Sri Vijaya Puram, Oct 03: Two days HRD Programme on Integrated Pest Management practices in rice and vegetable crops was conducted on 24.9.25 & 25.9.25 by Central Integrated Pest Management Centre (CIPMC), Sri Vijayapuram under the Union Ministry of Agri. & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India at the community hall of Panchayat Samiti office, Rangat, North & Middle Andaman in which 30 farmers, 04 State Agriculture Officials and 06 office staff participated.
Mr. Kanhaya Lal Prasad, AO, Zonal Agri. Rangat in his welcome address briefed on the Importance of IPM in agriculture crops and Organic Farming.
Mr. V. Sivagnanam, PPO(E), CIPMC, Sri Vijayapuram in his address emphasized upon the ill effect of pesticides on humans as well as the residual effect of pesticides.
Dr Swarnavo Chakraborty, APPO(PP), CIPMC, Sri Vijayapuram discussed major insect pests and diseases management in rice and vegetables through IPM practices. He explained seed treatment with biocontrol agents like Trichoderma viride and Pseudomonas fluorescens and demonstrated about pheromone traps, sticky traps etc. He also discussed agro-ecosystem analysis in rice. The pest identification module of the National Pest Surveillance System (NPSS) mobile app was explained to the farmers.
IPM literatures were also distributed to the farmers.
Mr. Pradip Halder, I/C Sub-depot Rangat proposed vote of thanks during valedictory session.
