Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Dimapur organized live webcast of Krish mela, Pusa, New Delhi from March 19-21 at ATMA training hall on Monday.
In a brief function, DAO and project director Dimapur, S.Bendangtemsu explained the farmers of organizing the live webcast of “Krish mela”. He said that national level agriculture fair-cum exhibition was organized by the department of agriculture, cooperation & farmers’ welfare, government of India jointly with Indian agricultural research institute, Pusa, New Delhi at IARI, Pusa from March 19-21.
He also informed that the mela was inaugurated by Prime Minister, where more than one lakh farmers are attending the event and those farmers missed out the event has joined district headquarters through telecast and webcast.
He said that number of seminars and Kishan goshties on varying topics were organized.
He also said that the main purpose of proceedings the interactions through webcast are for the farmers who are not able to visit the mela physically.
The programme was followed by Power Point presentation of Hi Tech horticulture in Northeast region by ATM, Amento Yaptho.
The programme was chaired by SDO Agri, Khemprai, while showcasing of webcast was initiated by D.P.D ATMA, Janet Chishi.
The live webcast was attended by farmers of all the blocks of Dimapur district.