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Dimapur, March 27 (MExN): A three-day training programme on ‘Mother Culture Maintenance, Mass production and Storage of Bio -Fertilizer for Promotion of Organic Farming in North East India,’ was held from March 24 to 26 at the Bio-Organic Quality Control Laboratory, District Soil Conservation Office, Dimapur.
According to a press release from State Nodal Officer (Meteorology) & Course Coordinator Khekiho Shohe, the training programme was organised by College of Post Graduate Studies in Agricultural Science, CAU (Imphal), Umian, Meghalaya and sponsored by Director, Extension Division. Altogether 26 professionals from Agri and allied departments attended the training.
The resource persons Dr Dwipendra Thakuria, Dr Juri Sandhya Barik and Dr Sapu Changkija imparted training on the topic Acid Soils of Nagaland and its productivity challenges, bio-fertilizer as component of organic soil management practice, jhum cultivation, preparation of culture media, broth cultures for mass production of bio-fertilizer, extraction of Rhizobium from the soil and root nodules and their maintenance on YEMA plates, inoculation and incubation of broth culture, the release stated.
It further informed that the state government is setting up 2 biofertilizer production units in two districts and another 10 biofertilizers production units are coming up in all the old districts in this current year 2021-22 in line with state organic policy. It may be stated that 3 technologies has been transferred from Central Agriculture University, Imphal to the state government through office of the Agriculture Production Commissioner, Nagaland. It includes 2 bio-enhancers and one biopesticede, the release stated.
