Siddipet conducted Rythu Sadassu cum Agriculture Exhibition at Tunkikhalsa

TRVK, Siddipet in collaboration with the College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, organized Rythu Sadassu cum Agriculture Exhibition at Tunkikhalsa (V) Rythu Vedika, Wargal (M) on 07.11.2026 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. Priyadarshini, Assistant Professor, College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar and Smt. Sheshashaini, Mandal Agricultural Officer. Subsequently, they inaugurated the agricultural exhibition stalls established by the students by cutting the ribbon. On this occasion, Dr. Ch. Pallavi advised farmers to adopt crop diversification considering the prevailing climatic and agricultural conditions. She emphasized the importance of cultivating intercrops, short-duration crops such as vegetables, greengram, blackgram, horsegram and cowpea, and drought-tolerant crops to minimize crop losses under moisture-stress conditions. She also explained the importance of quality seeds in different crops and highlighted the availability of improved varieties suitable for farmers. Dr. Priyadarshini, Assistant Professor, College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar, explained that 40 students had been allotted to TRVK, Siddipet, as part of the Rural Agricultural Work Experience Programme (RAWEP) students were placed in eight villages across different mandals of Siddipet district. She stated that the RAWEP programme provides valuable practical exposure to students by helping them understand farmers’ socio-economic conditions, rural communities and field-level agricultural practices, while improving their practical knowledge of various crops. Smt. Sheshashaini, Mandal Agricultural Officer, Wargal explained the importance of soil testing, maintaining soil health and adopting Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices in different crops. She also emphasized water conservation and encouraged farmers to take up the cultivation of pulses, oilseed crops and horticultural crops to promote sustainable agriculture and improve farm 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 Tunkikhalsa village Sarpanch Sri K. Ganesh, Sheripally Village Sarpanch Smt. Pavani Mohan Reddy, Agricultural Extension Officers Smt. Bharathi and Smt. Anitha, Oil Palm Field Officer Smt. Tulasi, around 50 farmers from different villages and RAWEP students.