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KVK Dimapur conducts outreach programme on Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan campaign
More than 10,000 farmers of Chümoukedima, Dimapur and Niuland districts have benefitted from the ongoing VKSA campaign.
Published on Jun 7, 2025
By EMN
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- DIMAPUR — More than 10,000 farmers of Chümoukedima, Dimapur and Niuland districts have benefitted from the ongoing Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan (VKSA) campaign. The campaign is being conducted by KVK Dimapur along with the Agriculture and allied departments of Nagaland in the three districts.
- On June 6, four teams conducted the programme at Unity village, Diphupar A, Chekiye, Toulazouma, Thilixu, Sangtamtila, Chümoukedima A, Shokhuvi, Disagaphu, Hevishe, Shitoi and Phuhoto villages.
Officials from KVK Dimapur and other departments with farmers during a Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan campaign.
- The teams comprised of KVK scientists, scientists from ICAR Nagaland Centre, ICAR-NRC on Mithun, professors from Central Agricultural University (CAU, Jalukie), state officials from department of Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Land Resource Department, Fisheries and NSRLM.
- The outreach programme focused on bridging the gap between the advanced agricultural technologies and knowledge level of farming community. One of the significant impacts of the campaign was the awareness given to the farmers especially on the importance of timely vaccination of livestock to prevent Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in animals which is common in Nagaland.
- An update from KVK Dimapur stated that farmers were also apprised on integrated farming system, crop diversification, insect pests management on vegetable crops, production and management of major kharif crops-rice and maize.
- The team also observed grassroots level problems faced by the farmers such as the fall army worm infestation in maize, livestock disease outbreak, irrigation problems, lack of machineries for farming activities etc.
- The team also gave information to the farmers on the scientific methods of rearing of mithun and pigs using artificial insemination.
- Besides, the teams also made efforts to make the farmers understand on different schemes of agriculture and allied activities such as PM-KISAN, soil health card, Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM), National Mission on Edible Oilseeds (NMEO), National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Param Paraghat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Pradhan Mantri Agricultural Irrigation Scheme (PMKSY) etc.
- The campaign also focused on knowledge enhancement of farmers to know the status of the soil before sowing the crop and how to ameliorate acidic soil and to adopt vermicomposting from farm waste.
- Report also stated that leaflets on latest agricultural technologies, which is translated in local language were also distributed to the farmers.
- It further stated that KVK Dimapur would continue to address the problems and challenges faced by the farmers and spread new technologies for agricultural advancement in the days to come.
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