Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan reaches nine villages in Peren on fourth day

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• Farmers and officials at Inbung village, Peren block, on the fourth day of the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan.

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  DIMAPUR — The fourth day of the ongoing Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan (VKSA) was organised by four teams, consisting of officers from Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Peren, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Nagaland Centre, Central Agricultural University (CAU), Jalukie, and the state Agriculture and allied departments, in nine villages across the Athibung, Jalukie, Peren, and Tening blocks of Peren district on Monday.
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• According to an update, the campaign aims to empower farmers with new agricultural schemes, technologies, and innovative crop cultivation practices for sustainable farming and food security.
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• The interaction involved interviewing farmers and collecting their feedback on kharif farming practices, challenges, and problems.
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• The VKSA programme was conducted in Inbung, Songlhoh, and Pelhang villages of the Athibung block. It was headed by Neivah Hangsing, Agriculture Officer, Athibung, and her team.
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• The programme brought together 171 farmers and led to a discussion on agricultural innovations and challenges. Officers from the Agriculture and allied departments interacted with farmers about pig and poultry diseases, crop insurance, farmer producer organisation (FPO) activities, Rajamircha cultivation, and more.

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