MLA Bijoy calls for increasing Agri products
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 22 2014:
Dr Ng Bijoy, MLA of Khurai A/C, who is also the Chairman of Manipur Pollution Control Board, has called upon farmers of Khurai constituency to put in concerted efforts for producing sufficient agricultural products and place the constituency under the scanner of Agriculture Department for outstanding farmers' work.
The MLA was speaking as the Chief Guest of a function held for distribution of agricultural items under National Food Security Mission 2013-14 to farmers at his residence at Khurai Chingangbam Leikai here on Saturday.
He said that there has to be equilibrium between the production of agricultural products and rising population to control price rise in the State and emphasized the need for adopting modern technologies by farmers and seeking advices from experts to yield better output.
S Gunijan, Director of Agriculture Department, who presided over the function, said that farmers in the State should make best uses of various Centrally sponsored schemes as such schemes will further facilitate their income and livelihood apart from increasing agricultural output.
MLA Bijoy handed over IR 68, Tampha paddy crops, sprayers and Kono Wider machines to several farmers who attended the programme which was organized by Agriculture Department.