FXB India & KVK conduct awareness programme
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 28 2019:
FXB India Suraksha, Imphal and KVK, Imphal East jointly organized a one day awareness program on "Agri and Allied Activities" at Community Hall of Yaingangpokpi yesterday.
The programme aims to sensitise the villagers on available services under Krishi Vigyan Kendra, KVK; latest technologies in agriculture, and other available short and long term vocational training courses on vegetable, floriculture, beekeeping, dairying, mushroom, organic farming and protective cultivation etc.
for rural youth for self-employment.
Over 50 villagers especially women and men participated in the awareness programme.
Monibala Devi, i/c Head KVK, Imphal East; Nandini Chongtham, SMS, KVK, Imphal East; Gunajit Oinam, SMS, KVK, Imphal East; Dr Th Sushikumar, Prog Asst, KVK, Imphal East; Dr H Ramananada, SMS, KVK, Imphal East and Dr Priyadarshini Salam, SMS, KVK, Imphal East, Irungbam Premjoy Singh, District Development officer, NABAARD Manipur attended the programme as dignitaries.
The sessions were organised on crop strategies for increase productivity of crops, diversification during Kharif for doubling farmer's income, water harvesting for increase productivity, integrated pest management, High Value horticulture crops, value addition for enhancing rural livelihood and economy and entrepreneurship development through livestock and poultry.
The day long training programme started with a session of Akoijam lboyai, Field Coordinator, FXB India Suraksha introducing the purpose and objective of the training programme.
He further said that such awareness program is very much important so that people remain aware and receive benefits from the suitable Government schemes.
But, most of the people in rural area are not interest in any awareness program as they fear of losing their daily wages, he added.
Dr Th Sushilkumar, Prog Asst KVK Imphal East (Andro) delivered that the KVK, Imphal East trained many farmer on Livestock farming like piggery, dairy farming, poultry and Duckery etc.
Many farmer club have been facilitated to get fund/ loans in convergence with other institution like NABAARD & other Banks.
He encouraged the villager to have similar facilities under KVK.
Nandani Chongtham, SMS, KVK, Imphal East (Andro) talked about crops strategies for increasing productivity.
She said many new varieties of paddy have been introduced by CAU.
She also introduced other livelihood activities like soya beans & green gram cultivation, mushroom farming, which can be done at home beside the main crop.
Gunaji Oinam, SMS, KVK, Imphal East (Andro) introduced the different structure of wall water harvesting in three different types of land like hills, upland &lower land.
S Molibala, Program Coordinator /c, KVK, Imphal East (Andro) said that people can earns money from food processing and adding the values.
Villagers can established food processing unit with the available resources like tomato, Mango, Gooseberry, plums and other seasonal food and vegetables, she added.
She also suggested following the precaution and guideline under FSSI.
Dr H Ramananda, SMS, KVK, Imphal East (Andro) took his session on importance of integrated pest management.
Dr Priyadarshini Salam, SMS, KVK, Imphal East (Andro) delivered her speech on important of high value horticulture crops.
It includes growing vegetables, fruits and flowers.
Later, the villagers were asked to select suitable livelihood activities for vocational training program as well.
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