A Correspondent
TANGLA: The Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Lalpool of Udalguri district hosted an awareness programme on scientific application of fertilizer in Daifang village of the district which was attended by more than 200 farmers on Tuesday.
Dr Debasish Borah, Senior Scientist and Head KVK Udalguri, emphasized the judicious use of chemical fertilizers and use of alternate resources like bio-fertilizers and organic manure like vermicompost wherever possible. “We must work seriously to avoid use of single use plastic and we must plant more trees,” he added.
PP Dutta, Area Manager, Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL), spoke about Direct Benefit Transfer for fertilizers subsidy payment to the farmers. The programme was also attended by District Agriculture Officer and District Veterinary Officer Udalguri who spoke about use of soil health cards and schemes available to the farmers.
In the programme, seedlings of fruits were also distributed among farmers of Daifang area of Udalguri with assurance of proper security and care in their homestead gardens. Scientists from the KVK detailed the farmers about balanced use of fertilizer and alternate organic sources of nutrients and discussed the problems faced by the farmers.