Takes part in seed distribution programme

Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare recently visited the ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Zone – VI, Guwahati, Assam at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kamrup. Tomar was addressing the ’Interaction-cum-Seed Distribution Programme.’

The minister distributed packets of seeds to the farmers during the occasion. The seeds were made available under the North-Eastern Hills Component of ICAR-IARI, New Delhi; ICAR-IARI, Assam; ICAR-VPKAS, Almora, Uttarakhand; ICAR-IIAB, Ranchi; ICAR-DCR, Puttur and ICAR-CISH, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

Atul Bora, Minister of Agriculture & Animal Science, Government of Assam; Shri Sanjay Agarwal, Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India; Dr Ashok Kumar Singh, Deputy Director General (Agricultural Extension), ICAR and Dr PK Pathak, Vice-Chancellor & Director of Extension Education, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam were also present on the occasion.

More than 200 farmers, farm women and rural youth participated in the programme.