Training programme on “High Density Cotton Cultivation Practices” was conducted on 11th March,2026.

Under the auspices of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University and Telangana Rythu Vigyana Kendram – Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, a training programme on “High Density Cotton Cultivation Practices” was conducted at Ramannagudem village of Raghunathpalli mandal in Jangaon district on 11th March,2026 as part of the special project of the Central Institute for Cotton Research. Dr. D. Srilatha, Principal Scientist and Coordinator, TRVK, explained the concept of High Density Planting System (HDPS) in cotton and briefed farmers about the project objectives. She informed that in HDPS the spacing between rows and plants is reduced so that more plants can be accommodated per acre. By maintaining about 25,000–35,000 plants per acre, farmers can obtain 9–13 quintals yield per acre under rainfed conditions. She further stated that farmers adopting this method will receive an incentive of ₹5,000 per acre from the Central Government, which will be credited to their bank accounts. She also explained that synchronous harvesting helps reduce the damage caused by pink bollworm. The use of a pneumatic planter for sowing ensures uniform spacing and depth of seeds, improves germination, and reduces labour costs by about 40%, resulting in uniform crop maturity. Further,a five Front Line Demonstrations(FLD's) were conducted in 5 farmer's fields each one acre to evaluate the performance of sesame variety JCS-2454, released from RARS Jagtial.Dr Srilatha informed that the advantages of cultivating sesame as a third crop during summer were explained to the farmers.Farmers later visited the sesame field and showed willingness to cultivate sesame in their fields. Dr. Venkata Rajkumar, Scientist from TRVK Warangal, explained important management practices in chilli cultivation. AEO Kalpana, Sarpanch Aliveelu, Vice-Sarpanch V. Bhaskar and G. Ramakrishna Reddy also addressed the farmers during the programme. A large number of farmers participated in the programme and expressed their willingness to adopt HDPS in cotton cultivation. Farmers also showed interest in using a cotton shredder instead of burning cotton stalks after harvest and incorporating them into the soil.