Officials during the mega awareness programme for farmers from Niuland and Medziphema at JNV Nihokhu, Niuland on May 20.
Niuland, May 20 (MExN): Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) in collaboration with Farmer's Cell, SASRD-NU & Civil Administration Niuland organised a mega awareness programme for farmers from Niuland and Medziphema with the theme ‘Millets: Miracle Food for Nagaland’ at JNV Nihokhu, Niuland on May 20.
PRO HQ IGAR (N) in a press release stated that the programme was organised as part of the earnest endeavours to promote GoI’s Flagship Initiative to make International Year of Millets 2023 as ‘People’s Movement.’
The collaborative programme aimed at spreading awareness amongst the farmers on cultivation of Millets including the various health, economic and environmental benefits of same, the PRO stated.
Agricultural Experts Prof Dr Pankaj Shah and Prof L Tongpang from SASRD (NU) deliberated on cultivation, use of millets and their benefits with basic know-how on millet cultivation with reference to climatic and soil conditions of Nagaland state in general and Niuland District in particular was also covered.
Sarah S Jamir, DC Niuland graced the event and shared her valuable inputs with the farmers exhorting them to promote millet cultivation in the area.
