Three days trainers programme on “climate resilient agriculture: approaches and practices” for ATMA functionaries was organized by State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (SAMETI) Nagaland, from June 29 to July 1.
Delivering welcome address SAMETI director Nguzonyi Wetsah encouraged all the participants to take the training seriously and implement what had been learned, both in letter and spirit, so as to bring about desirable sustainable changes in their respective districts.
Detailed participatory lectures with respect to environment and crop perspectives viz. issues relating to change and measures to be adopted: combating climate change: its impact on horticultural crop production were imparted to the trainees by department of agricultural extension, associate professors Dr. K.K. Jha and SASRD horticulture, Dr. C.S. Maiti respectively.
SASRD Department of Agronoffiy, assistant professor Dr. T. Gohain, spoke on climate change associated with temperature stress and impact on crop productivity while senior technical assistant J. Akato Chishi, gave a lecture on Impact of climate change on crop-pest scenario.
During the valedictory function, feedback on behalf of trainees was given by DPD ATMA- Tuensang Kunoto Y. Chishi and ATMA BTM Longleng Chubanaro.
Meanwhile, SAMETI director encouraged the trainees to uphold the values of hard work, sincerity and dedication while carrying out their duties so as to bring about desirable changes in the lives of the farming community.
He reminded all participants to submit success stories of their district and submit the report along with newspaper clip to the
SAMETI director and IETC principal, Medziphema as early as possible for further compilation to publish ATMA success story book and instructed all districts to send nomination letters of trainees to SAMETI office from next training onwards. Later certificates were distributed to the participants.