Dimapur, June 20: Members of the Kohima unit of the Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) have been travelling, according to publicity handouts on Monday.
The ATMA of Kohima organized a three-day “exposure visit” from June 7 and till the 9th to Medziphema subdivision and Dimapur. A team of 6 ATMA officials and 14 farmers from various blocks visited the SASRD, Central Institute of Horticulture at Medziphema, ICAR at Jharnapani, and the Nagaland Bee Keeping and Honey Mission, and the Nagaland Bamboo Resource Centre in Dimapur, it was informed.
On the first day the team visited the research project on piggery under the department of Livestock Production and Management of SASRD, where a research associate member gave instructions on the management and feeding methods.
The team then proceeded to the tissue laboratory under the department of Horticulture led by the farm In-charge. The purpose of tissue culture and its advantages on various horticulture crops were highlighted, the handouts stated. Various farms under the department which were under cultivation were also visited. Information on diseases and pest management on various crops was shared by the manager.On the second day, the team proceeded to the ICAR of Jharnapani and visited the various livestock projects and organic farms, the group stated.
Further, the team visited the NBRC in Dimapur where various ongoing activities of production of bamboo products were shown to the farmers. The team also visited NBHM
In another event, the ATMA of Kohima conducted an interstate farmers’ “exposure cum training” to Jorhat in Assam during June 16-17 ‘with the objective to facilitate progressive farmers by exposing them to latest farming technologies, better farm practices and innovations.’
Program manager Samir Bordoloi was the main resource person during the event, the ATMA informed on Monday. The farmers were taught about making ‘in situ farm bio fertilizers’ (sic), bio-pesticides, bio- intensive raised beds, and vermi composting and other low cost production technologies with available farm resources.
Farmers were also taught about scientific dairy farm, Azolla culture, concept of rooftop gardening and scientific layout of garden with optimum space utilization. All together 17 progressive farmers including ATMA officials participated, the organizers informed.
