Capacity Building and Exposure visits of CSR team

CSR team of UltraTech cements, Tadipatri, Anantapur of Andhra Pradesh was invited for an exposure visits to ICRISAT located in Medak district of Telangana State. The team interacted with the scientists and Theme Leader, Dr. Sreenath Dixit, ICRISAT Development Centre, and visited ICRISAT Science Centre. The team visited various research and field activities within ICRISAT such as Broad Bed and Furrow fields, Heritage watershed, Meteorological Station, Transplanted Pigeonpea cultivation, Vermi and aerobic compost units, waste water treated wet lands, soil laboratories, etc (Figure 39). The team also visited Kothapalli watershed (Adharsha Watershed), to understand the impact of watershed activities on farmer’s livelihoods and improving farmer’s income

The CSR team also visited RECL-ICRISAT watershed, located at Penukonda mandal of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh. The team interacted with the local NGO also with the farmers to understand various activities carried out since inception of the project. The team also visited various activities such as bore well recharge pits, open well recharge pits, Loose boulder structures, check dams, productivities enhancement activities in various crops and in various farmers’ fields.

Capacity Building and Exposure visits of Watershed farmers

An exposure visit was conducted fort the farmers from the Patnikota watershed to RECL-ICRISAT watershed near Penukonda, Anantapur district and also ICRISAT campus in Patancheru, Hyderbad. The community also visited various activities to learn about improved methods of cultivation, best agricultural practices, soil and water conservation, crop demonstration trials, etc. Nearly 25 farmers participated for exposure visit.