Interaction programme
Source: The Sangai Express
Tamenglong, March 30 2016:
ICAR, Research Complex, NEH Region, Manipur Centre in
collaboration with KVK, Tamenglong organised a one day
technology injection cum farmers and scientists' interaction pro-
gramme on "Jhum improvement for food security of tribal
farmers through sustainable agriculture" under Tribal Sub Plan
(TSP) at Ijeirong village today.
Organised in order to incorporate scientific farming
system model into traditional jhum farming system for sus-
taining food and nutritional security of jhumias of the
district, the programme was attended by 42 jhumias of
Ijeirong and Haochong villages.
The farmers also interacted
with officials from ICAR, Research Complex, NEH Re-
gion, Manipur Centre and KVK, Tamenglong.
Need for adopting integrating farming system for max-
imising benefit and minimising crop failure risk, aspects of
crop production and protection under jhum cultivation sys-
tem, new challenges of jhum cultivation and food security
were stressed by the resource persons.
Organic manure,
bio-fertilizer and tree bean, orange, lemon, turmeric, ground-
nut, rice bean seeds were also distributed to the farmers.