Imphal, Aug 07: Farmers have been advised to consult and take the opinions of the experts at the time of buying seeds of high yielding varieties so as to save the people from the possible effect of agro-terrorism.

Addressing during the technical session of a day-long farmers' training programme at Utonglok Community Hall today, Associate Professor of Central Agricultural University (CAU) Dr Ch Ibohal said that greatest responsibility that lay in front of the farmers today is save the people from the ill-effect of agro-terrorism being waged all over the world.

The farmers should ensure that seeds being used for increasing agricultural products are not chemically treated and free from harmful chemicals which might cause various diseases or affect the body system of the consumers, Dr Ibohal said.

Used of chemical fertilisers and pesticide should also been avoided and go for organic manure and pesticide which could be prepared easily at home, he advised the farmers.

Giving the details on preparing pesticide devoid of harmful chemical, Dr Ibohal said indigenous plants like Laibakngou, Khongjainapi, Okhidak, Nimmanbi, Tulsi, etc could be used for preparing organic pesticide by mixing one or two of these plants with urine of a healthy cow.

United Committee Manipur (UCM) president Y Chittaranjan who attended the inaugural of the training programme organised jointly by Agriculture and Horticulture Department and UCM as chief guest observed it required collective effort to find out why chemical fertilisers are being used.

Farmers alone should not be blamed for this, he added.

Utonglok Village Authority member Khongshanglong who also spoke at the occasion, said Koireng tribe is one of the smallest indigenous tribe living in Manipur but it has not received the benefit of the developmental works being taken up by the Government all these years.

120 kgs of seeds of Mairongbi, 200 kgs of Sagolhawai and 80 kgs of Soyabean were also distributed from the side of Agriculture Department to participating farmers who have come from 10 villages of the surrounding area apart from providing 5 spray pumps, 3 footballs, 2 volleyballs, 2 nets and 5000 fingerlings to the villagers at the occasion.

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