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Participants and officials during the workshop on May 2 at Tseminyu town in Kohima district.[/caption]
Dimapur, May 4 (EMN): The Agriculture Technological Management Agency (Atama) of Chunlikha and Tseminyu blocks jointly organised a Kisan Kalyan Karyashalas (Hindi for 'farmers welfare workshop') with the theme ‘doubling farmers Income’ on May 2 at Tseminyu, in Kohima district.
A press release from the Atma at Chunlikha informed that the advisor for Animal Husbandry and Women Resource Development, R Khing, had inaugurated the workshop. Rahul Singh, deputy director of plant protection at the ministry of Agriculture, attended the programme as a central observer, it was informed.
Addressing the inaugural function, Khing encouraged farmers to emphasise on multiple-farming methods such horticulture, bee-keeping, aquaculture, animal husbandry, and poultry among others based on market and climatic suitability.
In a keynote address, Viwhetuo Thorie, the subdivision agriculture officer of Tseminyu, spoke about the aim of the workshop. He explained that the workshop was organised to make farmers aware of the various schemes and development programmes initiated by state and central governments besides imparting technical knowledge to the farming community. He highlighted also the various strategies that are being taken to tackle problems faced by farmers such as procuring high quality seeds, food processing units, cold storage, marketing, and action to help them shift from traditional to modern farming methods as a means to doubling their income.
Henry Zeliang, additional director for Agriculture, spoke about preservation of indigenous plant species, bio-fertiliser, bio-pesticides, bio-control agents and integrated farming for maintaining soil health.
During the occasion farmer Sesenlo Kent was given an award for mango and litchi cultivation, Nillo for land development, and Nguva Logwa for making detergents.
124 participants from 20 villages from Chunlikha and Tseminyu blocks were 'benefited from the workshop,' the updates stated.
During the technical session, members of the Agriculture and allied departments including horticulture, sericulture, land resources, veterinary and agriculture, spoke about ongoing projects and schemes meant for farmers.
Medicines for pets and cattle, and hybrid seeds, aglime, bio-fertilisers, micronutrients, sericulture, and agriculture products were distributed to the farmers after the programme, it was informed.
