The vegetables seeds mostly are small in size. They are first sown in the nursery beds for better care and then transplanted in the fields. Some vegetables require special care during their early growth period. The production of quality planting materials or vegetable seedlings is important for having good yield. The Bishnupur District, Manipur is considered as a vegetable hub of the state due to the farmers’ indigenous and innovative ideas about farming. The farmers need to boost the productivity of various crops by practicing advanced technologies to feed the burgeoning population. The integration of indigenous and scientific technical knowhow may help in boosting the production of quality planting materials and to meet the rising demand for vegetables. The low investment in the vegetable production will enhance the net profit.   An innovative farmer, Shri Ningthoujam Ingocha Singh S/o (L) N. Kamdebo Singh of Kumbi Terakha Village, Bishnupur District owns 0.5 ha of land...

Being the connoisseurs of non-vegetarian foods, the people of Telangana consumes around one third of the country’s mutton. Trained under the “Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav” Programme by the scientists of the ICAR-National Research Centre on Meat, Hyderabad, the women group of Irkode Village in Siddipet District of Telangana State have become successful entrepreneurs through the production of non-vegetarian pickles and other value-added meat products. They now sell the products innovatively through the “Meat on Wheels” Van.   Irkode, a small village around 6 Kms from Siddipet town in Telangana has been adopted by the ICAR-NRC on Meat under the MGMG Programme. The majority of women in the village are poor and earn their livelihood through daily wage labors. With an aim to empower them through the entrepreneurial activities, these women were educated about the scope of marketing meat and meat products.      With the help of Society for Elimination of Rural...

27th February, 2020, NASC Complex, New Delhi “The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana is safe and fully secure” said Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare in his address during the 91st Annual General Meeting of the ICAR held today. The Minister applauded the important role being played by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in enhancing the agricultural production of the country. He emphasized on the quality of researches being carried out by the scientists that have helped the country to be self-sufficient in food crop production. He stressed on creating awareness among the farmers about the ICAR’s latest technologies to enhance their income.     Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Railways & Commerce and Industry stated that a revolution in research can be achieved by the collaborative efforts of the government sector, academicia and industry. While highlighting the benefits of PMFBY, he said...

Background: The Paddy is grown world-wide mostly by hand transplanting of seedlings in puddled soil. The farmers in many parts of the world are using different types of paddy transplanters that require mat-type seedlings. Due to the complexity in operation of machine, its high cost, necessity of growing mat type seedlings & variation in efficiency of machine in different kinds of soil and also in different fields the pace of adoption of the transplanter is very slow in India. The Direct Seeded Paddy (DSP) cultivation is picking pace with the development of some improved varieties as well as on account of development of effective weedicides. At present, the farmers are slowly adopting the DSR (Direct Seeded Rice) technology and are broadcasting dry seeds of paddy in well-pulverized soil. The mixing of seed in soil upon broadcasting by tillage equipments result into dispersal of seed at variable depth in randomized pattern, accounting to poor germinations of seed followed...

The Tomato being mainly grown for commercial as well as family consumption; is one of the most widely cultivated vegetables of Bishnupur District, Manipur. Due to the unavailability of disease resistant varieties, the farmers of Bishnupur District were facing a reduction in tomato yield during the Kharif season of 2012-13. The on-farm trial on varietal performance of Tomato var. Arka Rakshak was conducted during 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. The yield performance and economic impact of the assessed technology were found higher than the farmers’ practice. From the success result of two years’ trial, the Front Line Demonstration on Popularization of Tomato var. Arka Rakshak was taken up during the Kharif season of 2017-18 and 2018-19.   Intervention process: To solve the farmers’ identified problems and enhance the Kharif tomato’s yield, the Tomato var. Arka Rakshak was introduced to about 230 farmers. The on-farm trials on the Varietal evaluation of Tomato were conducted...