Dr. V.K. Mishra, Director, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya visited Purangang village, Marngar cluster, Ri-Bhoi, Meghalaya
Dr. V.K. Mishra, Director, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya visited Purangang village, Marngar cluster, Ri-Bhoi, Meghalaya on 25th February’2021. He interacted with the farmers of the ten adopted villages viz. Borgang, Purangang, Lalumpam, Borkhatsari, Nalapara, Umtham, Nongagang, Sarikhusi, Mawtnum and Mawphrew under the Farmer’s First Programme (FFP). A total of 44 nos. of farmers (Male: 27; Female:17) participated in the programme. Dr. A. K. Singha, Principal Scientist and Coordinator FFP, ICAR-ATARI (Zone-VII) also participated in the programme. Detail discussions and interaction with farmers on how to use rice fallow after Kharif season, increase production and productivity of crops, double crops in a year, doubling farmer’s income etc was also held. Inputs such as oyster mushroom spawn, fish fingerlings, Megha Maize variety etc were also distributed among the farmers. Dr. V.K. Mishra, Director, ICAR RC NEH, Umiam also inaugurated a new Custom Hiring Centre at Purangang village for the benefit of farmers. He also visited Integrated Farming System (IFS) model established in the Nalapara village under FFP. The programme was coordinated by Dr. Meena Das (Senior Scientist & PI FFP), Dr. N.U. Singh (Senior Scientist & HOD, DTAC), Dr. Naseeb Singh (Scientist), Dr. Pampi Paul (Scientist), Dr. Pankaj Baiswar (Senior Scientist), Dr. H. Rymbai (Scientist), Ms. Peetambari Devi (Scientist), Dr. Amit Kumar (Scientist), Ms. Nivedita Shettigar (Scientist), Dr. Baluswamy (Scientist), Ms Astha Barman (Senior Research Fellow) and L. Khongrymmai (Field Assistant). Ms. Sara Wahlang (SRF, FFP, ICAR-ATARI, Zone-VII) also participated in the programme.
