Farmers of four villages attend orientation training against poppy farming
IFP Bureau30 Apr 2023
A training session on making bio-fertilisers such as bokashi and vermi compost were imparted to farmers of Ukhrul and Kamjong districts..
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A training session on making bio-fertilisers such as bokashi and vermi compost were imparted to farmers of Ukhrul and Kamjong districts..
"Organic farming is one of the ultimate answers to sustainable agriculture in resilience to climate change."
IFP Editorial: There is an urgent need to de-politicize fertiliser distribution which should involve the district administration and district level agriculture officers.
Manipur Agriculture Minister Th Biswajit said government is planning to introduce nano fertiliser and reduce the allocation of urea (chemical fertiliser) to encourage natural farming.
The two-day training was conducted for extension officers’ programme on “Organic & Natural Farming”.
Two farmer interest groups harvested approximately one metric ton of fresh turmeric on day-1 of turmeric harvest event in Noney district..
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh flagged in organic farming education tour from Sajik Tampak to Sikkim.
Letpao stated that if at least 50 per cent of the land of Manipur is dedicated to organic farming, the state will become self-sufficient in food products.
CM Biren says the government has taken up initiatives to promote organic farming and the use of nano fertilizer in the state.
Most agricultural scientists are still unconvinced about the efficacy of the method in terms of yield though all agree that the soil health needs improvement.
The Howards successfully modernised the traditional practices of peasant farmers who held a profound connection to the land and who preserved and handed down traditions of farming and animal husbandry from generations of peasant farmers in India, Europe, and China.
A month-long ‘Eigi Iramdam Lu Nalhalsi, Eigi Lambi Lu Nalhansi’ (let us keep our place and land clean) campaign is being organised at Khangabok in Thoubal district.
The chief minister said that a Farmers’ Cell should be set up by the department on the lines of “CM da haisi” with toll-free phone numbers, where a dedicated set of officials and staff will receive grievances from the farmers and act to resolve them
Without permanent agriculture there is no possibility of a stable social order.
In the quest for safer food, the demand for organically grown foods has increased in the last decades due to their probable health benefits and food safety concerns.
Organic farming, animal husbandry, handicraft making, wood work and food making are some of the fruitful activities being taken up by the young unemployed boys and girls in the district.
Neeraj Yumnam of Kongpal Kshetri Leikai, Porompat, who did his MSc in Agronomy after completing BSc Agriculture has been carrying out the ‘hydroponic’ method of farming.
In India the organic food market is approximately of Rs. 5.6 billion and is an emerging opportunity for generation of employment and income at village level.