Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 22 2010:
State Agriculture Department distributed farm machinaries to the farmers under the macro management mode of agriculture at its mechanised farm at Lamphelpat today.
The farm equipments include 50 water pump sets, 200 knapshack sprayers, one mini rice mill, one battery operated sprayer and chap cutter.
During the distribution ceremony, Agriculture Commissioner Letkhogin Haokip urged all beneficiaries not to use the farm equipment as per their wish but in a way to increase yield whether it may be in the cash crop, seasonal crop or paddy cultivation.
The function was presided over by Director of the Department, L Palendro, Superintending Engineer (Agriculture) K Manoranjan, scheme officers of the department as well as DAO Imphal West and other officials of the department.