ATMA Zunheboto empowers farmers on Agripreunership

Participants during the training on held at CVO Zunheboto on October 9. (Photo Courtesy: ATMA Zunheboto) 
 

Zunheboto, October 11 (MExN): The ATMA Zunheboto organized training on ‘empowering farmers on Agripreunership’ on October 9 under “Implementation of extension activities through agripreuners (ACABC) at CVO Zunheboto. 

ATMA Zunheboto in a press release stated that the programme was chaired by Kaiho Achumi, ATM Akuhaito Block, who also discussed the importance of bio pesticides as a part of training and how the very bio pesticides will reshape, help in achieving sustainable agriculture in the district with ever growing increase of pest infestation of crops in the district.

Shitovi, Entrepreneur Agri-clinic Zunheboto discussed the various strategies that the farmers can uptake to achieve sustainable agriculture, his business ventures and also the techniques, uses and handling of various bio pesticides that are available to the farmers. He also stressed that farmers should not deviate or lose interest in the noble gift of nature - agriculture. Feedback and discussion with the farmers were also held. A total of 24 farmer representatives from different blocks attended the programme. Bio pesticides were distributed to the farmers.