By Bijoy PTC Handique

Jorhat :  Assam Agricultural University (AAU) and North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST) will come together to serve the farmers and will empower the people with the knowledge we have, as we have acquired a vast knowledge and if we do not help to empower the people than it will have no meaning of our knowledge so we like to ensure you that not only to the farmers of Assam or Jorhat but for the farmers of the North east and India we will help with  our knowledge of new technologies and development to empower  and  connect the slogan-Jai Kisan, Jai Jawan with the farmers who contributes 80% of their direct or indirect involvement to keep the country’s economy stable and to find solutions for its growth, said Dr. G Narahari Shastry, Director of CSIR-NEIST while attending as the chief guest on the occasion of Zila Krishak Samaroh organized by Krishi Vigyan Kendra and Department of Extension Education, AAU, Jorhat at the Dr. Madhav Chandra Das memorial auditorium hall at the AAU campus here today.

Dr. Kamal Malla Bujabaruah, the vice chancellor of AAU who attended as the guest of honour on the occasion asked the farmers to stop crying and find solution for better farming, to find path to solve the problems only than we will find solution and solution will give us all, but at the same we need to maintain transparency when we go far finding solution for any work than there will be no problem at all.

Farm cluster or self help group of 10 to 20 members for continuity for a certain farming with the concept of land banking like the Corporate Sector (e.g. cultivating a particular crop in a huge area a share o 10 to 20 farmers of land ) through which one will get its share in a bigger way from its land share from that particular crop farming as there is a need for a change, and the concept through which the marketing sector  for that a particular product will be easy through which each one from the sector will know each other. Only than the hardship and hurdles being faced by  the farmers and to stop corruption will be stopped when the farmers go for getting benefit and when you be in cluster you will be safe from the hurdles for the benefits  offered from the Central government schemes, said Dr. KM Bujarbaruah .

Four progressive farmers from the district Anita Gogoi (for handloom and Textile), Sanjay Pegu (Rabi and Kharif crop), Prasanta Hazarika (fishery), Rontu Phukan (poultry) were awarded for their outstanding performance in production for the following products under the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jorhat while Dr. Phuleswar Nath , incharge of KVK, Jorhat and Dr. Prasanna Kumar Pathak, Director, Extension Education, Dept. of Extension Education elaborated the relation between the farmers  and Scientists for exchanging new technology development which AAU scientists giving their best for income generating farming by taking help from KVKs in the state of Assam.

Along with  the  Krishak Samarooh coinciding with the yearlong Golden Jubilee celebration of Assam Agricultural University an Awareness and Training program on the theme“ Role of Birds in Agriculture”, World Sparrow Day -2019 sponsored by ICAS-AINP on VPM on Agricultural Ornithology was held during the day long samaroh here, said Dr. Phuleswar Nath, the organizer of KVK, Jorhat.

 

An exhibition was organized on the occasion of Krishak Samaroh which attracted the farmers and others present on the occasion.