Attendees of the in Viyito farmers' training programme on Soybean held at Viyito villages on March 25.
Medziphema, March 27 (MExN): The All India Coordinated Research Projects (AICRP) on Soybean, School of Agricultural Sciences, NU, Medziphema Campus, under TSP (Tribal Sub Plan), organised farmers' training programmes in Kiyezu A and Viyito villages under Niuland district on March 25.
The trainings aimed to uplift the socio-economic status of tribal farmers in Nagaland through various soybean-based interventions.
Prof AK Singh, Principal Investigator (PI), TSP (Soybean), and Prof Akali Sema, Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI), TSP (Soybean), respectively chaired the trainings at Kiyezu A and Viyito villages.
At the two separate events, the respective chairpersons highlighted the significance of soybean cultivation, emphasising its potential beyond traditional fermented soybean products like Axone, informed a press release.
Brief remarks were also delivered by the respective Gaon Buras of the two villages.
The resource persons for the technical sessions were Dr Engrala Ao, Junior Scientist (Agronomy), Dr Pezangulie Chakruno, Junior Scientist (Plant Pathology), and Dr Sibino Dolie (Technical Assistant).
Dr Ao made a presentation on the production technology of Soybean and encouraged the farmers to practise line sowing with proper plant spacing.
Dr Chakruno educated the farmers on the biological management of important pests and diseases of the Soybean crop, while Dr Dolie demonstrated the making of various value-added soybean products.
Agricultural inputs were distributed to the farmers after the training sessions.
A total of 50 farmers, coordinated by the respective GBs, attended the training programmes, informed a press release received here.
