Farmers' training prog held
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, April 29 2023:
An awareness campaign cum training programme for Jarmers on the benefits of nano-urea was jointly organised by Assistant Fertiliser Officer, Department of Agriculture and District Agriculture Officer, Imphal East at the campus of DAO, Imphal East in Porompat on Friday morning.
The programme was attended by Directorate of Agriculture deputy director (Agri) Ak Chittaranjan as chief guest, Imphal East district agriculture officer Laltinmang Doungel as president and Department of Agriculture assistant fertiliser officer N Shantakumar as guest of honour.
In all, 50 farmers from different parts of Imphal East district participated in the programme.
Speaking on the occasion, Ak Chittaranjan stressed the importance of leaving behind a fertile planet for the future generations.
He continued that the usage of chemical fertilisers is causing extensive damage to the nutritional levels of the soil, not to mention of the effects on the environment as the urea after mixing with the soil releases ammonia gas, which pollutes the air.
However, scientists have produced nano-urea which is eco-friendly and help the plants/crops to absorb the nutrients from the soil, he explained.
Assistant fertiliser officer N Shantakumar pointed out that continued usage of chemical fertilisers will cause the land to become arid and uncultivable after 5-10 years.
The chemical fertilisers killed off the important micro-organisms contained in the soil, thereby preventing the crops from getting the much-needed nutrition from the soil and making them vulnerable to infections.
As such, nano-urea was produced by scientists after experimenting for many years, he stated and urged farmers to use the same in their fields.
Nano-urea provides a slew of benefits including reducing expenses related to transportation and increasing the yield, thereby increasing the income of farmers, he maintained.
Later, Th Ramakanta imparted training on how to use the nano-urea to the farmers, followed by distribution of free nano-urea and other nutrients.