The test results of a new sowing app for groundnut farmers reveal that 175 smallholder farmers who followed the advice provided for sowing and managing their crop experienced a 30% yield increase. These farmers, based in Andhra Pradesh, India, received ten sowing advisories through SMS in the local language (Telugu). […]
Following the launch of the pilot in June 2016, that tested a new Sowing Application for farmers combined with a Personalized Village Advisory Dashboard for the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, the results show a 30% higher average in yield per hectare. The Sowing App was developed to help farmers […]
Launch of setting up of 1000 FPOs in phases Making agriculture profitable by involving farmers along the entire agricultural value chain through Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) has been initiated in Andhra Pradesh, India. Recently 1,000 FPOs were launched by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Mr N Chandrababu Naidu for […]
Millets and sorghum play a crucial role in interlinking agriculture, dairy and fisheries sectors A two-day workshop on ‘Strategies to Minimize Input Costs in Dairy, Poultry and Fisheries Sectors’ was conducted by ICRISAT Development Center in India on 26-27 August with the support of the Planning Department, Government of Andhra […]
A team building workshop for the Rythu Kosam project was held on 20 August at ICRISAT headquarters, India. Pilot site presentations were made by district coordinators at the workshop that was attended by nearly 75 participants from the Planning Department, Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, Dr YSR Horticultural University, Department […]
Double digit growth can be achieved in the state of Andhra Pradesh by changing the mindset of all players involved and converging schemes and departments. The five pillars for achieving this are: drought proofing, digital agriculture, climate resilience, mechanization and skill development. These were some of the discussions at the […]
