Dimapur, August 4 (MExN): ATMA Dimapur Medziphema block organised mobilisation of FIGs and training cum demonstration programme on water conservation and drip irrigation under PMKSY at Padumpukhuri and State horticulture Nursery (5th mile) on July 26 and July 29 with resource person Temsu Longkumer HO and BTT Convener Medziphema block.
He gave a brief introduction on how practices can be used to conserve water more efficiently in agriculture applications. He also spoke on different components used in drip irrigation and its uses and advantages. Later he took the farmers to a water harvesting site and gave a front-line demonstration on how rain water is harvested in a pond and further used for drip irrigation.
Altogether five SHGs attended the programme.
