Training programme for farmers held
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Kakching, July 08 2014:
A Cropping System Based Training Programme was conducted at the Panchayat office of Yairipok Ningel in Heirok Assembly constituency today.
The training organised by District Agriculture Office, Thoubal under the 2nd instalment of National Food Security Mission (NFSM)-Rice 2013-14 was held with Thoubal District Agriculture Officer, T.Gyaneshwor Singh as president.
In the training programme participated by 50 farmers including women, Kh.
Nimaichand Singh, in-charge of Plants Health Clinic, Directorate of Agriculture, Government of Manipur delivered lecture on the common diseases on paddy and other plants, while L.Sanatomba Singh, Project Director, ATMA Thoubal spoke on 'Supply of nutrients during paddy cultivation' .
Participating as resource person, N.Hemajit Singh, Rice Specialist of District Agriculture office (Extension office), Thoubal shared his speech on 'SRI as quality cultivation' .
Besides holding interaction between participants and resource persons, District Agriculture officer distributed necessary agricultural tools such as sprayer, hybrid seeds, and nutrients to the participating farmers.
Meanwhile, an awareness programme under Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (RKVY) Stream-I, 2013-14 was also organised by the District Agriculture office at the same venue.