05/11/2024, Chandel:
A one-day Farmers’ Field Day on rice variety RC Maniphou-15 was organised under NICRA Project by KVK Chandel today at Lambung village of Chandel district.
Dr. Kangjam Sonamani Singh, Nodal Officer (NICRA Project) expressed that the field day was organised under NICRA Project to showcase the success of the rice variety RC Maniphou-15 which is a medium duration variety with a promising yield potential of 7.5 t/ha and is resistant to neck and blast diseases. He stated that rice is the staple food of crop in the district of Chandel and its cultivation is carried out in various situations and farming systems. Changing weather pattern and water stress has significantly reduced the production and productivity of the crop often demoralising the farmers. He called upon the need for farmers to start adopting climate smart farming with the usage of the latest technologies for enhancing the farm income.
Dr A. Ameeta Devi, Senior Scientist & Head, KVK Chandel enlightened the farmers with encouraging messages and stressed the need and importance of undertaking climate -resilient farming systems in an integrated approach. She congratulated the farmers who could achieve bumper yield in rice production and wished for further success in the coming years. She also motivated the other farmers from the neighbouring villages to adopt positive changes in their cultivation techniques to achieve enhanced income. The programme was followed by Farmer Scientist interaction, the interaction programme was attended by Dr. Khumlo Levish Chongloi, SMS (Agronomy), Ts Leenda Monsang, SMS (Plant Breeding) and Ps. Lavid Anal, SMS (Horticulture).
The programme concluded with a field visit to the farmers’ fields. The field day was attended by 36 farmers from the neighbouring villages and staffs of KVK Chandel.
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