Department of Agriculture celebrated Farmer’s Day on December 23, 2022. On this occasion, fifty farmers from different villages of Sahaspur block
The Department of Agriculture celebrated Farmer’s Day on December 23, 2022. On this occasion, fifty farmers from different villages of Sahaspur block were present. Mr. Vinay Kumar, Managing Director & Mr. Sanjay Srivastava, Senior Programme Manager from Uttarakhand Organic Commodity Board, Dehradun apprised farmers regarding technical know-how of organic farming. Apiculture and other KVIC schemes were informed to farmers by Mr. Rajesh Kumar, OSD, KVIC, Dehradun, and Mr. Deepak Ghildiyal.
In organic farming, manure is of vital importance. Sivansh Khad is one of these manures, which takes 18 days to process from compostable biodegradable organic waste. Shivansh khad preparation technique was elaborated to farmers by Mr. Pawan Pratap Singh, Senior Manager, Shivansh Kheti, Dehradun.
Saplings grown by Forestry students and vermicompost prepared by Agriculture Department students were distributed to farmers. Organic product stalls were the cynosure of farmers and visitors.