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Observation of World Day to Combat Desertification-2017
Report
Date of Activity: 17 th June 2017
Type of Activity: Plantation of neem also called as Persian lilac, margosa (*Azadirachta indica*)
Village: YERASUPALLI
Place: Along the banks of river Papagni (Penna)
Event organiser: M/S Venkatadri Maha tanai Raitu Mitra Sangam, KONDUR, YSR Kadapa district,
Andhra Pradesh, India.
The Day was started by taking a pledge on protecting the environment from the hands of pollution
agents.
The farmers’Group Leader, Ms. V.Radhika explained about the significance of the WDCDay 17/6/2017
and its concepts to the fellow members. Later on the group members have planted the neem saplings .
Our first step to launch the fight against the degradation of land
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Explaining about the importance of the neem plant in our day to day life by the President of Sai Seva Samithi, Mr P.Sai kumar
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Farmers are standing by displaying the Day banner along with our Group Leader, Ms. Radhika and her son-Our Future.
Scientific name: *Azadirachta indica
Family: Meliaceae
Local (Telugu) name: Yapamanu
Distribution and habitat:
Deciduous tree, native of Burma. Found all over India, except in the coastal regions.
Silvicultural characteristics
Drought-resistant, Flowers during March to June, and fruits up to August
Can grow well on saline and alkaline soils also.
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Watering the neem sampling
Propagation:
-Seeds that germinate within a week’s time
-Fresh seeds are viable more than 30-45 days
-Old seeds loss their viability.
Uses:
Agricultural:
-De-oiled cakes of neem seeds make good organic manure
-Kernels are used as insect anti-feedents
-Seed meal can be used as feed for chicks and cattle, in certain concentration, mixed with other feed
-Wood is used for making agricultural implements
-Leaves and seeds contain Azadiractin, an insect repellent and
-Twigs/shoots (tender) can be used as Tooth brush cum Paste since primitive age. Effectively prevents
tooth ache, decay etc.,
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Others:
-Leaves, bark and gum are used for medicinal purposes and religious rites
-Ripe fruits are edible
-Seed oil can be used as an antiseptic for burns and lubrication for machineries
-Bark is used to extract tannin
-Leaf extracts are used in toothpaste and soaps
-Leaves are placed in wardrobes and grain bins to repel insects.
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The programme was covered by the print media and the news was published in the state wide circulated
news papers viz.,Eenadu and Sakshi on 18/6/2017.
Links of the news papers mentioned below
1. http://epaper.eenadu.net/index.php?rt=index/index#
2. http://epaper.sakshi.com/m5/1248821/YSR-constituencies/18-06-2017#page/5/1
Place: Kadapa
Date: 17/06/2017 Sd/--- --
Signature of the Chief Functionary
(P.Sai Kumar Raju)
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