ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre in collaboration with NRC on Litchi, Muzaffarpur, Bihar organized a demonstration programme on litchi cultivation on May 3 at Ngwalwa village, Peren district.
The demonstration was organized in connection with the project for promotion of litchi cultivation in the state.
Hands-on demonstration on litchi planting was given to 56 farmers by scientist, ICAR, Nagaland Centre, Dr. Azeze Seyie. She also briefed the farmers about the objective of the project and encouraged the farmers to adopt scientific cultivation of location suitable high value horticultural crops in the state.
Programme coordinator, KVK, Peren, James Kikon gave detailed information on nutrient and water management for litchi cultivation.
Altogether 56 beneficiary farmers from Punglwa, Ngwalwa, Heningkunglwa and Gaili villages of Peren district participated in the programme.
More than 87 hectares has been covered with cluster approached under the Tribal Sub Plan funded project, for which Shahi variety and Tezpur litchi have been distributed to the famers of Peren, Dimapur, Kohima and Wokha districts. Demonstrations at Kupehe, and Molvomunder Dimapur has also been done.
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