PASIGHAT, Sep 13: Officials of the DHO, the DAO and the GTC, besides NGOs’ members, ATMAs, progressive farmers and students benefitted from a three-day training programme on ‘Good horticultural practices for enhancing productivity and farmers’ income’, conducted by the floriculture & landscape architecture department of the College of Horticulture & Forestry (CHF) here in East Siang district recently.
During the training, which concluded on Wednesday, Imphal (Manipur)-based Central Agriculture University Vice Chancellor Prof M Premjit Singh urged the trainees to “get the latest information about the concepts, approaches and methodologies related to good horticultural practices for enhancing productivity and farmers’ income.”
He emphasized the importance of organic horticultural produces, and advised the participants to take up agricultural and allied farming as a profitable enterprise.
CHF Dean Prof BN Hazarika presented a brief on the importance of good horticultural practices, proper post-harvest handling of horticultural produce, sanitation, soil health, clean water, environment safety, etc, while course director Prof Sunil Kumar spoke about good horticultural practices for enhancing productivity and farmers’ income, “considering the four pillars of good horticultural practices: economic viability, environmental sustainability, social acceptability, and food safety and quality.”
