DSSS Mantripukhri organises training / awareness programme
Source: The Sangai Express
Chandel, June 16 2022:
The Diocesan Social Service Society, DSSS, Mantripukhri under its Manos Unidas Project organised a training-cum-awareness programme for farmers at Keipham village, Sugnu today.
During the programme, Dr Kangjam Sonamani Singh, CTO (SWCE), ICAR-KVK, Chandel spoke on various aspects of resource conservation suitable in the climes of the district, said a release issued by Krishi Vigyan Kendra Chandel.
He urged the participants to adopt farming technologies that characterizes enhanced crop and livestock production systems through application of improved production and risk management technologies to achieve long-term higher farm productivity and farm incomes under climate variabilities.
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Stressing on the need to embrace natural resource conservation methodologies with utmost sincerity, he motivated the farmers to adopt simple yet smart water harvesting technologies to improve the crop output and productivity, field efficiency and farm profitability.
He also appealed to the farmers to adopt soil fertility enhancing practices and inculcate the habit of reusing, reducing and recycling through mulching and vermicomposting.
He also spoke in detail on the site specific technology packages on farmers' fields for adapting to the present climate risks.
Dr Kangjam Sonamani Singh further deliberated on the different aspects of conservation agricultural practices to build organic carbon and congenial environment for plant growth and manure management.
The training-cum-awareness programme was attended by 68 farmers.