Farmer: Inapakolla Madhava Rao, East Godavari Dt., Andhra Pradesh
Adopted triangular method of planting; entire land was filled with tank silt for better moisture conservation; adopted micro irrigation for effective utilization of water, to save power and ground water and reduce weed growth; regularly applying Farm Yard Manure (FYM) @ 100 kg per palm in two splits; adopted fertilizer application in four splits per year; after harvesting of bunches (34 harvests per year) cut fronds are made into 4-6 small pieces and used as mulch in the palm basin; applying organic manure twice in a year to each palm; cow dung is used one time in a year and FYM is used for second time. This practice is being adopted to obtain sustained high yield of 40 tonnes FFB/ha.
