Workshop held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 10 2016:
A two-day workshop on 'Sustainable utilization of microbial and botanical products for promoting organic farming' was opened today at the Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Takyelpat.
IBSD Director Dr Dinabandhu Sahoo, Institute of Pesticides and Formulation Technology (IPFT), Chief Formulation Scientist-H Dr PK Patanjali and NEC Secretary Ram Muivah attended the opening session as presidium members.
Speaking at the session, Dr Dinabandhu Sahoo said that developed countries across the world have acknowledged the advantages of organic farming.
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government has been working to promote organic farming in the country, specially the North East region.
Later, experts elucidated on how to practise organic farming successfully, the demerits of using chemical pesticides and merits of using bio-pesticides.