DJ Venkatesh
Diglipur, June 24: The Kharif campaign, organized by ATMA successfully concluded at Diglipur with the programme at Shibpur and Laxmipur on 21/6/2012 and Subashgram on 22.06.12. The Pradhan Mr. Nilu Mazumdar at Shibpur, Smti Meena Mondal at Laxmipur and PRI member at Subashgram inaugurated the programme. While inaugurating they encouraged and appealed the farmers to attain maximum benefit from the programme.
Earlier, Smti Shakila Nawaz, A.O. welcomed the gathering and briefed about the motto of Kharif campaign. She explained in details about the System of Rice Intensification in paddy, method of preparation of Mat nursery. Smt. R.Bhu Bharthy, A.A explained the method of seed & seedling treatment in paddy and also urged for the varietal replacement with High Yielding Varieties. Mr. Hari Ram, A A has delivered lecture on land preparation technique and. Mr. Sachin Sarkar at Laxmipur has spoken about IPM and INM measures. Smt. S.Manju A,A has highlighted about the schemes of High Value Agriculture, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna and Plan Schemes.
Organic farming and method of vermicomposting were covered by Mr. Prashanth, A.A. During interaction, farmers raised the issue for low price of rice against which the department has urged the use of improved farm machineries like Paddy transplanter, Paddy Harvester, Paddy Thresher which are available with the department specially at Diglipur, through which better quality of rice could be produced. The Pradhan Shibpur has requested to conduct more demonstrations on SRI method in all the villages of Shibpur Panchayat. Literatures on related topics were also distributed among the participants in all the villages.
Participants included both men and women farmers and farmer friends. The campaign was successfully conducted with the involvement of concern AFA and BTM (ATMA), Diglipur.
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