KANGPOKPI, July 15: A One Day Farmers`™ Pre-Kharif Awareness Programme was organized by KVK under the aegis of Zonal Project Directorate (Zone-III) Barapani, Meghalaya at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Hengbung in Senapati yesterday.
More than 100 farmers including farm women of the district participated in the programme.
Dr. N. Jyotsna, Programme Coordinator, KVK-Senapati at the inaugural session briefed on the theme of the programme and also spoke on the importance of participatory seed production as a measure to overcome the dearth of quality seed at doorstep.
I. Premjoy Singh, DDM/APM, NABARD- Senapati District, who attended the programme as special guest enlightened the participants with some of the NABARD sponsored schemes for farmers and advised the participants to develop the habit of saving on regular basis.
It will serve in the long run as a measure against financial insecurity, he added.
K.S. Minlen, Secretary of FEEDS/KVK while addressing the gathering stressed on the application of scientific production technologies for higher productivity and also advised the participants to take maximum benefit and advantage out of the programme.
Ksh. Ranjit Singh, Supt cum Accountant of KVK-Senapati spoke on sustainability of SHGs.
The programme was marked by events like agro-displays and exhibits focusing on contingent measures against adverse climatic condition, agro-film show, farmer-staff interaction, group discussion and finally a visit to different demonstration plots of KVK by the participants.