EXTENSION AND ADVISORY SERVICES
I. Supply of critical crop inputs
II. Extension and Developmental Schemes for improvement of yield & quality of tobacco
III. Extension and Developmental Schemes for sustainable tobacco production.
IV. Transfer of technology.
- I. SUPPLY OF CRITICAL CROP INPUTS:
i. FCV TOBACCO SEED:
Board had facilitated the supply of approved varieties of seed through CTRI, Rajahmundry and ITC research division, Rajahmundry to FCV tobacco growers in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
The details of seed supplied during 2020-21 crop season are furnished below:
|
State
|
|
Variety(Quantity in Kgs)
|
|
Kanchan
(CTRI)
|
Kanchan
(ITC)
|
CH3
|
G11
|
SIRI
|
FCH222
|
VT 1158
|
CTRI
Sulakshana
|
Total
|
|
Karnataka
|
369.00
|
361.50
|
658.50
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
11.25
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1400.25
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
2.00
|
0.00
|
220.80
|
9.00
|
368.00
|
0.00
|
7.00
|
3.00
|
609.80
|
|
Total
|
371.00
|
361.50
|
879.30
|
9.00
|
368.00
|
11.25
|
7.00
|
3.00
|
2010.05
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ii. FERTILIZERS :
Tobacco Board had facilitated the procurement and distribution of fertilizers recommended by CTRI through Committee of Farmers(COF) without involvement of Board, using the services of District Co-operative Marketing Society Ltd., DCMS(Eluru) in NLS region and Karnataka state Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd., KCSMF in Karnataka.
The details of fertilizers supplied are as under:
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
Karnataka
|
|
Fertilizer
|
Quantity(M.T)
|
Fertilizer
|
Quantity(M.T)
|
|
Ammonium Sulphate
|
2986.75
|
Ammonium Sulphate
|
10957.95
|
|
Di Ammonium Phosphate
|
1181.9
|
Di Ammonium Phosphate
|
3652.65
|
|
Sulphate of Potash
(Main field)
|
3082.2
|
Sulphate of Potash
|
10957.95
|
|
Sulphate of Potash
(Fertigation)
|
402.47
|
KK Total
|
25568.55
|
|
Calcium Nitrate
|
155.15
|
|
AP Total
|
7808.47
|
iii. Sucker Control Chemical:
During 2020-21 crop season, a quantity of 89,845 lts of Suckerout was supplied to eligible registered growers in Karnataka and a quantity of 39822.49 lts of C-10 and 71859.69 lts of Suckerout was supplied to eligible registered growers in Andhra Pradesh.
