AMFU Kumarakom -Report on Farmer awareness programme .pdf

three decades. With increased pressure on captive fishes and there will be attempts for
unsustainable developments in aquaculture that might lead to detrimental practices that
aggravate warming related problems.
Mr. Shajeesh Jan, P, Assistant professor (Agromet) explained about the Integrated Agromet
advisory service rendered under the <strong>AMFU</strong> <strong>Kumarakom</strong> and gave details on different
weather forecasting services in India, Preparation of Agromet advisory services and
dissemination of the bulletins in different methods and also discussed about ways to improve
the dissemination. The biweekly weather based advisory bulletins is issued on every
Tuesdays and Fridays from this station. These bulletins contains advisories for all the
weather sensitive agricultural operations from sowing to harvest. It enables farmers to take
advantage of benevolent weather and minimise the adverse impact of malevolent weather
on crops. These weather based advisories are disseminated to the farmers through
multichannel dissemination system such as mass media dissemination, internet etc as well
as through district level intermediaries and through selected farmers of the district.
Five raingauges were distributed to the following farmers and which have been installed
properly
1. Sasidhara Sharma V
Thekkedath , Thalayazham (PO).,
Vaikom, Kottayam
2. Joy koloth
Ideyanal (PO).,
Ramapuram, Kottayam
3. P.T Abraham
Pallathadam
Athirampuzha (PO).Kottayam
4. Mohan Kottakkal
Parippu (PO)., Kottayam
5. Mohanan Kartha
Kizhakedath house
Mevada(PO).,
Pala,Kottayam