Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 08 2009:
Application of excessive fertilizers in the fields which farmers of state are practicing in completion mood is a wrong practice, revealed Dean of College of Agriculture professor N Iboton, Central Agriculture University, Iroishemba who spoke to a gathering at Aimol village of Chandel district today.
The dean was among the resource persons speaking at a discussion programme with the farmers of the village organized jointly by the Manipur Loumi Lup and CAU.
Iboton further said that farmers competing in application of fertilizers happened at every places of the state.
The practice, instead of getting more benefit, loss to the farmers, he said the gathering farmers urging to stop it and apply only the required fertilizers recommended by the experts.
Apart from the dean of College of Agriculture, Lt Ruiter Khup of Aimol village, publicity secretary of Manipur Loumi Lup, T Thoiba Kabui seated on the dais.