Farmer’s field day held at Umiet village
A farmer’s field day was organized at Umiet village in the Ri- Bhoi district on 31st October 2015 to promote community farming in the region. The theme for the programme was “Improving Jhum Through Introduction of Rabi Crops Following Community Nursery Method”. The programme was organized under DST-SERB Project on “Improving Jhum (Shifting Cultivation) sustainability through Micro-climate guided interventions’.
A total of 30 farmers attended the programme. Importance of raising community nursery was elaborated and seeds of various rabi crops were distributed among farmers to raise them in community nursery. Practical demonstrations were also given in the farmer’s field on cultivation of zero tilled pea in rice fallow uplands by the ICAR scientists. Discussions were also made on cultivation of root and tuber crops in uplands and farmers showed interest in raising such crops in next summer. A scientist-farmer interaction was held in which the farmer’s queries were answered by the scientist.
The programme was of immense help to the farmers as they were acquainted with the new technologies and equipment’s. The scientist interacted with the farmers remedial and preventive measures of farming were provided.
Scientist – Farmer interaction
Seed distribution during the programme and practical demonstrations in Farmers’ Field