Koni paddy seeds distributed among farmers of North West Jorhat Farmers Producer Company

JORHAT: In a bid to conserve rice species which are increasingly going out of the market, 50 farmers of North West Jorhat Farmers Producer Company (FPC) have been given Koni (small) rice seeds to be sown in over 230 bigha land.

The farmers producer company financed by NABARD is operating with the help of Assam Agricultural University. At a function held on Monday near the Company’s office at Khutia Pota in North West Jorhat, an awareness meet was held regarding the importance of Koni paddy, which is regarded as a poor man’s staple.

NABARD CGM Naveen Dhingra addressed the meeting and also dedicated a mobile marketing van which would carry farmers’ produce from door-to-door, so that the farmers do not suffer losses at the end of the day as is the case in daily markets. Dhingra also launched the new website of the NW Farmers Producer Company. Among those who attended the meet were NABARD DDM Montu Das, SDO, Agriculture Department, Anup Kumar Pegu and Dr Niloy Bora, coordinator, CBBO, Assam Agricultural University.

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