SMS tips for spice-growers

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsSpice growers of the state will now get access to information and tips regarding spice cultivation, processing and marketing on their cellphones.A network which will cover 10,000 spice growers in Warangal, Khammam, Guntur, Prakasam, Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Kurnool districts, in a phased manner, was formally launched by chief seretary Minnie Matthew here on Friday.The farmers will be given Green SIM cards through which they will get guidance on various aspects of spice cultivation, processing, marketing and exports.The Spice Board will send the information in a text format (in Telugu) to IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited unit in the state, which will then translate it into a voice message and disseminate it, through a server, to the farmers.Queries regarding aspects of crop care will be answered by Khalid Ahamed, retired professor of the LAM Institute in Guntur, through call centres, of which numbers will be announced in a couple of days.There will be five voice messages everyday on different aspects of spice cultivation, processing and marketing. The farmers will receive first hand information on market fluctuation of prices new schemes of the Spice Board and latest technological aids along with tips on better agriculture practices.Information will be designed in such a manner that it will be easily understandable by the farmers.80 Queries of MLAs Remain UnansweredHYDERABAD: Chief secretary Minnie Mathew has asked the principal secretaries of various departments to ensure that answers to the long-pending questions raised during the zero hour in the Assembly are ready before the commencement of the Assembly Session on September 17. She was speaking at a review meeting held with almost all principal secretaries here on Friday. As many as 80 questions posed by MLAs have not been answered and there has been no response to or action on another 250 questions. Speaker N. Manohar conveyed his unhappiness over the delay to the chief secretary on Thursday. A higher official, who attended the meeting, said they were asked to prepare replies to pending questions.first published:September 15, 2012, 10:46 ISTlast updated:September 15, 2012, 10:46 IST
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Spice growers of the state will now get access to information and tips regarding spice cultivation, processing and marketing on their cellphones.

A network which will cover 10,000 spice growers in Warangal, Khammam, Guntur, Prakasam, Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Kurnool districts, in a phased manner, was formally launched by chief seretary Minnie Matthew here on Friday.

The farmers will be given Green SIM cards through which they will get guidance on various aspects of spice cultivation, processing, marketing and exports.

The Spice Board will send the information in a text format (in Telugu) to IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited unit in the state, which will then translate it into a voice message and disseminate it, through a server, to the farmers.

Queries regarding aspects of crop care will be answered by Khalid Ahamed, retired professor of the LAM Institute in Guntur, through call centres, of which numbers will be announced in a couple of days.

There will be five voice messages everyday on different aspects of spice cultivation, processing and marketing. The farmers will receive first hand information on market fluctuation of prices new schemes of the Spice Board and latest technological aids along with tips on better agriculture practices.

Information will be designed in such a manner that it will be easily understandable by the farmers.

80 Queries of MLAs Remain Unanswered

HYDERABAD: Chief secretary Minnie Mathew has asked the principal secretaries of various departments to ensure that answers to the long-pending questions raised during the zero hour in the Assembly are ready before the commencement of the Assembly Session on September 17.

She was speaking at a review meeting held with almost all principal secretaries here on Friday. As many as 80 questions posed by MLAs have not been answered and there has been no response to or action on another 250 questions.

Speaker N. Manohar conveyed his unhappiness over the delay to the chief secretary on Thursday.

A higher official, who attended the meeting, said they were asked to prepare replies to pending questions.