Training Programme and Farmers-Scientists Interface cum Input Distribution under Tribal Sub Plan Organised

7 August 2025, Jabalpur

A one-day training programme and Farmers-Scientists Interface cum Input Distribution was organized at Dungariya village, Mandla district, under the Tribal Sub Plan of the ICAR-Directorate of Weed Research, Jabalpur.

The event was organized in coordination with KVK, Mandla. The experts delivered a technical lecture on the scientific application of herbicides and fertilizers in major kharif crops, particularly rice and maize, cultivated in the region. An interactive session followed, during which farmers shared their field-level problems.

Appropriate scientific solutions and advisories were provided during the programm.
In addition to the listed TSP beneficiaries, a large number of farmers from nearby villages also attended the training programme, acknowledging the importance of the subject and its relevance to sustainable farming practices.

A total of 60 beneficiary farmers received critical agricultural inputs such as urea and post-emergent herbicide (Novlect) under the TSP initiative.

The programme witnessed active participation from tribal farmers of the village.

(Source: ICAR-Directorate of Weed Research, Jabalpur)