Progress of ACRAT Project evaluated in Mamidipalli village, Telangana
Project experts from Germany, along with agriculture specialists from Telangana, NGO representatives, and farmers from FPOs in Mamidipalli, Mangallapalli, Sriramula Palli, Konaraopet, and Sanugula villages, participated in the field visit to discuss the progress made so far. They also gathered suggestions for improving the project design.
Updated On - 24 October 2024, 04:02 PM
Sircilla: “Accelerating Climate-Resilient Agriculture in Telangana through Data-Driven Agro-Ecological Test Hubs (ACRAT)” project implementation progress was evaluated by the project team at Mamidipalli village near Vemulawada on Thursday.
Project experts from Germany, agriculture experts of Telangana, NGO’s and farmers of FPO’s representatives from Mamidipalli, Mangallapalli, Sriramula palli, Konaraopet, Sanugula villages participated in the field visit and discussed the progress achieved so far. They took suggestions for the improvement of the project designing.
The test hub’s pilot project is ready to develop sustainable models facilitating optimum usage of inputs like water, pesticides and agro chemicals along with enhancing the profitability of agriculture among farmer communities. It also introduces technologies which would help in suitable decision making by the farmers and help them practice sustainable farming practices.
The delegation includes Frauenhofer Institute Project Chief Dr Sebastian, Dr. Raghu Chaliganti, Jaan Mistar from NALOMKI, Dr. Martin from German Federal Ministry, Vijay Nadimenti from AgriHub and SEWS Chief Executive Officer Krishna.