Awareness Meeting on Climate Change and Diagnostic Visit to Jhum Field
Basar, the 19th June, 2015:
A team comprised of Dr R. Bhagawati, Joint Director, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Arunachal Pradesh Centre, Basar Shri A. Kirankumar Singh, i/c Programme Coordinator, KVK West Siang, Dr Rajesh Alone, Scientist (Agroforestry), Dr Doni Jini, Scientist (Vety. Extn.) and Shri Debashis Datta, SMS (Agril. Extn.) had an awareness meeting with the villagers of Pagi village for the execution of Technology Demonstration Component of Climate Resilient Agricultural technologies under NICRA Project covering Regi, Pagi and Disi villages. In the meeting, Shri Eken Riba, Ex-Minister, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh graced the meeting as Chief Guest and Dr R. Bhagawati as the Chairman. During the meeting, the team members highlighted the details of the project and formalities to be followed as per the guidelines with thorough interaction with the participants. After the meeting, the team visited Shri Yijum Riba and Shri Yinya Riba’s jhum field and monitored about the problems in jhum paddy and maize crops. The problems in paddy were due to blast for which 2-3 times sprays of Carbendazim @ 2 g/lit of water or Tricyclazole 75% WP @ 0.6 g/lit of water respectively at 7-10 days interval and stem borer for which 2-3 sprays of Triazophos 40 EC@4 ml/lit of water in paddy and maize and nutrient deficiency. The team also diagnosed the problem of nutrient deficiency in the upperside of the jhum field where the plant population is lesser compared to other parts of the field and found discolouration of the leaves of both paddy and maize for which corrective measures have been advocated to the farmer. The team encouraged the farmers for adopting the new technologies developed by the ICAR and not to be depressed due to damage of the crop for which the control measures have been advocated.
