Farmer field school held
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, February 10 2016: A farmer field school on watermelon was held at Monglenphai village, Churachandpur under the aegis of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Churachandpur, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region today.

The function was attended by Dr Niranjan Lal, Programme Coordinator, KVK, Churachandpur, L Somendro Singh, ACTO (Soil Science) KVK, Churachandpur and Dr RK Roshan, SMS (Horticulture) KVK, Churachandpur as the presidium members.

The function was attended by 40 farmers of Churachandpur district, according to a statement.

Speaking at the occasion, Dr Niranjan Lal, stressed the need for expanding area under watermelon cultivation in Churachandpur district.

L Somendro Singh highlighted the growing demand of the watermelon in manipur.

Dr RK Roshan highlighted economic importance of watermelon and the need for crop diversification to cope with the changing climate of the region.

The programme was followed by technical session wherein lectures were delivered by Dr RK Roshan, L Somendro Singh, M Bimola Devi, SMS- Plant Protection on IPM in water- melon and Manngaikim, Programme Assistant.

The programme was concluded with a field visit, it added .

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