• ML Sanyasi Rao
• T Narsinga Rao
• Ujwala Rani

This project was carried out with the objective of enhancing Little Millet crop productivity by the local Landrace known as Peddasama three times more through natural farming practices. The study was carried out with Araku tribal farmers of Alluri Sitharama Raju district of Andhra Pradesh. The sample farmers were selected through a random selection process and distributed Pedda Sama Millet seeds to cultivate on their lands. 14 farmers were selected for these trials out of these 11 farmers were selected as experimental and 3 were selected as control groups. During the harvesting period, Watershed Support Service Activities and Network (WASSAN) set up validation trials in the tribal farmer's fields. Scientists from Regional Agriculture Research Stations (RARS) Chintapalli and Agriculture extension officers jointly organized the crop-cutting experiments. The data revealed that Peddasama grain yield increased from a mean average of 544kg/ha (AICRP report 2017) to1958kg/per ha under Natural farming practices.

Little Millet, Millet Intensification, Natural Farming

"Araku tribal farmers revealed Little Millet crop productivity three times more under the Natural Farming practices in the ASR district of AP.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 11, page no.b237-b242, November-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2411126.pdf

"Araku tribal farmers revealed Little Millet crop productivity three times more under the Natural Farming practices in the ASR district of AP.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 11, page no. ppb237-b242, November-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2411126.pdf