Farmers' training
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 07, 2013:
Along with holding a farmers' training programme at Phoipi village under Kangpokpi subdivision in Senapati district, the District Agriculture Office, Senapati has distributed knapsack sprayers to selected farmers.
Subdivisional Agriculture Officer of Kangpokpi subdivision, N Ratan said that such training programme has been organised for the first time in the area.
District Agriculture Officer of Senapati, M Gojendro urged the farmers of the area to inseminate high yielding variety of rice so as to ensure sufficient foodstuff.
Speaking as the resource person, Field Assistant, S Rajen enlightened the farmers on pest management.
Altogether, 50 farmers of the area participated in the programme.
30 knapsack sprayers were also provided to the farmers at subsidised rate during the training programme.