IMPHAl, June 13: The Agricultural Technology Management Agency, AITA Churachandpur today organised a Within State Farmers`™ Training programme on `Integrated Farming System towards Sustainable Agriculture` at the conference hall of the Directorate of Agriculture.
Speaking at the workshop, Agronomy HoD, Central Agriculture University L Nabachandra said there is a rapid improvement of new technologies in the field of farming and it is vital for the farmers to educate themselves on the new technologies.
This will help in increasing their productivity, save energy and time and most importantly help them economically, he added.
He further said that if the farmers can accept the coming of new technology and get used to it, agricultural productivity in the State can be abundant and help in economic crisis.
He also highlighted the importance of crop diversification stating that various kinds of crops should be planted and farmers should not stick with just cultivating a single crop.
Single crop plantation will eventually aggravate the quality of the soil which will lead to decrease in productivity, while multi crops farming will maintain the quality of the soil, he observed.
AITA, Churachandpur project director, M Gyanendro said there is a huge lack of information among the farmers about the new technologies used in farming. The main objective of the training programme is to educate the farmers about the new technologies they can use in farming, help them in capacity building and at the same time provide up-to-date information in the field of farming to improve their fields productivity.
Gyanendro further appealed to the farmers attending the programme to cooperate and assist them in making the training programme a success.
Today`™s function was also attended by State Agricultural Management & Essential Agency Institute (SAMETI) deputy director as guest of honour.