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HORTICULTURE & SERICULTURE

DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES:

The Bhadradri Kothagudem District is one of the Major potential district for Horticulture and Sericulture development in Telangana State and endowed with good Agro-climatic conditions for cultivation of all varieties of Horticulture crops, Oil palm & Sericulture.

  1. Implementation of various Horticulture & Sericulture schemes in the district
  2. Suggesting of best agronomic and plant protection measures for improving the productivity of crops.
  3. Providing of technical assistance to farmers to getting sustainable income.
  4. Motivating farmers for adoption of drip irrigation and Organic practices in Horticultural & Sericulture crops.
  5. Impart training to farmers in cultivation and Marketing of Horticultural & Sericulture crops.
  6. Promote production of quality plant material and supply to growers.
  7. At present an area of 81,405 Acres is existing under Horticulture crops including Oilpalm and Sericulture.
                      CROP

                 AREA (IN ACRES)

                   Agro Forestry                             37,141
                   Acid  lime                                168
                   Banana                               1971
                   Cashew                             14,031
                   Cocoa                                296
                   Guava                                411
                   Mango                              11,320
                   Mulberry                                 356
                   Oil palm                              46,263
                   Papaya                                410
                   Red chillies                              27,549
                   Vegetables                              10,236

 

 

Sl.no      Category    Crops      Area     Production(MT)    Productivity(MT/Acre) Varieties  Marketing Places
        1
 
 
 
 
 
 
        Fruits
 
 
 
 
 

     Acidlime

        168

        1680

               10

   Balaji, Petluru

  Aswaraopeta &    Dammapeta

    Banana

     1971

     27594

            14

   G-9, Karpura

Aswaraopeta, Khammam

   DragonFruit

        5

        30

             6

       Pink

Khammam, Kothagudem, Hyderabad

      Guava

        411

      2466

            6

   Thaiwan guava,      Allahabad   Safeda

  Khammam,     Kothagudem, Eluru, Vizag

       Mango

      11320

     16980

          1.5

Banganpalli, Totapuri, Suvarnarekha, Neelum, Dashehari, Himayath, Kesari, Mallika, Chinna Rasalu, Pedda Rasalu, Punasa, Gulabi etc.,

Hyderabad, Warangal, Khammam

     Papaya

       405

     12960

         32

   Red lady

Khammam, Kothagudem, Hyderabad, Delhi

         

Fruits – Total

     

   14280

     

      61710

 

 

 

         2
 
 
 
 

  Plantation

  Crops 

 

 

 

 

 Oil palm

  46263

     310344

       8

Tenera

Aswaraopeta, Dammapeta

  Coconut(     nuts in      lakhs)

  1350

27

   50 nuts per palm

ECT, COD, TXD, Ganga bondam

Khammam & Kothagudem

    Cocoa

  296

    118

     0.4

Forastero, Kriyellow

Eluru

  Cashew nut

  14031

    4209

       0.30

BPP-4 to BPP-8

Rajahmundry

  Areca nut

  50

 

 

Srimangala, Mangala, Deshavali

Vijayawada, Hyderabad

        Plantation Crops – Total

  61990

  314699

 

 

 

   3
 
 

   

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  Spices

 

   Chillies

   27493

      54994

    2

Tejaswini, Wonder hot, 2222,  Yashaswini, Teja,  Ravi Teja, Guna, Super Mohini, 001, Damu, Shiva, Harini, Indom – 41, Indon-5 and all popular hybrids

    Khammam

  Turmeric

   52

   520

     10

 

 Yerragunturu, Seelam

KesaSamudram

  New Crop

    Nutmeg

   4

   

   Long (Jambo)

  Khammam        Hyderabad

     Spices       total

 

  27549

 

       55514

 

 

 

   4
 
 
 
 
 








  Vegetables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Tomato

    2593

     25930

     10

 

 

   Brinjal

    537

   5370

   10

 

 

   Agakara

   152

 1216

  8

 

 

 Bitter gourd

  708

  5664

  8

 

 

Ridge gourd

   893

  7144

  8

 

 

Bottle gourd

  453

  3624

  8

 

 

Beans

575

4600

8

 

 

Bhendi

812

2436

3

 

 

Green Chillies

691

4146

6

 

 

Cucumber

73

292

4

 

 

Leafy vegetables

783

3132

4

 

 

Coccenia

24

144

6

 

 

 

Capsicum

4

40

10

 

 

 

Other Vegetables

   1938

   3876

2

 

 

            Vegetables – total

  10236

     67614

 

 

 

    5

Flowers

Marigold

63

189

3

All popular Hybrid varieties

Within the District and Nearby Districts.

  6

Sericulture

Mulberry

293

88

0.3

V-1

Jangaon, Tirumalagiri (Secunderabad)

     

 

        Horti & seri total 

 

 

  11411

  499814

 

 

 

   7

 

    Agro-Forestry

 

   37141

 

 

 

 

            Grand total  

 

  151552

    499814

 

 

 

 

SCHEMES INFORMATION:

TELANGANA STATE MICRO IRRIGATION PROJECT (TSMIP)

  • To irrigate the area with less water(Eg., One acre water is sufficient for 5 acres)
  • High yields by saving Electricity, Labour and fertilizers.
  • To provide holistic growth of the horticulture sector through an area based regionally differentiated strategies which include research, technology promotion, extension based on the agro climate conditions.
  • The major activities under the programme are Area Expansion,Mulching, Organic farming, HumanResource Development

NATIONAL MISSION ON EDIBLE OILS –OILPALM (NMEO-OP)

  • It is to submit that, for encouragement of Oil Palm crop, the area expansion of Oil Palm Cultivation assistance and other relevant schemes are being implementing for doubling the farmers income.
  • The total area under Oilpalm is 50,229 Acres (Largest area in Telangana State).
  • Having two processing units at Aswaraopeta and Apparaopeta.
  • Creating awareness among the farmers for crop diversification with Oilpalm crop for getting net income of Rs.1 lakh per Acre.
  • In Oil Palm plantation for first 3 to 4 years encouraging inter crops like Vegetables, Ground nut, Sesamum, Sun Flower, Saff flower, Pulses,  Dragon  fruit, Banana, Papaya, Fodder crops, Ornamental plants, Ginger, Turmeric 
  • After 6 years of Oilpam plantation encouraging inter crops like Cocoa, Arecanut, Nutmeg, Pine apple etc.,
  • During first year / at the time of planting of Oilpalm, suitable border agroforestry crops are Tissue culture Teak, Sandalwood and Casuarina.
  • The department is creating and organizing meetings, training, exposure visits & demonstration plots with new varieties (Dwarf) by the cultivation of vegetables, pulses, oilseeds etc., for getting additional income to the farmers towards stepping to doubling of the farmer income.
  • Encouraging Micro Irrigation Scheme to Oil palm crops and other Horticulture and Sericulture crops for increasing of productivity with good quality by saving water, power & labour.
  • To provide nutritional Security by providing oil to everyone.
  • Increasing farmer income by cultivating this oil palm crop which is having marketing and processing facilities with MSP  SERICULTURE:

Sericulture is agro-based cottage industry with low investments and high returns for the upliftment of economic status of rural poor families.

AGRO-FORESTRY:

BAMBOO & SANDALWOOD:

  • To increase greenery, carbon, sequestration, and organic matter.
  • To provide additional income to the farmer and natural Fencing.

 

SCHEME WISE TARGETS AND ACHIEVEMENTS (2018-2019 to 2022-23):

Name of the Scheme                           2018- 2019                                   2019-2020                2020 – 21            2021 – 22
     Physical(Acres)

Financial(Lakhs)

  physical(Acres)

Financial(lakhs)

 

 

physical(Acres)

 

Financial(lakhs) Physical (Acres) Financial(lakhs)
 

  Target     Achi.

Target     Achi. Target       Achi. Target   Achi.    Target          Achi Target      Achi. TargetAchi.

Telangana State Micro Irrigation Project (TSMIP)

1545       1545 

417.26   417.26

 1696  1696 136.44    136.44 1500         1500  450               450  1812  1812 105          105
Mission for Integrated Development Of Horticulture (MIDH)

 

 687         687

19.21    19.21

 403       403    11.44    11.44 223         223 6.54                6.54  613  613 135           135
 Oil palm area expansion 1250       1250

60.0      60.0

  3795      3795 182.16    182.16 1176      1176 178          178 4237  4237     890        890
  Sericulture 120          120      

    8.4         8.4

  50               50   3.5         3.5  42         42   3.5              3.5   50       50    42           42
    Bamboo     500          411 39.00        
    Sandalwood  

 

110           110           4.40        
      Total 3602      3602

504.87  504.87

6554       6465 376.94   333.54   2941      2941    638.04 6712  6712   1172      1172

 

 

                   Name of the scheme                                 2022-23 (up to 8-11-2022)
                  Physical (acres)             financial (lakhs)
Target             Achi Target              Achi
             TSMIP 8000            7288  1600                1458
            MIDH 821                821   70
        Oil palm Area Expansion 8000          7288   2272             2070
        Sericulture 50              50    5                    5
       Bamboo    
       Sandalwood    
        TOTAL  16871       15447   3947             2075

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KEY CONTACT INFORMATION:

Sl.No OFFICER NAME DESIGNATION PLACE OF WORK CONTACT E-mail
1 Sri K SURYANARAYANA District Horticulture and Sericulture Officer Kothagudem

7997725108

8977714117

dhso-bdd-horti@telangana.gov.in

 

District Horticulture & Sericulture Officer,   

Bhadradri – Kothagudem Distrct.