Agriculture department team is studying farming techniques in Rajasthan
to Rajasthan from January 29 to February 2 to study innovative ideas and technology initiatives for farming and income-generation with Agriculture Director Karbom Reram, Deputy Director Balung Mengu, District Agriculture Officer Nitam Riba and other officials of the Agriculture Department of Arunachal. Visited, especially using micro. -Irrigation systems like drip and sprinkler irrigation systems.
The team along with Agriculture Commissioner of Rajasthan and Joint Directors of the department visited India’s largest date farm, Date Center of Excellence at Sagrada Bhojka, Jaisalmer.
The team, led by Dr Rajendra Singh and Mahendra Jain, Joint Directors of Rajasthan Horticulture, also visited Pegas Bashedi, a cluster of villages adopted by the Agriculture Department of Rajasthan in Jaipur.
These villages adopt cluster approach towards agricultural activities. “Even though Rajasthan is known for water scarcity, in Pegas Bashedi, every farmer has adopted micro irrigation approach to farming, using drip and sprinkler irrigation method of fertigation for crops where irrigation water is available. Water soluble nutrients are also applied. The Directorate of Agriculture, Naharlagun, gave this information in a release.
Progressive farmer Roshan Yadav took the team to his farm, where he has built three large polyhouses for rose, cucumber and capsicum under the Protected Plantation Scheme of the Rajasthan Agriculture Department.
“This is a scheme under which a 2,000-4,000 sq ft polyhouse is provided with drip line system, foggers ventilation unit and rain water harvesting structure,” the release said.
Riram advised his team members to “explore and include in the department’s proposals such schemes as a pilot project in Arunachal Pradesh, as it would be beneficial for the cultivation of a variety of crops like king chilli, tomato and pumpkin on a large scale.” “Can be very favorable for.” In less area.”
He also suggested organizing more such demonstration tours for officials and progressive farmers of Arunachal “for exchange of knowledge and new technologies”, the release said
