Medziphema, June 8 (MExN): ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre organized a field day cum farmer-scientist interaction programme on pulse cultivation and promotion in Nagaland on June 8 at its campus. The event was organized with an aim to popularise pulse cultivation in Nagaland through demonstration of various pulse crops to increase the area, productivity and production of pulse crop in the state.
ICAR in a press note informed that MLA, Ghaspani-II, Zhaleo Rio graced the occasion as chief guest and inaugurated the event in the presence of, Professor R C Gupta, Dean, NU-SASRD, Dr. Lallan Ram, Director, CIH, Captain G Dhananjaya Rao, Dean, Veterinary College, CAU, Hemant Kumar, Commandant BSF, 93 Battalion, Kohima and other dignitaries from different line departments and institutions.
Joint Director, ICAR Nagaland Centre, Dr. D. J. Rajkhowa delivered the welcome address and briefed the objective of the programme. He highlighted the role and activities being undertaken by the ICAR for the development of agriculture and allied sectors in the state. He emphasized on increasing the cropping intensity by cultivating pulse crop, especially in the rice fallow and highlighted the ways to double the farmers’ income by 2022.
Senior Scientist, ICAR Nagaland Centre, Dr. L K Baishyagave gave a detail information on the status and prospects of pulse cultivation in Nagaland. He encouraged the farmers to popularize local pulse crops of the state and request to participate in participatory seed production of pulse crop.
The chief guest in his speech emphasized the need of convergence for development of agriculture and allied sector in the state. He urged the farmers to adopt scientific ways of farming to improve the productivity of the farm in a sustainable way.
Professor R C Gupta, Dr.Lallan Ram, Captain G Dhananjaya Rao andMr.Hemant Kumar also addressed the gathering. Various farm inputs including seeds of pulse crops, paddy seed, small farm implements, chicks, irrigation pipe, Vermin-bed, Vermicompost etc. were also distributed to the farmers by the chief guest.
During the event, Zhaleo Rio also inaugurated exhibition where eight organizations and input dealers showcased their technologies and produce to the farmers.
At the end of the session, a farmers-scientist interaction programme was held wherein resource persons from ICAR Nagaland Centre, Bio-control Lab, Medziphema, NRC on Mithun, KVK Longleng, and KVK Dimapur addressed the problems raised by the farmers.
More than 253 farmers from different region of the state attended the programme.
