KVK, Bhadradri Kothagudem organized an in-house training programme on Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) technology under the SBI–ICAR–IIRR Project at Kothapally and Mahadevapuram villages, Bhadradri Kothagudem Dist on 07.02.2026.

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bhadradri Kothagudem organized an in-house training programme on Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) technology under the SBI–ICAR–IIRR Project at Kothapally and Mahadevapuram villages of Dummugudem Mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem District on 07.02.2026. During the programme, Dr. T. Bharath, Programme Coordinator explained the advantages of Direct Seeded Rice technology, highlighting its cost-saving benefits, reduced labour requirement and efficient water use compared to conventional transplanting. He emphasized that DSR technology helps in saving irrigation water and reducing the cost of cultivation, which ultimately contributes to lower greenhouse gas emissions caused by climate change. He also recommended crop diversification, suggesting rice followed by pulses such as greengram, black gram, cowpea and oilseeds like groundnut, sunflower and sesame for improving soil health and farmers’ income. Later the scientists visited farmers’ fields, provided suitable field-specific recommendations and distributed Nano Urea bottles to the participating farmers. The programme was attended by Dr. T. Bharath, Programme Coordinator; Dr. Hema Sarat Chandra, SMS (Extension) Sri B. Shiva, SMS (Horticulture), Sri Srikanth, Young Professional, ICAR–IIRR; Sri Shanmuk Sai from MYRADA (NGO) and about 100 farmers participated and interacted with scientist.