A ten-day course on “Technology smart agricultural interventions for doubling framers’ income and entrepreneurship development in NEH region: Strategies and approaches” organised by Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) Research Complex for North-Eastern Hills (NEH), Medziphema culminated on February 7.
A press release by ICAR Medziphema stated that the course was initiated with an objective to disseminate knowledge and framing of strategies for enhancing agricultural productivity and entrepreneurship development in the Northeast. ICAR said the course was framed and conducted to address various opportunities and challenges of agricultural sector in the northeast.
Scientist and course coordinator, Dr. Mahak Singh informed that the event elaborately covered diverse topics which were of immense importance in agricultural sector.
During the ten-day course, 35 lecturers were delivered though physical and online mode by scientists from different ICAR institutes across the country such as ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, ICAR-NBPGR, ICAR-NRC on Mithun, ICAR- IVRI, Izatnagar, ICAR-CSSRI, RRS, Lucknow, ICAR-CCRI RRC, Biswanath Chariali, CAU, and ICAR research complex for NEH region, Umiam.
Furthermore, field visit to Mithun farm, ICAR Nagaland Centre farm, Khonoma Village, Moava village were organized to provide the participants with practical insights into agriculture and allied practices and innovations. A total of 15 participants from Nagaland, Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Chhattisgarh attended the course.
The event was concluded with release of training manual and participation certificates in presence of director, NRC on Mithun, Dr. Girish Patil, Dean, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Jalukie, Dr. I. Shakuntala, and head of regional Centre, ICAR Nagaland Centre, Dr. H. Kalita.