ICAR-Mizoram Centre conducts training programme on “Resource Conservation for Climate Change Adaptation and Improving Farmer’s Livelihood”
A training programme on “Resource conservation for climate change adaptation and improving farmer’s livelihood” was organized by ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Mizoram Centre, Kolasib under National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) project at Ruantlang, Champhai on 20th February, 2018 and at ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Mizoram Centre, Kolasib on 8th March, 2018. A total of 70 farmers from Champhai and Kolasib district attended the programme. On both the training Dr. Lungmuana, Scientist (Soil Science) welcome the participants and highlighted the rising influence of climate change on Indian Agriculture and the need to strategize adaptation and mitigation technology. The technical programme involves presentation and detail discussion on various issues of resource conservation technologies. The main focus was advantages of straw mulching and residue conservation technologies and how to avoid burning of residues. Special emphasize was given to rabi vegetables like pea, rapeseed-mustard, tomato and crop rotations. Vanlalduati (Scientist, Soil Science, KVK, Champhai District) and Vanthawmliana (SRF, NICRA) highlighted the importance of residue, nutrient content and its transformation towards soil health improvement. Mr. Samik Chowdhury (Technical Officer, GKMS) has also highlighted the importance and role of GKMS and agro advisory services to the farmers in the changing climate. After the training programmer, farmers were taken to field for demonstration of resource conservation technologies. A fruitful interaction between the scientist and farmers was there.
(Pic: Training at Ruantlang, Champhai (A) and field demonstration (B), training at ICAR, Kolasib (C) and lecture during training (D). Source: Dr. Lungmuana, Scientist (Soil Science), ICAR RC NEH Region, Mizoram Centre, Kolasib.
