Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying reviewed the on-going lab and field research activities of Tripura centre
The ICAR-Research Complex for North-Eastern Hills Region, Tripura Centre recently organised the Krishi Diwas on the theme ’ICAR Tripura – Transforming Rural Agriculture.’
The Chief Guest, Dr Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying reviewed the on-going lab and field research activities of Tripura centre. The minister also inaugurated the exhibition organised during the occasion.
During his interaction with the farmers, the minister urged to be proactive and utilise the government schemes for the successful realisation of Prime Minister’s dream of doubling the farmers’ income. He also stressed on equipping the farmers with all the improved technologies and encouraging them for entrepreneurship. This will motivate the other farmers thereby, improving the agricultural scenario of the state.
Dr Balyan distributed the various inputs like improved paddy seeds, poultry chicks, vegetable seeds, fruit plants, fish seeds, fish feeds, fodder cuttings, mushroom spawns, cast nets and sprayers to the farmers of Tripura.
Dr K Sasikumar, Director, ARRD, Government of Tripura marked his presence as the Guest of Honor of the occasion. Earlier, in his welcome address, Dr Basant K Kandpal, Joint Director, ICAR-Research Complex for NEH Region, Tripura briefed the delegates on the past achievements and on-going activities of the centre. More than 250 farmers, 150 delegates from different Line Departments and Krishi Vigyan Kendras attended the programme.
