ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, in collaboration with the Ramakrishna Mission, Sohra, organised a day-long agriculture technology outreach and capacity building programme on Saturday.
On the occasion, various crucially important agricultural inputs worth Rs 5 lakh were distributed to the farmers selected by the mission. More than 80 beneficiaries were covered by the inputs, which included 40 back-mounted sprayers, 20 water pumps of 1.5 HP, 20 water tank of 1,000 litre capacity, 20 vermi-bed silpaulin sheets, five jalkund silpaulin sheets, 38 insect light traps, farm hand tools of Rs 50,000 and animal medicines of Rs 50,000 along with animal feed.
Welcoming the delegates Swami Anuragananda, Secretary of Ramakrishna Mission, Sohra, thanked ICAR for taking this initiative and expressed his keen interest to extend the activities of the mission in the agriculture sector. VK Mishra, Director of the ICAR Research Complex, expressed that this humble approach would help the organization and the farmers of the area to come closer.
Mishra also shared his vision on establishment of a model village which will be sound in agriculture and allied sectors where the farmers and the villagers can attract tourists with their farm products to this historic place, which is already a popular tourist destination.
