2 days ago
Collector Inspects Natural Farming Fields and Dairy Unit
District Collector P Raja Babu visited several farms on Friday.
He looked at natural farming, dairy production, and new ways to grow rice.
One dairy owner said the unit cost about ₹40 lakh to establish.
The unit produces about 150 litres of milk each day.
Another farmer was growing several crops together on a 2.50-acre farm.
The farm used rice bran and organic manure instead of chemical methods.
The Collector asked officials to address local problems.
He said the district would encourage natural farming and try to make barren land greener.
District Collector P Raja Babu visited farming sites in Maddipadu, Chimakurthi, and Thalluru mandals on Friday.
A dairy unit owner reported investing about ₹40 lakh and producing around 150 litres of milk daily.
A 2.50-acre natural farming field used banana, turmeric, drumstick, and other intercrops.
The Collector inspected new rice-growing methods, a solar dryer, and agri solution centres.
Officials said natural farming would be promoted to improve greenery on barren and uncultivable land.
- Who
- District Collector P Raja Babu, farmers, dairy owner Katragadda Sambasiva Rao, and agriculture officials.
- What
- The Collector inspected natural farming fields, a dairy unit, paddy fields, and agricultural solution centres.
- Where
- Maddipadu, Chimakurthi, and Thalluru mandals, including villages and facilities in the area.
- When
- Friday.
- Why
- To review natural farming in the field and promote it across the district, including on barren and uncultivable land.
Key facts
- Collector
- P Raja Babu
- Dairy investment
- About ₹40 lakh
- Dairy production
- About 150 litres of milk per day
- Natural farming area
- 2.50 acres
- Natural farm investment
- ₹29 lakh
- Natural farming inputs
- Rice bran and organic manure
- Other facilities inspected
- A solar dryer and the Krishi Herbal and Home Care Centre










