Siddipet conducted Rythu Sadassu cum Agriculture Exhibition at Jagdevpur

TRVK, Siddipet in collaboration with the BJR Agricultural College, Jillela, Sircilla, organized Rythu Sadassu cum Agriculture Exhibition at Jagdevpur (V&M) Rythuvedika on 11.11.2026 under the Rural Agricultural Work Experience Programme (RAWEP) of agricultural students. The programme was inaugurated by lighting the lamp by Dr. Ch. Pallavi, Coordinator & Scientist (CP), TRVK, Siddipet, Dr. Upender, Associate Dean, BJR Agricultural College, Jillela, Dr. Ashwini, Assistant Professor, BJR Agricultural College, Jillela and Sri Vasantha Rao, Mandal Agricultural Officer. They also inaugurated the agricultural exhibition stalls set up by the students by cutting the ribbon. On this occasion, Dr. Ch. Pallavi, Coordinator, TRVK, Siddipet, emphasized the importance of crop diversification and advised farmers to adopt suitable cropping systems considering the prevailing climatic conditions. She suggested cultivating intercrops, short-duration crops such as vegetables, greengram, blackgram, horsegram and cowpea, and drought-tolerant crops to overcome moisture stress conditions. She also explained the importance of quality seed in different crops and highlighted the improved varieties available to farmers. Later, Dr. Upender, Associate Dean, BJR Agricultural College, Jillela, explained that 24 students had been allotted to TRVK, Siddipet, as part of the Rural Agricultural Work Experience Programme (RAWEP). The students were placed in five villages across different mandals of Siddipet district. He stated that the RAWEP programme provides valuable practical exposure to students by helping them understand farmers’ socio-economic conditions, gain knowledge about rural communities and acquire practical experience in various agricultural crops.  Dr. Ashwini, Assistant Professor, BJR Agricultural College, Jillela, explained the importance of soil testing, soil health management, Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and water conservation practices in different crops. Sri Vasantha Rao, Mandal Agricultural Officer, Jagdevpur highlighted the importance of promoting the cultivation of pulses, oilseed crops and horticultural crops to encourage crop diversification and improve farmers’ income. Later, Dr. Ch. Pallavi, Coordinator, TRVK, Siddipet, expressed her gratitude to all the farmers, students and officials who participated in the programme. In this programme, Sri Srinivas Goud, Sarpanch of Jagdevpur village, Sri Krishna, Sarpanch of Doulapur, Smt. Divya Raju, Sarpanch of Datarpally Agricultural Extension Officers, around 100 farmers from different villages and RAWEP students were participated.