"Green Manipur' App launched
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 25 2023:
The Green Foundation Manipur launched a mobile application "Green Manipur' to help farmers manage their business more efficiently and ensure higher returns.
The mobile application was launched by the Director of National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (North-Eastern Regional Centre) Dr R Murugesan at the premises of the Green Foundation Farmers' Convention Centre at Kwakeithel, today.
At the function, CEO of Green Foundation Manipur U Himat said that the farmers can now grasp the knowledge to prevent plant infestations and ensure plentiful harvest with the help of the mobile application.
The objective of the Green Manipur is to help farmers get higher returns in both organic and conventional farming using modern methods, he added.
Saying that there is drastic change in the soil health of Manipur as compared to the past few decades, Himat maintained that it is necessary for the farmers to equip themselves with the knowledge of modern farming methods to become successful in their profession.
He further stated that farmers can rear poultry or cattle apart from planting vegetation to earn additional income.
Maintaining that a commercial effort is needed in the agriculture sector, Himat maintained that they have enclosed all the knowledge they gained in the past 23 years pertaining to agriculture in the mobile application.