Wokha, February 12 (MExN): Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Wokha, ICAR for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre organized field day on rice based oilseed double cropping with toria variety TS-36 and TS-38 on January 28, 2014 at Integrated Farming System model farm, Liphanyan covering an area of about 60 ha.
According to a press release, the primary objective of the programme was to gather feedback from the farmers about the performance of the new toria variety and also the economic returns from practicing double cropping system. Interaction and feedback session was initiated by N. Khumdemo Ezung, Programme Co-ordinator (i/c), who informed the participants that the main objective of the demonstration was to provide additional income to the farmers from the second crop from the same piece of land, which otherwise is not practiced by the farmers since the farmers mostly use long duration varieties like Ranjit and Bahadur. Farmers reported that the two varieties performed satisfactorily even though there was moisture stress. On double cropping system, it was reported that the farmers have gained additional income from the second crop and therefore, have targeted to cover larger area under the system of cultivation during 2014.
During the Kharif of 2014, KVK is targeting to provide short and medium duration rice varieties to the farmers which will then enable them to take up the system of cultivation. 67 farmers participated in the demonstration programme covering Yanpha, Liphanyan village and Integrated Farming System Model Farm at Liphanyan.
