ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow and it’s Krishi Vigyan Kendra ICAR-CISH, Malda (West Bengal) organized a programme on Kisan Bhagidari Prathmikta Hamari Campaign on April 26-28, 2022. This program was organized under ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ aimed to create mass awareness about Importance of mechanization in production and processing of fruits and vegetables. The programme started with an inaugural address by Dr. (Ms) Neelima Garg, Director, ICAR-CISH, Lucknow. The Keynote speaker of the programme Dr. Maneesh Mishra, Principal Scientist, Crop Improvement Division, ICAR-CISH, Lucknow highlighted about increase in income of horticulturists through technology transfer by adopting the genuine planting materials and high yielding cultivars of fruits and vegetable crops. Dr. Anil Kumar Verma, Senior Scientist, told about Importance of mechanization in production and processing of fruits and vegetables. He also demonstrated about mango fruit bagging and told its benefits to farmers. The programme was organized in hybrid mode in which 80 participants participated including scientists, researchers and farmers from Malihabad, Lucknow. The programme was coordinated by Dr. Karma Beer (Scientist).
In ICAR-CISH, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Malda (West Bengal) a farmer’s fair-2022 cum Farmers- Scientist interaction was organized by ICAR-CISH, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Malda (W.B.) on dated April 26,2022 under theme Kisaan Bhagidari Prathamikta Hamari. In this programme a live telecast of Hon’ble Agriculture Minister & Farmers Welfare was broadcasted to farmers and farm women of Malda District. Farmers- Scientist interaction was held on Natural farming, cultivation of millets, Oils seeds, coconut and Bio-fortified crops coconut with active participation of resource persons from office of Deputy Director (Horticulture), Asst. Director Agriculture (Soil Science), Dr. Dipak Nayak, Sr. Scientist & In-charge, Mr. S. Jaykumar, Coconut Dev. Board, Fulia, Dr. Shailesh Kumar, SMS, Fisheries, Mr. V.V. Diptikar, TO, Mr. Nabin Kr. Das, STA and resource person from MSME, Kolkata, Government of India. A total of more than 300 participants have been benefitted from the program.
