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LAKHIMPUR: A field day event on Boro paddy was organized on Thursday by Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Lakhimpur under the aegis of Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART) in collaboration with International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
The programme was held in the presence of two hundred farmers of the Podumoni village under Karunabari Block of the district. The main objective of the programme was to create awareness among farmers about different stress tolerant rice varieties and their characteristics including a newly introduced variety in Podumoni village, – Bina dhan-11.
Efforts were also made to create awareness among the farmers regarding use of modern technologies and machineries for scientific production of rice.
A training and demonstration programme on the use and benefits of post harvest machineries was also conducted for the benefits of the farmers by the scientists present in the event.
Lakhi Kanta Nath, Subject Matter Specialist (Agronomy) of KVK, Lakhimpur, discussed about the different methods and techniques of rice cultivation and their advantages as a whole. IRRI scientist Sauraj Jyoti Baishya, as a resource person on training of post-harvest machineries, explained the objectives of the programme and need for modernization of rice production using machineries.
He also pointed out the advantages of using machines for rice cultivation. The demonstration on post-harvest machineries in farmer’s field was given by Research Technician of IRRI, P Srichandan. Crop cutting of Boro paddy “Bina dhan-11” was also done as a part of the field day. Assistant Project Scientist Rupshikha Goswami, Project Associate Mouchumi Dutta, Research Technicians Pulin Saikia and Durlov Bora of the APART project of KVK, Lakhimpur were among those who present in the event.