Diglipur, Oct.27: The Department of Agriculture in association with the Union Territory Agriculture Technology Management Agency (UTATMA) organized two days training programme on ‘Integrated pest and disease management in paddy crops’ in the Panchayat hall of Radhanagar (SAGY village), Diglipur on Oct.26 & 27,2023.
Shri Rajendra Kumar, Block Development Officer, Diglipur who was the chief guest of the inaugural programme urged the farmers to upgrade their knowledge and skill through the training. Smti Arti Singh, Assistant Director (Agri) Diglipur welcomed the gathering and briefed about the importance of integrated pest and disease management in paddy crops. She also briefed about other schemes implemented by the Department of Agriculture viz. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Credit Card, Integrated Nutrient Management, Minimum Support Price, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, Mission for Integrated Development for Horticulture Crops etc.
Dr. Nagnath Bhojane, Senior Veterinary Officer, Department of AH & VS explained about the importance of Animal Husbandry in view of IPM while the Secretary, Keralapuram PACS, Dilip Kr. Halder, explained the importance of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) and PMFBY Scheme and its procedure. The Programme Officer, MGNREGA also participated in the programme.
Various aspects of IPM was explained during the technical session by the experts. A field visit was conducted for the participants for hands on training.
