Fair cum exhibition held
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, March 27 2017:
Deputy Chief Minister Y Joykumar Singh today inaugurated a two-day farmers' fair cum exhibition at ICAR complex, Lamphelpat.
The event is organized by ICAR-KVK Chandel, Churachandpur, Imphal West, Tamenglong and Ukhrul districts in collaboration with ICAR-RC for NEH Region, Manipur Centre under the sponsorship of TSP, ICAR-RC for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya.
The inaugural session was attended amongst others by Prof M Premjit Singh, Vice- Chancellor, CAU, Imphal, Prof Srinivas Murty, Director of Research, CAU, Imphal and Dr N Prakash, Joint Director, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Manipur Centre as the dignitaries.
Other dignitaries who spoke on the occasion also emphasized the need to improve irrigation, quality planting materials, to promote organic farming and integrated farming for overall improvement of productivity.
Other highlights of the inaugural day were presentation of critical farming inputs to selected farmers of the five districts of Manipur � Chandel, Churachandpur, Imphal West, Tamenglong and Ukhrul � and farmers-scientists' interaction.
Besides attending the event, farmers from different parts of the State also put up various agri-products at the exhibition.