Dimapur, Nov. 20 (EMN): Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Nagaland University, Zunheboto, organised a two-day farmers’ exposure trip to Assam Agriculture University (AAU) in Jorhat and Nagaon on November 16 and 17. According to an update, the team was led by Dr. Rakesh Kumar Chaurasia, PI and principal scientist; Wapangtoshi Longkumer, CO-PI and CTO (Plant Protection) and project assistant under the Project Tribal Community Development, sponsored by ICAR, New Delhi. The programme was organised with an objective of ‘Seeing is believing’ and with a view to create awareness among the farming communities about the latest technological interventions, which could be adopted or replicated by the farmers when they come back to their farms. During the two-day tour, farmers were first taken to Assam Agriculture University, Jorhat, where they visited the various departments and research fields and interacted with the specialist about the various programmes and activities being taken up and which can be
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