Officials visit demonstration site
Source: The Sangai Express
Lamka, October 31 2013:
The district officials overseeing National Food Security Mission � Rice, has visited selected cluster demonstration sites today to access the execution of the mission at the ground level.
Churachandpur district has over sixty demonstration sites under the mission which was implemented by the agriculture department.
Chairperson of the mission Jacintha Lazarus DC Churachandpur has led the inspection today in these cluster demonstration sites where the department has imparted the technical-know-how and seeds of the rice which were of various classes that includes the high yielding and the hybrid type.
Commenting on the mission Lazarus said generally what she has seen so far is fine but added her willingness to create more awareness on the scheme as she felt the reach was confined only to few people who are aware about it.
She said awareness programmes will soon be put in place to ensure that more number of local farmers are aware about it and the reach of the scheme conforms to money spent on it.