RICE IN ANDHRA PRADESH - Rice Knowledge Management Portal
RICE IN ANDHRA PRADESH - Rice Knowledge Management Portal
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<strong>RICE</strong> <strong>IN</strong> <strong>ANDHRA</strong> <strong>PRADESH</strong><br />
There are 25 seed Farms in the State and implementing Foundation seed Production Programme with a<br />
concept to meet the foundation seed requirement of seed village programme. During 2007-2008, from 569<br />
ha. 28450 q of foundation seed was produced.<br />
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Modern agricultural implements used in rice production :Combined harvesters, Transplanters (in<br />
popularization stage),rotary weeders, tractor drawn leveling blade, power tillers,laser guided levelers(in<br />
popularization stage), threshers, harvesters, combined harvesters, serrated sickles, wetland leveler ect.,<br />
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Conclusion and way forward : In Andhra Pradesh, rice production has been increased by three folds<br />
due to developments in production technologies and untiring efforts of farming community. Still there is a<br />
difference between the potential yields and realized yields. New approaches and paradigm shifts are needed<br />
in rice research to enhance the production and productivity to meet the future demand. Rapid advances in<br />
molecular biology and biotechnology offers scope to utilize the gene technologies for facing the future<br />
problems. In addition to the conventional approaches, research efforts are to be intensified to harness the<br />
new technologies for enhancing production, productivity and nutritional qualities of rice.<br />
There is no scope for increase of area under rice. Hence, there is a need to increase per unit area of<br />
production. With the available as well as the technology to be generated in future and using the strengths<br />
(Availability of good varieties and hybrids, strong research base, rice farming is easy and rice has good<br />
internal and external market) and opportunities available in A.P weaknesses and threats existing in different<br />
agro-climatic zones can be overcome and production can be increased not only to meet the state<br />
requirement but can export to earn .<br />
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Future thrust in rice production technologies : To meet the future demand of rice and to make rice<br />
farming more remunerative, there is a need to increase per unit area of production by adopting appropriate<br />
production technologies. Based on the realized yields identify the areas as low, medium and high productive<br />
areas. Our efforts should be to enhance the yields from low to medium, medium to high and high to further<br />
high. Future thurst areas are<br />
1. Genetic enhancement of yield and strengthening of quality seed production.<br />
a) Enhancing production and productivity through hybrid rice.<br />
b) Stabilizing yield through molecular breeding.<br />
2. Enhancement of resource use efficiency with emphasis on water.<br />
a) Water saving and yield enhancing strategies.<br />
For more Information contact: Visit <strong>Rice</strong> <strong>Knowledge</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Portal</strong> http://www.rkmp.co.in<br />
<strong>Rice</strong> <strong>Knowledge</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Portal</strong> (RKMP)<br />
Directorate of <strong>Rice</strong> Research,<br />
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500030. Email: naiprkmp@gmail.com, pdrice@drricar.org, shaiknmeera@gmail.com<br />
Ph: 91-40-24591218, 295 Fax: 91-40-24591217<br />
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