08/03/2022, Chandel: The Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chandel celebrated the International Women’s Day 2022 on 8^th March with the theme “Empowering Women Farmers with Skill and Knowledge”. Ksh. Prabha Devi, District Horticulture and Soil Conservation Officer, Chandel, Mrs. Ts. Martha Monsang, Women Church Leader, Monsang Pantha and Dr. Asem Ameeta Devi, Head i/c, KVK Chandel were the Chief Guest, Guest of Honour and President respectively.  The programme was moderated by Ts. Leenda Monsang, SMS(Plant Breeding). Welcome and key note address was given by Dr. Y Prabhabati Devi, ACTO (Home Science). She elaborated the “Role of Women in Agriculture and entrepreneurship development” for empowering women and underscored for income generating activities by women farmers through attaining skill of agro-processing and value addition.

In recognition of the contribution in the field of agriculture and allied sectors, a felicitation was conducted for the successful women entrepreneurs and women farmers from Chandel District. Dr. Asem Ameeta Devi Head i/c, KVK Chandel in her speech, she emphasized on the women’s empowerment and development of women entrepreneurs for better socio-economic development. While, Ts. Martha Monsang, Women Church President, Chandel, spoke on the importance of education. She also elaborated that educated women can only bring socio- economic changes in the society. Chief Guest Ksh. Prabha Devi stressed on the rights of the women and different act against discrimination of women.

During the programme, an exhibition was also conducted showcasing the product produced by the women entrepreneurs and farm women. The programme ended with vote of thanks by Dr. Kl. Levis Chonloi, ACTO (Agronomy).

Chandel, 05/12/2021:

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chandel organized the World Soil Day under the theme “Halt soil salinization, boost soil productivity” at the Conference Hall. The day was observed to raise awareness of the need to maintain not only healthy ecosystems but also mental and physical well-being of human society by addressing the ever-increasing challenges in soil management, fighting soil salinization issues, increasing soil health awareness and mobilising all sections of society to do their bit in improving soil health. The programme was attended by Naoram Pritam Singh, SDO, Chandel; Kshetrimayum Prava Devi, District Horticulture Officer, Chandel and Dr. A. Ameeta Devi, Head i/c as the Chief Guest, Guest  of Honour and Functional President respectively. Dr. K. Sonamani Singh, SMS (Agril. Engg.), KVK, Chandel, while giving the key note address mirrored the environmental concerns and views shared widely in the global platform. The very word “human” is linked to the Latin word “humus” which means ground or soil. So, without humus, human life is unsustainable. He stressed that the day is specially marked as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources. Farming in the district of Chandel though almost organic by default still faces the threat of serious soil damage due to the unaccounted deforestation especially in the areas where shifting cultivation is the norm. Water depletion is visible but soil erosion is less dramatically apparent. Since we still see standing crops we tend to overlook how impoverished our soil quality is. Humanity cannot speak of prosperity, equality or even spirituality if it takes for granted the very earth on which it stands. Drastic soil degradation, in turn, could mean mass urban migrations, social tensions and disruption of lives and livelihood and also lower levels of nourishment.  Dr. A. Ameeta Devi during her speech encouraged the farmers to aware the importance of soil health and increase farm productivity. District Horticulture Officer, Chandel Kshetrimayum Prava Devi, extolled the farmers to undertake both use and production of organic manure in their own domestic level by segregating and recycling the household wastes. And N. Pritam Singh, stressed the need for the farmers of the district to be sincere and serious in their approach towards environment and to leave it clean and green for the next generation. He spoke on the present and common issues encountered by the farmers and advocated for a holistic approach towards a prosperous farming in collaboration with officials of KVK and other line departments. Later  various vegetable seeds and soil health cards were distributed to the participating farmers. The programme ended with vote of thanks by Ts. Leenda Monsang, SMS (Plant Breeding) and the occasion was attended by 27 farmers and staff of KVK Chandel.

Chandel, 28/09/2021:

Programme on PM interaction with Scientists and Farmers Cum Awareness Programme on Climate Resilient Varieties, Technologies and Practices was conducted today at KVK Chandel. Shri S. Mothel, SDC, Chandel and Shri Ng.Vincent, Chief of Monsangpantha village, Chandel were the presidium members. During the inaugural speech, Shri S. Mothel was delighted to hear the new Climate Resilient Varieties to be released by Honourable Prime Minister and advancement on identifying Promising Short duration drought tolerant crop by scientists. He expressed that the farmers will abundantly benefitted. Shri Ng.Vincent also expressed his happiness on the advancement of science and technology and encouraged farmers to adopt the new technologies. The welcome and keynote address was given by Dr. Y. Prabhabati Devi, SMS (Home Science). Thereafter, virtually the speech and interaction between the Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi and farmers was telecasted and witnessed by the dignitaries and farmers. Thereafter the PM interaction programme, an awareness programme on the topic Climate Resilient Varieties, Technologies and Practices was held and followed by scientist- farmer interaction which was led by subject matter specialists – Dr. Kl. Levish Chongloi, SMS(Agronomy); Ts. Leenda Monsang, SMS(Plant Breeding); Dr. Y. Prabhabati Devi, SMS(Home Science); Dr. K. Sonamani Singh, SMS(Agril. Engg.) and Ps Lavid Anal, SMS(Horticulture). Inputs were also distributed to the farmers. 129 farmers and staff of KVK Chandel attended the programme. The programme was concluded with vote of thanks by Ps Lavid Anal, SMS (Horticulture), KVK Chandel.

Chandel, 17/09/2021: International Year of Millet 2023 and campaign on Nutri -Garden and Tree Plantation was conducted today at KVK Chandel. Ng. Vincent Monsang, Chief Monsangpantha village; Roshnichand, CDPO, ICDS Chandel and Dr. A. Ameeta Devi, Head in-charge of ICAR-KVK Chandel were Chief Guest, Guest of Honour and President respectively.
Ng. Vincent Monsang in his speech stressed the importance of Health is wealth and role of women in providing balance diet to the children. While Roshnichand emphasis on the nutri-gardening for providing nutri-food to the individual household, she also encouraged the School children to learn about the nutri-food and to be health conscious. And Dr. A. Ameeta Devi inform the female children and farmers to approach KVK Chandel for any training on nutri gardening. Dr. Y. Prabhabati Devi, SMS (Home Science) gave the keynote address. During the programme, tree plantation, distribution of plant sapling, seed package distribution to farmers, girl children eating nutri-millets, exhibition on value added products from millets, training on nutri-millets and film show on nutri-millets were conducted. The programme was attended by 40 girl children, 35 women farmers and staff of KVK Chandel.

Chandel, 16/09/2021: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Chandel, ICAR Regional Centre for NEH Region Manipur Centre conducted a field day programme on soybean variety DSB-19 under Cluster Front Line Demonstration on Oilseeds 2021-2022 at Lambung village, Chandel district today. The programme was held at Lambung village community hall under the sponsorship of National Food Security Mission was attended by district agriculture officer Chandel Ts Gladney Monsang as chief guest, KVK Chandel head in-charge Dr Ashem Ameeta Devi as functional president and Lambung village chief Dy Alam as guest of honour. Speaking on the occasion, KVK Chandel SMS (Agronomy) Dr Kl Levish Chongloi explained that DSB-19 is a soybean variety produced by UAS Dharwad which is very suitable to the soil of Chandel and resistant to pest attack while informing that if properly grown it can yield 2-2.5 tonnes from one hectare of land within 105-115 days. KVK Chandel under the National Food Security Mission has helped self-help groups (SHGs) of Chandel in planting the DSB-19 variety in 10 hectares of land. The main aim is to increase oilseeds production and provide an alternative income generation to the farmers. As part of the programme, selective SHGs were provided seeds of winter crops. Later, field visit and  inspection was done at farmlands growing DSB-19 variety. The programme was also attended by staff of KVK Chandel.

Chandel, 15/09/2021:

The five days long Training cum Demonstration on Post harvest management and value addition of fruits and vegetables which commenced on 10/09/2021 concluded today at KVK Chandel. The programme was organized by KVK Chandel and sponsored by CTRI, Rajahmundry. Ts. Gladney Monsang, District Agriculture Officer, Chandel; Ng. Vincent Monsang, Chief Monsangpantha village and Dr. A. Ameeta Devi, Head in-charge of ICAR-KVK Chandel were  Chief Guest, Guest of Honour and President respectively.

            Speaking on the occasion, Ts Gladney Monsang stressed on generating double income for farmers to sustain their livelihood by implementing the skills gained through the training programme. Ng Vincent Monsang encouraged the farmers to inculcate export rather than import of goods for growth & development and urged them to adopt new agriculture methods and technologies.. Dr. A. Ameeta Devi, expressed her gratitude to the farmers for attending enthusiastically and completing the training. While Dr. Y. Prabhabati Devi, SMS (Home Science) and course coordinator  of the programme gave the keynote address. During the valedictory session, certificates were distributed to the trainees and exhibition was also conducted. The valedictory programme was also attended by staff of KVK Chandel.

Chandel, 10/09/2021:

Five days Training cum Demonstration on Post harvest management and value addition of fruits and vegetables was launched today at KVK Chandel. The programme was organized by KVK Chandel and sponsored by CTRI, Rajahmundry. The training was inaugurated by Sh. Manglem Monsang, former MDC, 11^th Pantha, Chandel Autonomous District Council. In his speech Sh. Manglem Monsang encourage the farmers to adopt the scientific method taught by experts on ash gourd cultivation and its processing and value addition for generating income. Dr. A. Ameeta Devi, Head in-charge of ICAR-KVK Chandel requested the farmers to participate the training till the last day of the five day training to gain knowledge on post harvest management and value addition of fruits and vegetables which are locally available in the district and while Dr. Y. Prabhabati Devi, SMS (Home Science) gave the keynote address.

            In the technical session, P. Surbala Devi, Asst. Prof. Govt. Polytechnique College, Tura spoke on Processing and value addition of ash gourd and preparation of ash gourd jam. The training was attended by 20 farmers and staff of KVK Chandel.

Chandel, 17/07/2021:

Training on Scientific beekeeping under National Bee-Keeping & Honey Mission Sponsored by National Bee Board, was conducted today at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chandel, ICAR Manipur Centre. The training programme was inaugurated by SDC, Chandel, Mothel Saka, as Chief Guest, Mrs. Ts. Gladney Monsang, District Agriculture Officer, Agriculture Department, Chandel as Guest of Honour and Dr. A. Ameeta Devi, Head, KVK Chandel as Functional President.
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Mothel Saka, SDC Chandel elaborates the economics of honey bee and honey for the upliftment of rural people. Mrs. Mrs. Ts. Gladney Monsang, District Agriculture Officer, Agriculture Department, Chandel also spoke on how honeybee can enhance the source of income for the farmers along with increase in crop production.
The key note address was given by Dr. Kl Levish Chongloi, SMS (Agronomy). She spoke on the objectives of Bee-keeping and Honey Mission, the role of bee-keeping in increasing food security, improving nutrition and its key ecosystem service for agriculture.
Resource person Dr. N. Johnson Singh SMS (Plant Protection), KVK Churachandpur spoke on the topic of Identification and Scope of Bee-keeping, Identification of Bee Species and Honey and its value addition. The programme was attended by 65 farmers from different villages of the district and staff of KVK Chandel.

22/03/2021 Chandel: World Water Day was observed in KVK Chandel, the programme was attended by Chandel Deputy Commissioner Shri Mayanglambam Rajkumar, IAS. On the occasion of the auspicious day drawing competition was held and the Prize was distributed by Deputy Commissioner Shri Mayanglambam Rajkumar to the students of   St. Peter Higher Secondary School, Monsangpantha. During the observance of the World Water Day, a virtual launching of Jal Shakti Abhiyan 2021 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also telecast to the audience. In total 43 farmers and 11 students attended the main programme along with the staff of KVK Chandel.

Chandel, 08/03/2021:

International Women’s Day was celebrated at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chandel with the theme “Women Leadership in Agriculture: Entrepreneurship, Equity and Empowerment” today. In the first session of the programme, online programme of the celebration attended by Hon’ble Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and other dignitaries were shown to the participants. In the second session, Ts. Gladney Monsang, District Agriculture Officer, Chandel and Ng. Barbara President Women Development Society, Monsang Pantha Village graced the function as Chief Guest, Guest of Honour respectively in the International Women’s Day celebration at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chandel. Dr. Y. Prabhabati Devi, SMS (Home Science.) welcomed the dignitaries, students and the Farm Women. She gave the keynote address on International Women’s Day. During the function, prizes were also distributed to the students for debate competition on Women Empowerment. 7 women entrepreneurs were also felicitated on the occasion.

Ts. Gladney Monsang, District Agriculture Officer, Chandel encouraged the farm women to be empowered  in adopting new agriculture technologies as well as  accessing to financial services offered by public and private sectors. She also emphasize for involving in decision making and developing our society. Ng. Barbara President Women Development Society, Monsang Pantha Village also stress women empowerment and entrepreneurship development to sustain one’s family and society as a whole. During the programme, exhibition of farm produced and value added products of the women entrepreneurs under KVK Chandel were displayed. The programme was attended by 43 farm women, students and staff of KVK Chandel.