Seed Day celebrated at Aimol Khullen
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Kakching, October 26 2013 :
The Celebration of Seed Day on Rice was observed at the Community Hall of Aimol Khullen Village in Chandel District today.
The programme was organised jointly by Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Chandel and Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) Regional Centre for North Eastern Hills Manipur Centre.
Ruineilal Aimol, Vice- President of Aimol Tribe Union Manipur; Ch.
Thangpa Aimol, General Secretary of Aimol Tribe Union Manipur and Dr..I.MSingh, Principal Scientist Seed Technology ICAR Regional Centre for North Eastern Hills Region, Manipur Centre graced the inaugural function of the programme as Chief Guest, Guest of Honour and Functional President respectively.
More than 60 farmers participated in the programme during which agricultural seeds including cabbages, tomato, rapeseed, pea and hybrid rice seeds - RC Maniphou 7 & 10 were distributed among the participants by the dignitaries present.
Later on, a field visit was conducted by the KVK Team and participants where hybrid seeds provided by Krishi Vidyan Kendra were cultivated.