‘Guli’ method of cultivation gains momentum in Northern Andhra Pradesh
The Hindu
Nearly 5,000 farmers, mostly tribals, adopted Karnataka's Guli method, witnessing the bumper yield of finger millet in Northern Andhra, East Godavari
The famed agronomic practice of the 'Guli' method, which thrives in Karnataka's Haveri region, has reached one of the poorest regions of the country - Northern Andhra Pradesh - attracting thousands of tribal farmers to adopt the 'Finger Millet' cultivation. Realizing the bumper yield in the Guli method, hundreds of tribal farmers have already adopted this method. On the other hand, the Andhra Pradesh Community Manager Natural Farming (APCMNF) has intensified its efforts to encourage more farmers to embrace the method and expedite the field-level research through Agriculture Research Stations.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.