| Regional Chapter | President Name | Phone No. | Secretary Name | Phone No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chitradurga | Rangaswamy, G. | 9448977541 | Veerabhadra Reddy | 9742455666 |
The hands on training programme was inaugurated by the president of IAT, RC, Chitradurga-Sri P.Rameshkumar, Dr.G.C.Gopal of UAHS, Shivamogga and Dr. Rudramuni, Entomologist, KVK, Babbur have participated as resource persons 81 Students have participated and learnt the identification of different crops, seeds of different crops-cereals, minor millets, pulses, vegetables, different horticultural crops and fruits, fodder crops, forestry species, equipments, chemical fertilizers, organic manures, different fishes throughlive specimens and charts.
One day Training and Capacity Building for CeO’s and BoD’s of Amrith Farmer Producer Organizations promoted by Watershed Development Department and Department of Horticulture of Chitradurga district has been jointly organized by Center of Excellence for FPO’s, GKVK,Bengaluru and IAT, RC,Chitradurga. Following components of FPO-Fundamentals of FPO, Conducting BoD and AGM meetings, Roles and Responsibilities of BoD’s and CeO’s, Post In-corporation activities, Postharvest and Value Addition opportunities for FPO,s, ROC compliances for FPO’s have been covered, Dr.G.Basavaraj, Director, CoE, Bengaluru and Dr.S.Kumar, Senior Consultant, CoE-FPO,Bengaluru were the main speakers. 65 participants from BoD’s and FIG’s from the concerned FPC’s have participated.
National Flag has been hoisted by the President of IAT, RC, Chitradurga. Several members of managing committee participated in the programme.
Mr. Cheluvaraj, Retd. Chief Engineer explained the importance of Upper Bhadra Project to the members and farmers. The project has been conceived to irrigate an extent of 225515 ha. by micro irrigation in drought prone districts of Chikkamagalur, Chitradurga, Tumakur and Davanagere. It envisages lifting up to 17.40 TMC of water in first stage from Tunga river to existing Bhadra Reservoir and lifting 29.40 TMC of water in second stage from Bhadra reservoir to tunnel near Ajjampura in Thungabhadra sub-basin of Krishna Basin. Mr.P.Ramesh Kumar IAT, RC President and Joint Director of Agriculture outlined the importance and various components of crop insurance scheme. He also clarified various guidelines enshrined in the scheme.
An exhibition on Insect World for the benefit of School Children has been organized at TA. RA. SU. Rangamandira. Different insects collected and systematically labelled by Dr.Sannaveerappanavar, Retired Professor of Entomology, Department of Agricultural Entomology, GKVK, UASB, Bengaluru was the main attraction. A talk was arranged on Importance of Insects in different ecosystems. More than 1500 high school students from different schools of the town took the benefit from the exhibition.
A renowned beekeeper from Holalkere, Mr. K.B. Manjunath has exhibited pure honey, two kinds of soaps made from bee wax and honey and pain killing balms produced from bee wax and other Ayurvedic ingredients for sales produced in his apiary. This has also formed a major attraction of the exhibition on insect world.
Both World Food Day -2022 and the Foundation Day of IAT, RC, which fall on 16th October, were jointly organized by IAT and the Department of Agriculture on 28th of October.
President of IAT, RC, Chitradurga, Mr. P. Ramesh kumar inaugurated both the events. G.T. Veerabhadra Reddy, Secretary, briefed the important activities of IAT Dr. L. Manjunath, Retd. Dean, College of Agriculture, Hassan spoke on theme for World Food Day-2022-Leave NO ONE Behind. It is about to high light the millions of people worldwide who cannot afford a healthy diet and the need for regular access to nutritious food. Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural practices, Improved Public Distribution System, Improvement in Purchasing power and improving agriculture as profitable venture will go a long way in including every one for the cause providing food security, he stressed. This was a joint initiation of the Department of Agriculture and IAT.
Senior most members S. Hanumantharayareddy and S. C. Chandraiah who attained the age of 75 years were felicitated as a customary practice of the institute along with the memberswho have extraordinary achievements to their credit. They are - N. J. Devaraja Reddy, who bagged Water Warrior award, Dr. Sharanappa Jangandi for bagging District Sarvottama Prashasthi and Dr.Prakash Kerure, Scientist(Horticulture) for bagging Best Extension award to his kitty.
The world Soil Day 2022 on the theme- Soils-Where Food Beginswas held in collaboration with department of Agriculture. Inaugurating the event, President of IAT, Sri P. Rameshkumar emphasized the need for protection of soil health by adding organic manure and judicious use of chemical fertilizers. One of the participants Mr. Jnanesh, an organic farmer stressed the importance of integrated Farming systems along with organic farming practices. Secretary of IAT, G. T. Veerabhadra Reddy also highlighted the urgent need to maintain the soil health on war footing basis.
This event was observed at Sri Jnanesh’s field, Doddasiddavvanahally-jointly by IAT, Department of Agriculture, IFFCO, SELCO Foundation, Varsha Associates, Chitradurga in recognition of the services rendered to the farming community by late prime minister-Sri Chowdhary Charan Singh on his birthday. More than 200 farmers across the district have participated. There were interaction sessions between scientists, officials and farmers. Most of the speakers stressed on the benefits available and the need for proper utilization. Department of Agriculture honoured several farmers for their outstanding contribution in the fields of Integrated Farming Systems, Organic and Natural farming.
The programme was jointly organized by Central Sericulture Research Station-Maraghatta, Department of Sericulture, and IAT, Chitradurga. Scientists from the institute spoke on the impact of climate change on sericulture and its mitigation practices. More than 100 sericulture farmers and the officials from the sericulture department from Chitradurga, Davanagere, Haveri and Thumakur districts. Farmers have also shared their experiences related to impact of climate change and obtained the solutions.
Republic Day was celebrated by hoisting national flag by the president of IAT-Sri P.Rameshkumar along with paying tributes to Mahamatma Gandhi and Dr. B.R Ambedkar. Several members were present on the occasion.
