15th September, 2019, Tadong
The 5-day Off-Campus Training Programme on “Technological Advances for Organic Production of Horticultural Crops” organized by the ICAR-National Organic Farming Research Institute, Tadong in collaboration with the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad, Telangana concluded today. The programme was organized from 11th to 15th September, 2019.
The Chief Guest of the Valedictory Function, Shri Raj Yadav, I.A.S., District Collector, East Sikkim expressed his concerns about the lack of interest of youths for adopting the organic farming. He urged to address the major issues like demand and supply imbalance, no subsidy on organic farming, peace time bonus incentive, proper marketing of organic products by developing good market linkages, mind-set of the community to buy organic products, etc., in the organic farming.
Earlier, in his inaugural address, Dr. R.K. Avasthe, Joint Director, ICAR-NOFRI highlighted the importance of organic horticulture farming. Dr. Avasthe encouraged the officers for adopting the organic farming on large scale. He briefed about concept of physico-chemical and microbiological properties of soil and soil health management for the organic crop production.
The participants visited the ICAR-NOFRI Research Farm and ICAR-NOFRI adopted villages - Timpyem and Thanka, Martam to learn about the ongoing research and development activities during the occasion.
A group of 26 Agriculture and Horticulture Research and Extension Officers from the various states of the country participated in the training programme.
(Source: ICAR-National Organic Farming Research Institute, Tadong)
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