Agriculture campaign at Chandel district
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 15 2011:
Under the joint supervision of District Agriculture Officer, Chandel and Plant Health Clinic, sanjenthong training programme on 'Farm School' was held at S Lhangnow village under Khengjoy Block and Hringphe village of Chakpikarong Block on March 14 and 15 respectively.
both these villages are in Chandel district and the training programme was organised under the aegis of Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA).
As a resource person of the training programme, Plant Health Clinic expert Kh Nimaichand Singh presented a detailed account on ways to nurture healthy crops through timely and intensive pest-control measures.
DAO, Chandel Kh Jugeshore distributed PAC 780 maize variety for plantation at selected sites in the two villages (Farm School) and assured to provide rabi crop seeds to the farmers at the earliest.
It is informed that the training programme was conducted specifically at the two villages to provide alternative source of income generation after vast tracts of poppy fields were destroyed.