The exposure tour for farmers from Peren district was led by Dr. Rakesh Kumar Chaurasia, PI and principal scientist and Wapangtoshi Longkumer, CO - PI and
Dimapur, Nov. 20 (EMN): Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Nagaland University, Zunheboto, organised a two-day farmers’ exposure trip to Assam Agriculture University (AAU) in Jorhat and Nagaon on November 16 and 17. According to an update, the team was led by Dr. Rakesh Kumar Chaurasia, PI and principal scientist; Wapangtoshi Longkumer, CO-PI and CTO (Plant Protection) and project assistant under the Project Tribal Community Development, sponsored by ICAR, New Delhi. The programme was organised with an objective of ‘Seeing is believing’ and with a view to create awareness among the farming communities about the latest technological interventions, which could be adopted or replicated by the farmers when they come back to their farms. During the two-day tour, farmers were first taken to Assam Agriculture University, Jorhat, where they visited the various departments and research fields and interacted with the specialist about the various programmes and activities being taken up and which can be
Dimapur, June 27 (EMN): Nagaland University (NU) Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Zunheboto conducted an input distribution programme under Tribal Community Development project at Beisumpuikam village in Peren district on June 24. Introductory speech was delivered by Dr. Rakesh Kumar Chaurasia, Principal Scientist and Head/PI of the project, who gave an insight of the project and importance with respect to improving productivity of crops and animals, an update informed. Chief guest of the programme, Dr. Abemo, Registrar, NU spoke on the importance of such programmes and asked the farmers to adopt new technologies which would help them to increase productivity of crops leading to increase in their income. The farmers were provided with various farm implements developed by VKPAS, Almora, Uttarakhand keeping in mind the requirements of hill farmers. These equipment are easy to handle in hilly terrain and are lightweight, it informed. Farmers were also provided with storage bags and kits to pre