Port Blair, Oct 26:A two days HRD Programme on impact of pesticide residues on field crops was conducted by Central Integrated Pest Management Centre (CIPMC), Ministry of Agri. & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India, Port Blair in collaboration with Department of Agriculture at Panchayat Hall, Ferrargunj, South Andaman.
The focus of the programme was on the IPM Technology, where Mrs. D. Adailaxmy, AA, Dept. of Agri. in her welcome address, briefed on the importance of IPM in agriculture crops. Mr. Ramesh, H.P, PPO (E), CIPMC, Port Blair addressed the concern over adverse effects of pesticides residues above MRL and discussed safe use of pesticides. Dr Janardan Saikia (APPO), PQS, Port Blair spoke upon the major insect pest management in field crops through IPM practices.
Mr. Navashakthi, A.O, Dept. of Agri., suggested the farmers on the importance of Integrated Farming System, IDM, IPM, ATMA model to ensure all the inputs required for agriculture which are organic in nature and can be derived from field by integrating livestock, poultry and fish cultures. During the technical session Mrs. Lipika Mandal, BTM (ATMA), Mrs. Sunitha Kumari, ATM (ATMA) and Mrs. Meena kumara, ATM (ATMA) were the resource persons and covered different topics like seed treatment, pest and disease management on different crops with IPM Technology.
Mr. Edmond Baa, Up-Pradhan, Ferrargunj Gram Panchayat in his welcome address talked on the importance of organic farming with all the participants and Panchayat Secretary, Ferrargunj Gram Panchayat was also present. The training programme was successfully concluded with 60 participants including women farmers.
