Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy on Friday announced the distribution of Rythu Bharosa on May 16 and of crop insurance to farmers by June 15 to help them start farming activities in the Kharif season.
Jagan said 3,000 tractors with agriculture equipment will be distributed through 4014 community hiring centres as also Matsyakara Bharosa on May 11.
For the first time in AP, the state government introduced Drone Community Hiring Centers to help farmers use drones in relation to farming activities.
The CM held a comprehensive review on the agriculture sector and congratulated the officials over the RBKs getting nominated for FAO Champion Award.
The officials explained to the chief minister the guidelines formulated by the central government on the operation and use of Kisan drones.
The CM said the drone community hiring centres should be set up with educated farmers under each RBK. Training should be given to them as also certificates. Awareness should be created among farmers through videos on use of fertilizers and pesticides through air-dropping by drones.
“Drones will play a vital role in future in the use of nano-pesticides and nano-fertilizers,” he said and added that this would help check the over-use of chemicals.
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