IT News
Imphal, July 29,
A three days training program for peasants called “Integrated Farming System, Processing and Marketing Thereof” is going on at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Hall at Thoubal. The training program is organised by KVK Thoubal and Manipur Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium Imphal under that guidance of National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM).
The program was inaugurated by M Joy Singh, IAS, Agriculture Department Commissioner, Dr. L Meghachandra Singh, Joint Director ICAR NEHR Manipur Centre Lamphelpat, M.S. Khaidem, project coordinator of Manipur Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium Imphal, Dr. S Zeshmarani Devi, Head and scientist of KVK Thoubal.
On the second day of the training program, Dr Zeshmarani, Dr.Ng.Joykumar Associate Professor CAU , K.Sonamani KVK Chandel gi SMS Engineering, Dr.A.Tarajit KVK Thoubal SMS Agri Extension and SMS-PBG S.Surmangol will be the resource persons and on the third day farm manger of KVK Thoubal E.Jiten, KVK Imphal West SMS-PBG S.Gunamani, Agriculture Department’s assistant engineer I. Akendra and NIAM Jaipur’s Skill development and administration Deputy Director Dr.S.R.Singh will be the resource persons for the program.
As a part of the training program, a Farm Innovators’ Meet was also held so that peasants can grow vegetables and other grains after they cultivate paddy from their fields. Sapam Lukhoi who is a successful farmer from Wabagai Thingel Leikai talked about how farmers can profit from growing variety of crops at their fields in today’s program.
