Talk on role of agriculture in employment generation held at Debraj Roy College, Golaghat

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GOLAGHAT: A day-long comprehensive workshop on role of agriculture in employment generation, hosted by the Department of Economics, Debraj Roy College, in collaboration with the District Agriculture Office of Golaghat, concluded at the conference hall of the Department of Economics, Debraj Roy College recently.

In statement said that Dr. Jayanta Barukial, Principal; Dr. Jadumoni Das, Vice-Principal; Devojit Phukan, Head of the Department of Economics; Dr. Hemanta Saikia: Assistant Professor of Department of Economics, and students of Department of Economics actively attended this prolific workshop as invitees and attendees.

Four agricultural officers of the District Agriculture Office of Golaghat led the workshop as key speakers. The officers were Krishna Ranjan Saikia: Subdivisional Agricultural Officer, Golaghat HQ; Ranjan Baruah, Assistant Chemist (AGMARK)-cum-District Nodal Officer of APART Project- Golaghat; Anupam Gogoi, District Agricultural Information Officer, and Sanghamitra Sarmah, Agricultural Development Officer of Morongi Circle.

The topics that were covered in this workshop included – Agriculture in the time of COVID-19 crisis; The Inside Story of Soilless Agriculture; Success stories of farmers to boost and inspire the budding brains; Mechanized Agriculture: How to transform agricultural produce into Pharmaceuticals and Value-added Products; Government schemes and about the World Bank-funded Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation (APART) Project.

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the workshop, Devojit Phukan stated, "We are proud of this collaboration between Debraj Roy College and District Agriculture Office of Golaghat. Our efforts are geared towards addressing the issue of food security."

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