Dimapur, August 23 (MExN): The ATMA Tuensang Noksen Block inaugurated a “Water Harvesting Farm School” and conducted Kisan Ghosti on “Cultural management practices for higher yield of Horticultural crop-Ginger” at Longra village and Noksen Town on August 19 and 20 respectively.
The main innovation behind the Farm School is to promote extension activities relating to water harvesting, water management and crop alignment for farmers and grass root level field functionaries, an ATMA press note informed.
It is also aimed at enhancing the physical access of water on the farm and expand the cultivable area which will benefit the farmers by increasing the agricultural production, productivity and generate farm income, the release added.
M Chongshi was appointed as the Farm Teacher and altogether 25 farmers attended the inaugural programme, it said.
