HT Bureau
DIPHU, March 5: Kisan Mela was organised in Barahi village by the initiative of Golaghat District Agriculture Department and in association with an NGO, Octopus.
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Bhaben Chutia, a member of Athgaon Gram panchayat, presided over the meeting at the Kisan Mela. District agriculture officer Ranjit Sharma delivered the welcome address at the meeting. In his speech, he spoke about soil quality, soil health check-up, application of fertilisers, benefits of soil health cards, etc.
Officer on special duty, Department of Agriculture, Pankajnabh Das who was the chief guest at the Kisan Mela, while addressing the farmers, said that the farmers of Assam have got Rs 4,000 crore by exporting various agricultural products.
Assam exported various agriculture products worth Rs 200 crore during the Covid pandemic. The state has exported Assam’s pumpkin, kazi lemon, etc., to different countries of the world,” he said on the occasion.
The officer also spoke on the importance of organic farming in Assam and the importance of farmer producer companies in the economy of the state. In the meeting, senior agriculture advisor of Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART), Debajit Neog, addressed the farmers about agricultural schemes including PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, PM Fasal Bima Yojana, etc. This was followed by an agricultural workshop.
Agriculture development officer Saptarisha Chetia addressed the farmers and spoke on soil quality, soil nutrition, application of fertilisers in the soil, fertility of the soil, etc. CEO of the Octopus, Umesh Boney, also spoke on the cause of farmers.
A farmer training workshop on oil palm cultivation was held at the Kisan Mela. Resource person, Prapti Gogoi addressing the farmers spoke on the issue of oil palm farming, means of income, and facilities of the central and state governments in this regard.
The Kisan Mela has also arranged for the exhibition and sale of their produce. Women’s Self Help Groups, Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission, etc., also participated in the Mela.
Around a hundred farmers took part in the Kisan Mela.
