Horticulture & Sericulture

DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE AND SERICULTURE, PEDDAPALLI.

BRIEF NOTES ON DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES:-

The Peddapalli District having 14 mandals , the total Horticulture Crops area in Peddapalli  District is 9873 Acres. Major crops grown in the District are Mango (5264 Acres), Oilpalm (2577 Acres), Vegetables (973 Acres), Red Chilli (718 Acres), Turmeric (120 Acres), Other Crops 221 (Acres).

The following are the major activities of the Department of Horticulture & Sericulture, Peddapalli.

1. Oil Palm Programme, NMEO-OP (National Mission on Edible Oils):

• Under oilpalm project total 14 mandals in Peddapalli District has been proposed for suitability by central oilpalm scientists and as per that Tirumala Oil chemical Pvt. Ltd Company has been allotted for Peddapalli District. The company has established a nursery in an area of 40 acres in Rebbaldevpalli village of Sulthanabad mandal which is supplying plant material since 2022-23.

• The Department of Horticulture and Oil palm Company have conducted exposure visits of farmers to Ashwaraopet, Apparaopet, Khammam, Satthupalli and also conducted many awareness meetings/trainings on cultivation of Oil palm and farmers & motivated towards crop diversification.

• The plant material & maintenance for Oil palm – 2100/ Acres & intercrop assistance is Rs. 2100 / Acre & a total of 4200/Acres will be released as subsidy upto four years to farmers.

   Subsidy pattern for plantation :

• of plants per acre: 57 No. in Triangular method & 50 plants in Square method of plantation.
• Non subsidy amount of Rs. 20/- per each plant is collected from farmers in shape of Demand Draft towards Oil palm Risk Mitigation Fund (OPRMF).
• Maximum permissible Assistance of Rs 193/- per plant in the form of Subsidy is given to Oil palm Company after completion of the plantation.

The Details of Oil palm Plantation Targets & Achievements Year Wise and Subsidy Released for farmers towards Plant Material Assistance, Maintenance & Inter Crop.

1. Telangana Micro Irrigation Project(TGMIP)

Subsidy Pattern for Drip Irrigation System:

• 100% subsidy to SC/ST farmers
• 90% to SF/MF farmers (Below 5 Acres)
• 80% to Other farmers (Above 5 Acres)

Subsidy Pattern for Sprinkler Irrigation System:

• 75% subsidy to General, SC/ST farmers.

III. Mission for integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)

1. Establishment of New Gardens the assistance is 40%/50% of admissible unit cost as per MIDH norms and shall be provided for 3 years at 60:20:20 ratio to Mango, Guava, Dragon Fruit & 2 years to Papaya and Banana at 60:40 ratio.
2. Supply of Hybrid Vegetable seedlings on subsidy.
3. Provide 50% subsidy to Plastic Mulching for Vegetable & Fruit Crops cultivation and it is controlling weeds and enhances the Yield and quality of the Fruits

1. RASHTRIYA KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA (RKVY) 2024-25:

Rashtriya Krishi Vikasa Yojana (RKVY) is a Central Sector Scheme with 60:40 funding pattern by GOI and State Govt. respectively. Horticulture Sector under RKVY was launched in the erstwhile unified Andhra Pradesh State during 2008-09.

Vegetable cultivation on pandals is technological improvement for vegetable crops like Ridge gourd, Bitter gourd, Bottle gourd, Sponge gourd and Coccinia.

The weak climbers utilize this support, which protects the produce from soiling and increases exposure to sunlight and aeration, thereby increasing the number of flower buds, ultimately resulting in more fruit of superior size and quality.

The pandal is established by using cement pillars or stone pillars having height of 10 ft and 20-25 cm girth. Pits of 30 x 45 cms are dug at a spacing of 18 x 15 ft to erect pillars. Approximately 185 pillars are required for establishment of one acre pandal for cultivation. About 1.5 to 2.0 ft of pillar is kept inside the pit and covered with soil/concrete mixture. Remaining 8- 8.5 ft of pillar will be above the ground over which G.I wire netting is done. Training and pruning practices are followed to facilitate growth on the pandal resulting in higher yield as compared to open field cultivations.

 Estimated cost for construction of Permanent Pandal in 2000 Sq. ms

• Pattern of Assistance: 50% assistance on total construction cost of the Permanent pandal, subject to

                  Maximum of Rs.50,000/- per unit.

• Maximum eligibility: (5) units per beneficiary

1. Staff Particulars:

                                                                                                               SD/-

                                                                                                       District Horticulture & Sericulture Officer,

                                                                                                                        Peddapalli.