Km. Shobha Karandlaje, Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare inaugurated the “Farmers’ Field Day-cum-Input Distribution Programme under STC” and “Exhibition Gallery of Women Agripreneurs” at the ICAR Research Complex for North-Eastern Hills Region, Manipur Centre, Imphal today.
Km. Karandlaje underlined the Government’s various schemes for agricultural development. She also encouraged the farmers to get benefited from the KCC and enhance their farm income. The financial assistance being extended to the farmers under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi was outlined by Km. Karandlaje. The Minister encouraged the farmers to become self-reliant in food grains production by adopting the organic farming, integrated farming system, bee keeping and oil palm, etc.
She distributed the critical inputs like improved seeds, bee box, ducklings, chicks, garden tool kits, fingerlings, winter vegetable seed kits and fish feed, etc., to more than 300 farmers from the various Districts for the socio-economic upliftment, sustainable income generation and livelihood security of the Tribal and Scheduled Caste families.
The Minister also launched the three new Processed Products of ABI Agripreneur - M/s Vedam Agro Enterprise during the occasion.
The ICAR and Krishi Vigyan Kendra Experts showcased the Experimental Rice plots and varietal performance of 11 rice varieties developed by the ICAR-Research Complex for North-Eastern Hills Region, Manipur Centre.
A total of 11 Women Agripreneurs of ICAR-Agribusiness Incubation Centre showcased their products during the exhibition.
(Source: ICAR-Research Complex for North-Eastern Hills Region, Manipur Centre, Imphal)
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