- Problem: Erratic rainfall, reduction in the crop yield, Moisture stress at critical stages of crop growth and Soil erosion
- Source of Technology: CRIDA, Hyderabad and UAS, Bangalore
- Characteristic of technology: To harvest the rainwater which is runoff from the farmers field with farm pond size of 10m X 10m X 3m.
- KVK interventions: Intervention with KVK through NICRA project in Siddanuru. Now the Farm pond in the village are 40. The farmers in convergence with department of Agriculture the number of farm ponds are increasing in and around the NICRA village.
- Yield Advantage and Benefit Ratio: If there were good rains in the month of May, June and July one can harvest the rainwater in the farm pond. This water can be used in critical stages of the field crops like maize, Redgram, Finger millet, Cotton and fodder crops during the moisture stress or dry spells in the month of July, August and September. There is clear difference in the yield with farmer having a farm pond and without.
Rainfall Details: 2016-17
- Two Protective Irrigation:
Sowing Date: 24-06-2016
First irrigation August 1st week (40 DAS)- Early Vegetative stage
Second Irrigation 19-8-2016- 75 DAS- Tasseling stage and Silking stage
Yield Data of the Maize crop
- Impact: during 2017-18, farmers with farm pond utilized the collected rain water for critical irrigation in maize, redgram and finger millet.
