GOLAGHATI: The farmers of Jelehuwa village under Kakodonga Development Block of Golaghat district were provided training on Thursday by the World Bank-funded Assam Agri-Business and Rural Transformation Project (APART) on Sali paddy and how to reduce the cost of cultivation for maximizing profit in rice. The programme was conducted by the Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Golaghat in collaboration with International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
In order that the farming sector adopts improved methods for greater yields, Deputy Project Director Tapan Kr. Mahanta, Block Technology Manager of Kakodonga Development Block Nivedita Dutta from ATMA, Golaghat and Research Technician of APART, Golaghat Abhishek Singha here are wading into the paddy fields to demonstrate the improved technology to the farmers. The trio educated the farmers on the selection of appropriate variety, Seed treatment, Soil test, Advantages of line transplanting and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to reduce the cost of cultivation for maximizing profit in rice. In a field demonstration, the officers and official of ATMA and APART paid a visit to the Jelehuwa village and demonstrated the improved technology adoption of Ranjit Sub-1 and Swarna Sub-1 high yielding varieties of Sali rice in the locality and inaugurated the transplanting ceremony of Swarna Sub-1 in the farmer’s field of Rajib Hazarika with their practical intervention and demonstration. Tapan Kr. Mahanta, Deputy Project Director of ATMA, Golaghat urged the gathered farmers to adopt improved agricultural technology in crop production by cultivating more than one crop in year and thereby they can enhance their production, productivity and income or profit from their agriculture and thus in the long run they can improve and sustain their standard of living, livelihood and their economic condition. Block Technology Manager of Kakodonga Development Block Nivedita Dutta urged the farmers to adopt improved agricultural technology and assured them of all technical knowledge and training for the purpose. The team of ATMA and APART team also had a successful interaction with the farmers in connection with agricultural mechanization, stated a press release.
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