FIG members sell agri products during ATMA Kohima exhibition cum sales day at the Kohima Local Ground on January 28. (Morung Photo)
Kohima, January 28: In commemoration of the 50th years of the statehood of Nagaland, the office of the District Agriculture Officer, Kohima today organized ATMA Kohima exhibition cum sales day at the Kohima Local Ground. L. Mero, additional director, Directorate of Agriculture, Nagaland graced the occasion as the chief guest.
Altogether, 14 Farmers’ Interest Group (FIG) under Kohima district joined the programme. The programme aims to give a platform to the farmers to sell their products. Allied departments like soil and horticulture also joined the programme.
Meanwhile, source stated that the objective of ATMA is to bring together farmers, researchers, extensionists, private sectors, NGO’s and other stake holders to develop District Action Plan on the basis of joint diagnostic studies and strategic plans in a demand driven, situation specific, multi action oriented Strategic Research and Extension Plan(SREP) to accelerate the overall agricultural development in the district.
ATMA is also a platform through which agricultural extension services to the farmers will flow as one window. There is also a convergence of all Agri and line departments having extension activities either of the centrally sponsored schemes or of the state sponsored schemes in a compatible manner as per SREP.
There is ample scope to go for organic farming for the production of organic fruits, vegetables and cereals by which farmer’s income can increase, yet intervention in this area is still lacking. ATMA has therefore earmarked this potential area for intervention as per SREP, according to ATMA Kohima source.
