Ensuring Sustainable Livelihood Security of Tribal in Remote Tribal Villages of Adimaly Block, Idukki District in Kerala
(21-Nov-2022)
ICAR- Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Idukki implement’s a Project entitled “Ensuring Sustainable Livelihood Security of Tribal in Remote Tribal Villages of Adimaly Block, Idukki District in Kerala” under Tribal Sub Plan funded by ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), Bengaluru at Plamalakudy Tribal Village at Adimaly. Dr. R Marimuthu, Senior Scientist and Head, KVK Idukki, welcomed the delegates and tribal farmers, present in the function. The programme was inaugurated by Dr. S N Sushil, The Director ICAR – NBAIR, Bengaluru. Key note address was delivered by Dr. K. Thimmappa, Principal Scientist (Agricultural Economics), ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone-XI, Bengaluru. Remarks on the programme were delivered by Mr. Milu Mathew, Plant Protection Officer and Central Insecticide Inspector, CIPMC Kakkanad, Kochi, Mr. Joji James, Range Forest Officer, Adimaly and Ms. Siji, Agricultural Officer, Adimaly. The words of gratitude was delivered by Dr. S Jayababu, SMS (Animal Science). The inaugural session was followed by technical sessions on Technical sessions on role of macrobials in organic agriculture was delivered by Dr. S. Salini, Senior Scientist, ICAR- NBAIR, Bengaluru, role of microbials in organic agriculture by Dr. R R Rachana, Scientist, ICAR- NBAIR, Bengaluru, General overview on IPM in crops by Mr. Milu Mathew, Plant Protection Officer and central Insecticide Inspector, CIPMC Kakkanad, Kochi, IPM in spice crops by Mr. Sudhakar S, SMS (Plant Protection) and INM in spice crops Ms. Manju Jincy Varghese, SMS (Soil Science), KVK Idukki. The Director ICAR – NBAIR, Bengaluru distributed Inputs like Black soldier Fly Larvae production unit and EPN as the NBAIR technological products to tribal farmers of Plamalakudy. BSF larvae technology has been evolved by utilizing BSF to decompose Home/farm waste and the larvae as a protein rich food for poultry along with conventional feed. The BSF larvae can be mixed with conventional feed with the ratio of 2% dry matter basis. EPN plays a vital role Control of Insect Pests – Root Grubs in spices. Along with these technological inputs, Bee boxes for Promotion of alternative livelihood opportunities and to increase better pollination in small cardamom, IISR- PGPR capsule – to promote growth and increases the resistance of crops towards diseases, enhances root production, nutrient mobilization and use efficiency, crop growth and yield and it reduces Nitrogen requirement by 25%. IISR - ginger special - to mitigate the micronutrient deficiency in ginger, VAM biofertilizer inputs for Solubilizing and mobilizing the fixed phosphorus within the soil and makes it available for the plants. The inputs were distributed to 100 tribal farmers.
