KYIDPHEL, 3 Mar: The Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Tawang and local administration here in Tawang jointly organized a training programme for the practicing farmers of Kyidphel circle on Wednesday.
The training was designed mainly taking into consideration the problems faced by the farmers due to pest infestation in seeds of local variety affection the agricultural production.
Dwelling on the importance and methods of soil and seed treatment, the subject matter specialist (SMS) in plant protection gave a hands-on demonstration of the ways to do so.
Another SMS in horticulture explained the causes of wilt problem and its preventive measures. The SMS reiterated on crop rotation, maintaining cleanliness of the agricultural tools being used, line sowing etc.
Kyidphel circle is known as the agricultural hub of Tawang district owing to its fertile land and suitable climatic condition.
Later, KVK Head Dr Anjan Nath Tripathy distributed vegetable seeds and biopesticides to the participating farmers, including those from the villages selected under Agri-Horti Cluster Farming.
Kyidphel EAC Tsering Choden highlighted the various measures being adopted by the government to encourage and improve farming practices. She asked the farmers to work towards achieving self reliance. (DIPRO)
