KVK Phek conducts programme on climate-smart agriculture
KVK Phek conducts programme on climate-smart agriculture
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Phek organised a one-day HRD programme to strengthen climate-smart agriculture in Phek district
Participants and organisers of the HRD programme for
strengthening climate-smart agriculture, held at ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra,
Phek.
DIMAPUR — The Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR)-Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Phek (ICAR-NRC on Mithun,
Medziphema, Porba) under ICAR Agricultural Technology Application Research
Institute (ATARI) Zone VII, Umiam, organised a one-day HRD programme to
strengthen climate-smart agriculture in Phek district recently for officials
from the Agriculture, Horticulture, Veterinary, ATMA, and Soil Conservation
departments.
According to an update, the training programme began with a
welcome address by Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, senior scientist and head of KVK
Phek, followed by lectures on agriculture and livestock.
In the first technical session, Dr. Singh emphasised the
Mithun-based integrated farming systems, followed by detailed lectures by Dr.
Hannah K Asangla, Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Agronomy, on climate-resilient
agriculture; Manjunath KS, Subject Matter Specialist (SMS), Horticulture, on
sustainable organic farming practices; and Dr. Sharanappa CH, SMS, Plant
Protection, on the major pests of crops and their management.
In the second technical session, Dr. Venkatesh, SMS,
Agriculture Engineering, focused on Agritech and Digital Solutions, and Dr.
Harini KR, SMS, Animal Science, provided an insight into organic livestock
farming.
The programme concluded with an interaction session,
providing a platform for participants to address their problems in the
agriculture and livestock sectors and find solutions.
