336
Water Samples: 127
Biofertilizers: 1143 Lts
Biopesticides: 1278 Lts
Krishi Vigyan Kendra
ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseed Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana.
Activities: Soil and water testing, soil health cards and soil testing kits
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Yagantipalli, Kurnool – 518124, Andhra Pradesh.
Activities: Distribution of bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides and field level demonstration
Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur – 515003, Andhra Pradesh.
Activities: Isolation of agriculturally important microorganisms and their formulations
BAIF Institute for Sustainable Livelihoods and Development- Telangana (BISLD-TS), Hyderabad, Telangana.
Activities: Introduction of new Sorted Semen technology to enhance the female population among cattle
ABF Biotech-KISAN Hub is a new programme funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India (GOI), under DBT’s mission programme, Biotech-Krishi Innovation Science Application Network (Biotech-KISAN) that empowers farmers through science.
ABF Biotech-KISAN Hub team visited fields of fellow farmers at Narpala village, Narpala Mandal of Anantapur. During the interaction, farmers expressed their happiness towards the distribution and field level demonstrations by the Hub. They expressed that the bio-products given to them were showing results in terms of disease control and plant growth promotion. Hub recorded the data. Check us on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgA6fpV6bag8AUh6nBfu13w
Distribution of Bio-fertilizers and Bio-pesticides
State: Andhra Pradesh
District: Anantapur
Villages: Venkatapuram, Katiganikaluva, Narpala, Ayyavaripalli, Pasalur
Mandal: BKS, Anantapur, Narpala, Raptadu
Bio-fertilizers: ZSB, KSB, PSB and Azotobacter
Bio-pesticides: Trichoderma, Pseudomonas and Bacillus consortia
P.Yugandhar, Narpala village. Crop: Curry leaf. Application of biofertilizers and biopesticides enhanced plant growth promotion.
D.Ramesh Chowdari, Rotaripuram. Application of biofertilizers and biopesticides resolved soil problems and enhanced plant growth promotion.
Farmer Name: Mr.D.Venkata Narayana Reddy
Crop: Banana
Village: Venkatapuram
Mandal: BKS
District: Anantapur
Observation: During our last month (01.07.2019) visit, the banana crop of Mr.Venkata Narayana Reddy has severely infected with bacterial soft rot and ABF Biotech KISAN Hub helped him in the application (soil drenching) of Trichoderma, Pseudomonas and Bacillus consortia. Three applications with an interval of 15 days.
During this visit (15.08.2019) the disease severity was reduced and the sucker plants were healthy.
Sub-Hub Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, visited farmers field.
Dr. D.Muralidhara Rao, Principal Investigator explaining the significance of soil microorganisms in agriculture to farmers.
Ms.U.Keerthi, Technical Assistant along with Post Graduate students from SK University collecting soil samples from crops like tomato, papaya, citrus for isolation of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR).
Action Plan Meeting was organized on 08.03.2019 at ABF, Hyderabad. The programme was Chaired by Dr.B.Venkateswarlu, (Mentor – ABF Biotech-KISAN Hub) and Co-Chaired by Prof.G.Pakki Reddy, Executive Director, ABF.
Participants:
Hub-ABF | : | Dr.V.Sandhya, Project Coordinator
Dr.Sk.Z.Ali, Co-PI |
Sub-Hub’s | ||
ICAR-IIOR | : | Dr. Md. A. Aziz Qureshi, PI
Dr. P. Padmavathi, Co-PI |
KVK-Yagantipalli | : | Smt.D.Dhanalakshmi, PI
Mr.D.Balaraju, Co-PI |
SK University | : | Dr. Dowlathabad Muralidhara Rao, PI |
One day Review Meeting was organized on 12.07.2019 at ABF, Hyderabad. The programme was Chaired by Prof.G.Pakki Reddy, Executive Director, ABF.
Hub-ABF | : | Dr.V.Sandhya, Project Coordinator
Dr.Sk.Z.Ali, Co-PI |
Sub-Hub’s | ||
ICAR-IIOR | : | Dr. Md. A. Aziz Qureshi, PI
Dr. P. Padmavathi, Co-PI |
KVK-Yagantipalli | : | Smt.D.Dhanalakshmi, PI
Mr.D.Balaraju, Co-PI Mr.Eswar Naik, Lab Technician |
SK University | : | Dr. Dowlathabad Muralidhara Rao, PI |
Venkata Narayana Reddy and Lakshmi Reddy of Venkatapuram, Anantapur, purchased banana plants from the same company, date of sowing is same, and the only difference is that ABF Biotech-KISAN Hub supplied Trichoderma to Lakshmi Reddy and he applied Trichoderma during transplantation, but not Venkata Naryana Reddy. A sever bacterial soft root rot was observed in Narayana Reddy field and 180 infected plants were removed by Hub team during the visit and enrolled D.Venkata Narayana Reddy as Biotech KISAN fellow farmer and supplied him with Bio-inputs.
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