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Amarsing Tisso during
the launch of the pre-kharif campaign ‘Vikshit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ in Karbi
Anglong on Thursday.
- DIPHU — The
pre-kharif campaign ‘Vikshit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ organised by Krishi Vigyan
Kendra (KVK), Karbi Anglong, kicked off on Thursday here at Farmers Growth
Centre.
- Member of Parliament Amarsing Tisso, who officially
inaugurated the campaign, his speech, emphasised organic farming's benefits for
health and highlighted the importance of oilseeds.
- The campaign was organised in collaboration with Assam
Agriculture University (AAU), Jorhat ICAR Institutes and Karbi Anglong
Autonomous Council (KAAC).
- The 15-day campaign will end on June 12.
- The programme is based on two main objectives—to create
awareness about the availability of government/financial schemes and to get
feedback from the farmers.
Also read: Nationwide pre-kharif campaign launched across Nagaland
- Howrahghat MLA, Dorsing Ronghang, district agriculture
officer Nobojyoti Dutta and other departmental officials were also attended the
inaugural programme.
- The objective of the abhiyan is to raise awareness among
farmers about sustainable technologies for kharif crops, promote soil health
cards for balanced fertiliser use, inform farmers about beneficial government
schemes and, gather farmer feedback for future research and innovation.
