World cotton day an awareness Training Programme on Best Management Practices in Cotton Cultivation
The “World cotton day an awareness Training Programme on Best Management Practices in Cotton Cultivation and Input Distribution to the Scheduled Caste Farmers under SC-SP 2026-27” was organized by the AICRP on Cotton, Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTAU), Warangal on 07th, October, 2026 at Panthini (Village), Involu (Mandal), Hanamkonda.
About 100 Scheduled Caste farmers participated in the programme. The programme aimed to create awareness among farmers on improved crop production technologies, integrated pest and disease management and other best management practices for cotton crop. The programme was inaugurated with the welcome address and interaction with the participating farmers. Dr. V. Venkanna, Principal Scientist (Cotton), RARS, Warangal, addressed the gathering and emphasized the importance of world cotton day, adopting recommended scientific technologies for improving crop productivity and farm income.
Technical sessions were conducted by scientists of RARS, Warangal. Dr. Y. Prashanth, Scientist (Plant Breeding) elaborated on the High-Density Planting System (HDPS) in Cotton and its importance in improving cotton productivity. Sri. Ch. Sunil Reddy, Mandal Agricultural Officer, Inavolu (Mandal), explained on Best Management Practices in cotton.
An interactive session was also conducted, during which farmers discussed their field-level problems and sought technical guidance from the scientists. The scientists provided suitable recommendations on crop management and pest and disease control. As part of the SCSP 2025-26, essential agricultural inputs were distributed to the participating farmers to support the adoption of improved crop management practices. The inputs included micronutrients, pheromone traps for pink bollworm (PBW) control and insecticides. The initiative provided an opportunity for direct interaction between scientists and farmers and is expected to facilitate the adoption of scientific crop production practices among the beneficiary farmers. The school teachers and representatives of village was participated in the programme.
