Director SAMETI & Principal IETC, Dr Watimongla Jamir with resource persons and participants.
MEDZIPHEMA, NOVEMBER 24 (MExN): A Skill Training of Rural Youth (STRY) program on vermicomposting was organised by State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (SAMETI), Medziphema in association with National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad from November 18-23.
A press release issued by Director, SAMETI, Medziphema informed that the training program was aimed at imparting skill-based training to rural youths in the age group of 18-40 years on Agri. and Allied based vocational areas to promote employment.
The training program covered topics on introduction to vermicomposting and its uses, vermicomposting materials/biomass, methods of vermicomposting, types of vermi beds, low cost vermi beds, construction of vermi bed base, harvesting of Vermicompost, harvesting of earthworms, storage and packaging of vermicompost, vermiwash and its uses and economics of vermi-composting.
Resource person for the training program was Dr Moasunep, Junior SMS, Bio-Control Lab and Limabenla, Agri. Inspector, IETC Medziphema.
During the valedictory program, Dr Watimongla Jamir, Director SAMETI and Principal IETC spoke on the importance of organic manure like vermicompost in farming and its production througheasily available raw materials. She was hopeful that this training program would be beneficial not only for skill and economic development but also for the environment.
Tiajungla Longchar, Deputy Project Director, SAMETI and training coordinator chaired the program and delivered the vote of thanks. A total of 20 rural youths were trained during the course of six days.
