| The award carries a cash prize of Rs 25,000 and Rs 10, 000 for the best and second best farmers in each district. It is crop-specific and for a prominent crop grown in the district. For instance, in East Godavari district, the award will be given to a sugarcane grower whereas in West Godavari district, a paddy grower will be selected for the honour. |
| A total of 14 crops have been selected for the awards on the basis of the best practices. There are 15 criteria based on which a farmer would be given the award. These include application of fertilisers as per soil suitability, use of green manure, vermin compost, application of micronutrients, biofertilisers, adoption of best soil and water conservation methods, crop diversification, cultivation of new varieties, saving cost of cultivation and others. |
| A committee consisting of officials from the department of agriculture, agricultural university and GFCL will select the winners at the end of the crop season. Farmers who wish to participate in this competition may get their names registered with a GFCL dealer in their area before May 31, 2006, the release said. |
| GFCL officials said last year the company implemented 'Rural Girl Child Education Assistance Programme' in six districts of Andhra Pradesh benefiting 600 meritorious girl students to pursue their school education. |
| This year, GFCL has drawn up a plan to implement it in 15 districts of the state. They informed that the sole aim of the program was to empower rural women. Class IX first ranker will get Rs 2,500 and second ranker Rs 1,500 for studying Class X. |
| According to the release, the first installment of the scholarship will be disbursed to the merit students in June and the second installment on January 26. |
| As many as 30 schools will be selected in each district. The districts are East Godavari, West Godavari, Khammam, Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nalgonda, Anantapur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Mahaboobnagar, Nizamabad, Warangal, Karimnagar and Medak. |
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